The smell in short
Main smell: fresh spicy and citrus. It opens with orange and mandarin orange, moves to fern and geranium and dries down to cedar and amber.
- Came out
- 2021
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Icon Racing Red notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Alfred Dunhill Icon Racing Red EDP
Icon Racing Red EDP comes from Alfred Dunhill. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
Day or night?
This is more of a daytime scent that suits the office and everyday wear. Its fresh spicy side keeps it clean and easy.
How long Icon Racing Red stays on skin
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts about as long as Jaguar and Boucheron Pour Homme. Base notes like cedar and amber are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €53, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs more than Boucheron Pour Homme and Amouage Beloved Man.
Alfred Dunhill perfumes worth knowing
This house has 31 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Signature Collection Agar Wood, Signature Collection Indian Sandalwood and Edition.
Its style
The strongest accord is fresh spicy (100%), followed by citrus and aromatic. You will probably like it if you enjoy fresh spicy and citrus smells and notes like fern and cedar. Less obvious notes include black pepper, pepper and vetiver. Perfume fans rate it 3.99 out of 5.
Icon Racing Red through the year
It is at its best in fall. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, spring, winter and summer.
Flankers and editions
There are 2 other versions of this perfume, released between 2015 and 2017.
Icon Racing Red dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Jaguar (9 shared notes), Boucheron Pour Homme (7 shared notes), Dolce&Gabbana pour Homme 1994 (8 shared notes) and Amouage Beloved Man (7 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Jaguar starts from €21.
More questions
How strong is Icon Racing Red?
Medium: people near you can smell it.
Can women wear Icon Racing Red?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2021.