09/19/2024

Icecore
8 Reviews

Icecore
4
Simply stunning!
Im totally amazed with this one. I have/had several middle eastern brands, but none of them that give/gave the kind of vibe and quality like this. This is on my top 3 from the brand, Ignite, Laathani, and Oud & Roses (Bin Shaikh as honorable mention). For me Ignite and Laathani are far more special than Oud & Roses. But enough about that one, lets talk about this.
Scent wise, overall this is a sweet leathery scent. Tbh i really can't detect each note that listed, except for the leather. The opening is sweet, but idk the sweetness came from what notes. In the drydown the leather starts to get stronger, and the sweetness gets tamed, its so well balanced between the rubbery bitterness from the leather and the sweet notes (almost smells like fruity, but i cant be sure about that). I cant detect any oud in here despite the name, maybe the oud is too pleasant or not animalic, thats why my nose cant detect it since im used to strong animalic oud such as in Amouage's Silver Oud or Diptyque's Oud Palao.
Performance wise, this is strong, real strong, almost beast mode. I have high standard when it comes to performance, the ones that i consider beast are Arabians Tonka, Thomas Kosmala No. 4, and some more. But this is almost a beast, its more than enough for me, it lasts easily 12h on my skin, and the time-window for the projections is around 3-4h before it starts to turn moderate, but still has perceptible sillage for the next couple hours.
Quality wise, this is simply amazing. I rarely got amazed by middle eastern brands, especially the commercial ones, such as Lattafa, Afnan, and many more, because they smell cheap with low quality oil, while this brand feels like a middle eastern niche class. Almost all this brand's creations use higher oil than most commercial brands, therefore most of it have strong performance, especially their top tier creations. On Ignite, the oil concentration is more than 40%, but despite the high concentration, it still projects like crazy, and no rough edges.
That being said, this frag is surprisingly amazing even tho my nose is used to niche frags. But its not recommended for a blind buy if ure not into leathery and sweet scent. The sweetness is not overly sweet as in Khamrah tho, its still safe for me personally even tho im not into sweet scent.
The last but not least, the brand is simply amazing, so worth to explore.
Scent wise, overall this is a sweet leathery scent. Tbh i really can't detect each note that listed, except for the leather. The opening is sweet, but idk the sweetness came from what notes. In the drydown the leather starts to get stronger, and the sweetness gets tamed, its so well balanced between the rubbery bitterness from the leather and the sweet notes (almost smells like fruity, but i cant be sure about that). I cant detect any oud in here despite the name, maybe the oud is too pleasant or not animalic, thats why my nose cant detect it since im used to strong animalic oud such as in Amouage's Silver Oud or Diptyque's Oud Palao.
Performance wise, this is strong, real strong, almost beast mode. I have high standard when it comes to performance, the ones that i consider beast are Arabians Tonka, Thomas Kosmala No. 4, and some more. But this is almost a beast, its more than enough for me, it lasts easily 12h on my skin, and the time-window for the projections is around 3-4h before it starts to turn moderate, but still has perceptible sillage for the next couple hours.
Quality wise, this is simply amazing. I rarely got amazed by middle eastern brands, especially the commercial ones, such as Lattafa, Afnan, and many more, because they smell cheap with low quality oil, while this brand feels like a middle eastern niche class. Almost all this brand's creations use higher oil than most commercial brands, therefore most of it have strong performance, especially their top tier creations. On Ignite, the oil concentration is more than 40%, but despite the high concentration, it still projects like crazy, and no rough edges.
That being said, this frag is surprisingly amazing even tho my nose is used to niche frags. But its not recommended for a blind buy if ure not into leathery and sweet scent. The sweetness is not overly sweet as in Khamrah tho, its still safe for me personally even tho im not into sweet scent.
The last but not least, the brand is simply amazing, so worth to explore.