14 community ratings

The Icon Elixir

Name: The Icon Elixir
Brand: Banderas

Perfumer: Coralie Spicher

2023MenModern

7.1/ 10

Community score
14 ratings

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Banderas The Icon Elixir is a fresh, citrusy men's fragrance with a fruity sweetness over a woody base.

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Skunky's take: It shines in warm weather, and the votes agree.

How does it perform?

From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.1 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.3 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.9 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

79% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Mandarin orange Ginger Cardamom

Heart notesfirst few hours

Lavender

Salty notes

Geranium

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Gaiac wood Cedar Musk Amberwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Fruity
Synthetic
Woody

What does The Icon Elixir smell like?

Mandarin orange, ginger and cardamom open bright and lightly spiced. The heart holds lavender, salty notes and geranium, and the scent dries down onto gaiac wood, cedar, musk and amberwood. The overall impression is clean, slightly synthetic and woody.

Voters find the longevity moderate and the sillage weak, so it stays close to the skin rather than filling a room. The number of votes is small, so this is only a rough guide. Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Now and Mercedes-Benz Club Blue have a close profile.