What does it smell like?
Main smell: vanilla and gourmand. It opens with peach and mandarin orange, moves to orange blossom and heliotrope and dries down to vanilla and tonka bean.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Icon 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 Etienne Aigner Icon EDP
Etienne Aigner is the house behind Icon EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lancôme Variety and Joop! spread further.
Is Icon your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by gourmand and citrus. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and gourmand smells and notes like orange blossom and vanilla. Less obvious notes include violet leaf, jasmine and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 4.00 out of 5.
Etienne Aigner perfumes worth knowing
The house has 21 perfumes here, led by First Class, Pour Femme and Black.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €69. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs less than Tom Ford Bitter Peach.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: winter, summer, spring and fall. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Icon for work or evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its citrus side keeps it clean and easy. For evenings, Jimmy Choo Fever has more depth.
If you like Icon, try these
Similar picks to try: Lancôme Variety (8 shared notes), Joop! (7 shared notes), Jimmy Choo Fever (6 shared notes) and Tom Ford Bitter Peach (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Joop! starts from €42.
Questions people ask
Can men wear Icon?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Does Icon last long?
It lasts about 3 to 6 hours on skin.