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    Icon vs. Fashion Man

    Icon by Police bottle

    Icon

    Police
    Eau de Toilette2014
    Very similar
    New comparison

    Two distinct takes on a related mood. The side by side below shows where they overlap and where they part ways.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Icon vs. Fashion Man
    IconFashion Man
    ConcentrationEau de Toilette
    Launched20142009
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerCeline RipertMaurizio Cerizza
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Icon

    Aromatic
    Sweet
    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Fruity
    Patchouli
    Woody
    Lavender

    Fashion Man

    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Vanilla
    Chocolate
    Coffee
    Fresh Spicy
    Sweet
    Powdery

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Big StrawberryPink PepperCardamom
    Clary SageLavenderArtemisiaBergamotLemon
    Heart
    PatchouliLavenderRosemary
    ChocolateCoffeeCinnamonCorianderCarawayFloral Notes
    Base
    VanillaLabdanum
    VanillePatchouliMuskCedarwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Icon vs. Fashion Man
    IconFashion Man
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

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    Real talk

    Police Icon is for the man who wants attention without begging for it. Strawberry up front reads playful, but the lavender and patchouli backbone keeps things from going too soft.Icon
    It's a dessert shop with an herbalist next door, bold, unexpected, and quietly confident about both. The chocolate-lavender tension is the whole point, not a flaw to outgrow.Fashion Man