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The Iceberg Fragrance Iceberg 2008

7.1 / 10 128 Ratings

A perfume by Iceberg for women, released in 2008. The scent is spicy-gourmand. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Gourmand

Floral

Sweet

Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Coriander

Pink pepper Pear

Pear

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Pistachio ice cream Mimosa

Mimosa

Violet

Peony

Base Notes

Suede

Musk

Vanilla

Patchouli

Perfumer

Nathalie Gracia-Cetto

Ratings

Scent

7.1128 Ratings

Longevity

6.8105 Ratings

Sillage

6.286 Ratings

Bottle

8.0100 Ratings

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Reviews

22 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/01/2012

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

EvaK
31 Reviews

EvaK

Top Review 6

Spicy Pistachio

Iceberg The Fragrance is one of my most unusual perfumes. Almost overwhelming fruit opening, not sweet at all in spite of the pear. A little while later the coriander stands out, spicy and strong, together with pistachio - all softened by the flowers. Very very spicy, and even more when in rainy/damp weather.
The drydown is warm and with a rather masculine touch. The leather is very distinct to me at this point.
After yet a couple of hours, it changes again when I wear it!! Here comes the ice cream and vanilla that I don't detect much earlier on.
Very, very intersting scent, spellbinding. But not a casual one, not for everyone I'd say - at least not from how it acts on me.
It's a bold, self-confident scent, not girly/pink at all. It makes a statement of strength as in when you mean business, yet inviting, warm and sensual. Try before you buy, but please give it time! So much is going on here!
It's a chameleon on my skin, almost scary, but I will come back to it again and again. After 10 hours it lingers on very close to the skin.

08/06/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Very helpful Review 4

Low-sugar gourmand worthy of sampling

This Iceberg goes by "The Iceberg Fragrance" (2007 or 2008), and it's frequently called Iceberg New so that it's not confused with Iceberg by Iceberg (1989).

The Iceberg Fragrance is delightful. Unfortunately, in warmer months the pepper just a bit too biting for me, although it mellows through the wear. Colder months are best for this fragrance, and it's a winner in my book. It feels gourmand without all the sugar.

To me, Iceberg The Fragrance falls in the olfactory space of D&G The One and Gucci EdP, both of which are nice but neither of which are wearable for me due to white florals & freesia. Iceberg The Fragrance is a bit more grown-up than these other ones too.

The bottle is awesome & unique ... weighty & hefty. I have a tester. Although it was a good price, I regret not spending $10 more order to have a bottle with a cap.

Definitely worth seeking out a sample. A safe & inexpensive blind buy if you like the notes and reviews.

01/16/2012

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Asphaltblume
133 Reviews

Asphaltblume

Very helpful Review 4

A Paradoxon: A Warm And Spicy Iceberg

In the very beginning I don't now whether or not I like what I smell after I put it on. It is rather acerbic and heavy spice scents. More like the pure essential oils of coriander and pink pepper than the seeds. In addition a rather biting citrus component that is not fresh and fruity as I usually know bergamot. And no pear at all.
After the scent has settled on my skin, I do know that I like what I smell. This mixture of spice and slightly flowery pleases me and it is pretty unusual, for a ladies' scent anyway.
With progression, the scent becomes softer and softer, especially the spices. Coriander releases its warm, slightly orangy and almost sweetish side and the pink pepper contributes its gently resiny note. Only now I think I can smell some pear vcombining with mimosa to lend a floating freshness to the scent.
Peony and pistachio icecream combine to a creamy soft fragrance onto which violet dabs accents: It is there for a moment and gone the next, turns up for another moment and dissappears again...
Of the base, vanilla is the first note I can identify, and it suits the pistachio wonderfully. In fact, I think it is the combination of vanilla and pistachio that creates the impression of pistachio ice cream. It is interesting that the fragrance isn't sweet in spite of vanilla and ice cream, it is rather a little bitter.
Patchouli and musk don't show up really, they melt into the whole and serve to bind the other components together and to round out the fragrance. But the suede! It takes a while, but then this really is a leathery fragrance, buttersoft suede caressing the senses. And it combines really beautifully with the creamy and yet bitter spice component.
The longevity could be better, as after 5 or 6 hours I can only smell a slightly vanillary remnant close to the skin.

