Dunhill

Icon Elite

  • For men
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2016

With Icon Elite, Dunhill composes a deep and sensual amber fragrance. It opens on grapefruit and cardamom, reveals leather and geranium at its heart and rests on a base of amber and oud.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Grapefruit · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Leather · Geranium

  3. Base Several hours

    Amber · Oud

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Amber: its most widespread material — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Citrus, leather, amber, woody, spicy and floral: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 1 of 6.

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 Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

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

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