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wdl828Negeltzex – :
Hunted this one down for my sister and it is definitely in the scent family she loves to douse herself in. It’s nice and sophisticated in a heady sort of way. Myrrh and a bit of citrus… and I keep getting hints of cedar along with sandalwood, but that’s probably just the sweetness of it messing with me. A pretty scent that does bear resemblance to Tom Ford’s “Sahara Noir,” just with a hint of something white floral that I’m not really fond of…guessing it’s the African Orange Flower. It’s heavy and makes my head feel muddled, so not for me, but perfect for the “LOOK AT ME” one. I bet the Mr. Meseeks smells like this…
It sorta reminds me of the “Frankincense & Myrrh” Zum products. Just a lot more spicy and sandalwood-y.
Nubslushrab – :
This has been discontinued, but I still have the solid, which I keep in the fridge so it doesn’t go rancid on me. It smells like spicy orange candy, cola and incense. I like it best after the orange top note fades, at which point it smells like cola & incense. You can smell the woody myrrh and sandalwood towards the end of the dry down. I like scent this when it’s cool outside.
fr.gosha – :
Wow!!! How gorgeous is this! It’s beeautiful! Oh I love it!! Such beautiful incense!!! It’s divine. So lovely and sweet, so smooth and creamy, sharp and fresh, soft and delectable. Divine!!!
nedsvenia – :
A soft incense. Citrus and sharp, but not acridly so. It is sort of in between Smell Bent’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Jo Malone’s Incense & Cedrat. A woody incense rather than a full on smoky one. Also sweeter than most incense heavy fragrances. Orange and myrrh. Smells like a cross between incense and candied/caramelised oranges/peel. A definite warm, resinoid feel to this. Big thumbs up Lush!
Bayramhacker – :
Icon is a bit much, but honestly I consider that one of its best qualities. It’s great for when you need a confidence boost or to kick open the doors in a saloon, but in a refined, decadent sort of way. There’s a lot of heat in this fragrance, and it can fill the room if you’re not temperate with it.
fashistwp – :
This was a blind-buy and I was crazy excited about it. Now, all I can say is… it smells like Jesus’ feet and dusty books. Not really my thing, but I keep it because it is really interesting!
Kostja – :
Another lush perfume that does not suit my fancy. I had hoped for more orange blossom and les mirrh and sandalwood. Manny scents with sandalwood are very tempramental on me. they work some times but most of the time they do not.
KoliaFack – :
I so wanted this to work on my skin, but sadly it didn’t 🙁 It smells amazing on my friend though! So don’t be put off, just wasn’t for me.
It is a very emotive and dark scent. Would suit ‘gothy’ types or ‘rockers’ IMO.
THIS IS A GREAT DUPE FOR SAHARA NOIR BY TOM FORD!
Pluton – :
I ordered this from the factory and it was worth every $$. I was a little concerned since it is only available from Lush directly. My history with them has ranged from vulgar to downright cheap.
Icon is progressive, yet classical. It has a vibrant bergamont note that wakes you up an commands your attention. Then my favorite neroli note peeks out like a courtesan draped in black lace. This is all wrapped in dark woods and smoke. This is a contra alto. Don’t expect any high notes here and yes, this is pretty androgynous.
I have the black solid tube that controls this wonder perfectly. Indeed the formula reminds me of a bygone era. Venice or even more exotic and forgotten-Byzantium. For poets and romantics only!
leha86 – :
This opens like you’ve just walked into an incense shop, strong and smoky. It’s drydown is sharp and green and very lasting. To me, it feels more masculine than feminine. It’d be a great scent to wear camping or hiking.
wwwwgav – :
Lush Icon is a unique, very unisex fragrance. To me, the opening is equal parts frozen lemonade & incense.
Drydown is a warm, sweet myrrh with the citrus slightly toned down.
I enjoy the bitterness bergamot lends. This is not the generic bergamot note found in 9 out of 10 fragrances. This is bergamot in syrup, not that faint Earl Grey tea note found in such fragrances as Manifesto.
jozeb – :
The small black tube is rather unassuming, yes, Plain and simple among glittering glass bottles and flashy flagons. But the emollient smooth dark plum/gray solid perfume inside is a pretty one in scent, if not in sight.
Thoroughly unisex, this is a composition of chewy orange blossoms around their barely ripe fruit, just a hint of their mandarin luminescence glowing at the beginning. Oily Bergamot smoother than the tea gives way to a cozy old floorboard of sandalwood in a slow dry down. But from start to finish, Icon is draped in a rich cloud of sweet Myrrh.
I will keep this one to cooler days, for in liquid and solid form the flaming myrrh can become unbearable with crazy throw on a warm breeze. This little bugger can easily induce a headache if over applied.