The Iceberg Fragrance is no commonplace fragrance but it is a wonderful companion for every day. It isn't intrusive but noticeable in a pleasant way, if only during the first few hours. It has presence and smells warm, soft and well-groomed. A scent that wants to be taken seriously. In spite of pistachio ice cream and violet it isn't sweet and in spite of spices and vanilla it's no typical oriental.
A scent that should work very well on men, too, by the way.

04/09/2014

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

DarkMatter
24 Reviews

DarkMatter

Helpful Review 4

Complex, Modern, Classic

I have had The Iceberg Fragrance for a couple of years now and used to wear it a lot, but as it goes with us collectors, I wore other perfumes more often and this got neglected. It really is very worthy of a review so today I am wearing it so that I can write this.

The Iceberg Fragrance opens with pepper, which isn't my favourite as a prominent note, but here it is the pink variety which is slightly smoother, so I forgive Iceberg. Quite rapidly the pepper is joined by the coriander and bergamot. It is very strange because coriander is a note I have tried to avoid, yet here it, along with the bergamot, just serves to round out the pepper and prevent it from becoming overpoweringly harsh. I have to admit, I can't smell any of the pear.

As it develops the top notes blend into the background just adding depth and this becomes savoury, creamy, yet vaguely floral. I agree with the other reviewers that this is a non-sweet gourmand fragrance. I really don't get along with sweet gourmand perfumes at all, so am very surprised that with the creamy pistachio ice-cream, vanilla and peppery notes that I like this. But the combination of all of the ingredients together make a beautifully blended, complex scent that is very modern, yet achieves that which very few perfumes in recent years have been able to do: this is a classic perfume. It is reminiscent of the greats, not that it smells similar, but that it relies on the synthesis of many ingredients to make one unique scent. It is a good thing that that no one note is dominant. It is a good thing that what makes this so unique is hard to pin down. This is what makes me want to wear it more and appreciate it.

In essence The Iceberg Fragrance is strong, modern woman who is fun, intelligent and elegant.

04/25/2012

6Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Dolby
69 Reviews

Dolby

3

Hot Ice

This fragrance is rather complex and perplexing. The first time I tried it, my nose was assaulted by all sorts of bizarre and quite frankly rather unpleasant scents. I found it a bit nauseating and thought “arrgh, no thank you”.

Since then I tried it again, but this time, instead, applied it both to the skin and to fabric and noticed that it very quickly develops into a soft sophisticated and unusual gourmand on skin … Lovely … But remains rather harsh and unpleasant on fabric for a long time.
I will wear it again, but on skin only.

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Gold

6 years ago

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

7

4

It wants to be so much - ice, a flower, leather - but comes off as too chaotic. A colorful cube of confusion.

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Pluto

10 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

7

Delicate spice with a hint of sharpness, flowers only in the background. Warm and creamy, subtly sweet. A blind buy with no regrets :o)

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Mausebeer

10 years ago

6

A smooth unisex suede hugger for autumn. Nutty-spicy, milky-soft. Unfortunately forgotten. The bottle is a little work of art!

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Kleopatra

3 years ago

7.5Scent 7.5Longevity

5

4

Nine years ago, I tore it apart, but now I perceive it completely differently: First a lot of pepper and spice, but then it becomes softer and creamier.

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Heikeso

8 years ago

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

4

2

Coriander-herbed pistachio ice cream. Plus pear sunk in suede & patchouli. Spicy-warm & fresh-green with a masculine touch. SUPER!

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Lavendergirl

2 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

3

A blend of spicy and green. Like a green bouquet resting in a spicy, not sweet, pistachio cream.

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Serafina

9 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity

3

I expected a late summer gourmand. But got something spicier, not very sweet. Pleasant. Still fits late summer!

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Nale

7 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

2

Warm spicy gourmand scent with a zesty, peppery top note and a creamy base... If I want it less spicy, I layer it :)

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Tineline

9 years ago

0.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

2

Spicy, smooth, sweet. Longevity is very good. Unfortunately, I didn't encounter the expected pistachio ice cream. Category: in my opinion, unisex!

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Aspasia0

2 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

1

Beautiful spicy scent, as long as you're not looking for pistachio ice cream. Coriander and pepper go straight to the patch for me. 0 heart notes detectable.

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