Insense Ultramarine Ice Cube

This was my first introduction to Ultramarine. I bought it mainly because it was cheap (2, 1 oz. bottles for like $20) and a complete blind buy. Let me tell you, I'm not sure how many compliments on this one I received (and I RARELY get any), but it was quite a number of them. I don't have the nose to pick out 20 different scents at once, but it dries down to a soft floral note that isn't too feminine, but REALLY grabs a woman's attention and intrigues them. I have since gone on to purchase a few other Ultramarine flankers for wear during the upcoming summer. I hope those have the same effect this one did. It really is a remarkable scent, and one of my best purchases ever.

Icy shower gel fragrance. Yummy, a little bubble gummy. Very unique smell which brings back memories of the millennium fragrances. Very potent, good sillage and staying power. Maybe the best Insense even better than Insense itself.

Insense Ultramarine Ice Cube is an interesting flanker. It still has the fruity opening of the original, but includes a fresh alcoholic minty note that does sort of have the character of ice. Although the notes listed here & those supplied by Maddyrain indicate a very different fragrance from the original, apart from the different top notes, this flanker doesn't seem to stray too far from the middle & base notes of its predecessor. Although only spices and wood are listed, there is no mistaking a floral (albeit muted, when compared to the original) component to Ice Cube’s heart. In drydown the base notes are not quite as earthy as Insense Ultramarine & I don’t get that slightly musty sort of smell which reminds me of rain. Still, this is a really nice & fresh & masculine summer fragrance. Unlike some of its other brother flankers (which are nice in their own right), Ice Cube still retains the essence of the original Insense Ultramarine; with a nice minty twist. Longevity and sillage are both average.

I looked at another source and found the following notes for this release: Nose: Christian Mathieu Top: galbanum, frozen blue mint, gin, waterfruits Middle: ozonic notes, cardamom, mint Base: cedarwood, vetiver, white musk

Simplified, less interesting & more synthetic version of the original.