Dunhill

Icon

  • For men
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2015

With Icon, Dunhill composes a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on neroli, bergamot and lavender, reveals iris and orange blossom at its heart and rests on a base of leather, oud, sandalwood and tonka bean.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Neroli · Bergamot · Lavender

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Iris · Orange blossom

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Oud · Sandalwood · Tonka bean

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Bergamot: its most used material, present in 43% of the perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Floral, woody, leather, citrus, aromatic and gourmand: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

If Icon by Dunhill seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

Our picks

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