A male friend described me smelling as a “sexy candle”, unaware of the Icon dabbed on my wrist. It reminds me of something Edgar Allan Poe would have in his study as the fire flickered ominously throwing towering shadows from his overstuffed armchair. Or the silence of that very old Catholic Church during Lent at spring with the convent orchard throwing life through the stained glass of the hallowed holy halls. Regardless, I always rub a little on my wrists before bed to sleep well.
I believe that while smelling good is a key motivation for wearing perfume, sometimes I just want to experience a scent all for myself with it’s significance. It may not be the fruity/gourmand/floral mix everyone seems to love in pure (and often synthetic) gilded affections, but Icon is a comforting scent to me that is a reminder that sometimes a little olfactory synesthesia is fine. This is my Icon.
bigdan193752 – :
I was wooed by the citrus / resin notes and looked forward to trying this. I was wrong. So very wrong. Unpleasant, metallic orange, the kind you get in own-label sugar free orange squash assaulted me and did not let go. Horrible, horrible. The other notes are non-existent for me. Nul points!
lly464JeomiWogkig – :
To me it smells very much like rich cola sweets. I don’t know how it’s possible, but it really does. Love it.
lesya2891 – :
This is the deep, dark and extremely naughty ‘goth’ scent that I’ve been hankering after all my life. This smells like a niche offering rather than a Lush product at a reasonable cost. This is rich beyond belief, and heady with a big note of a civet like substance in the base, making it dirty and clean-earthy. It has a nice slight sweetness which is more a hum than a shout of ‘feminine!’. To be worn for intimate moments and rituals, if you have any….Wow. Thanks Mark and Simon Constantine!
valara – :
I didn’t know what to think of this perfume at first. Yet after a couple of wearings, Lush Icon has become a guilty pleasure.
It’s a powerful fragrance, there’s no denying it. It smelt like disinfectant at first, with strong pine and citrus. It was an intense olfactory experience, but once settled there’s something very likable about Icon.
I get mostly honeyed and woodsy incense with subtle hints of zesty citrus. In some ways it’s quite a masculine fragrance, so with that in mind, I’d label Icon as being unisex. The myrrh is somewhat of an acquired taste in Icon, being rather sweet and resinous. Although extremely rich and sometimes a little overbearing, I can’t help loving Icon, particularly during this cold, rainy weather I’m currently experiencing at present time.
Icon is not necessarily a churchy incense fragrance, instead it’s a dark and resinous interpretation. I like this fragrance because it’s unusual and intense, however for some it may be a little too much.
Icon lasts quite well, however I expected it to be a lot longer lasting to be honest. I’m talking in terms of lasting a whole day. All in all, a very alluring and mysterious fragrance that does grow on you, that is if it doesn’t captivate you at first sniff.
filezmaxyh – :
This isn’t just for the ladies..
I prefer rich spicy/woody/resin or leather filled scents like ELD’O’s Rien, Gucci Pour Homme (the Tom Ford edition), YSL’s M7, Pd’E’s Cuir Ottoman…and older scent-bomb standards like Dior’s Fahreheit (original and Absolut), Lauder’s JHL and Montana’s Parfum d’Homme.
‘ICON’ is a very simple blend, with the orange blossom absolute and bergamot/Sicilian mandarin oils totally keeping the combination of myrrh and sandalwood oil in check and balanced.
It more that holds it’s own with any scent that I’ve listed above. I still have a 7/8’s full rectangular bottle with purple label and gold cap that I bought around 2001. Age only makes it more dense/deep….and better.
Only one major caveat with ‘ICON’:- before you get dressed, hold the bottle as far as possible over your head and spray ONLY ONCE!. Even one spritz will stay with you and all around you for MANY hours.
Just be prepared to have random people follow/stop you and ask what you’re wearing.
futbolistik83 – :
I have an unhappy history with Lush perfumes – I want to like them and I usually don’t. Icon is the exception. It comes on with a bitter citrus-oil hit, reminiscent of a very good candied grapefruit peel where the sugar mellows but does not dominate. Then the neroli washes over, supported, I think, by the mandarin which seems to flesh it out without undermining the essential floral quality. Normally I like my nerolis to scintillate, but this one glows warmly until the sandalwood comes through to take it along to a slow, warm, elegant drydown enriched with myrrh. I don’t know about Byron, but I like it. It has a curious archaic flavour to me, like a breath from the ancient world. Self-esteem in a bottle.
OTBETb – :
this is me ALL TIME FAVORITE perfume; I absolutely concur with the Lush summation of it as Byronesque.It’s orangey (but not in a cheap teen way like Karma), exotic, lovely