Quick first impressions: ATH Legend Noir & Dunhill Icon

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These are some impressions from my first wear of these fragrances. Shoutout to our guy

for making them available for me!

Icon: Old school, barber-shoppy fragrance that opens fruity, floral, & herbal with light woods in the base. Projection is moderate for the first hour, then solid mild sillage afterwards to about the 5 hr mark. At 2 hrs, a nice lavendar note replaces the fruit as the lead note, but is still well blended with everything else. Decent smelling, not very long lasting, and is on the mature side. Would be an inexpensive work fragrance for a mature guy.

Legend Noir: I like, but don't love ATH's Legend or Legend+. They're OK for me, but not among my ATH favorites. Legend Noir however, was love at first sniff, and the affection follows it all the way down to a skin scent. It's a beautiful aromatic, spicy, woody, light floral with a touch of smoke. Projection is moderate through 90 min, then steady mild with a nice scent trail. Amber & vanilla anchor the base, and help provide a consistent medium tone. After 3 hours it has become a light, woody-vanilla that's not too sweet, while maintaining mild sillage to 6 hrs. before becoming a skin scent. Very versatile, this is a good signature scent, office fragrance or take it at any social type of gathering. It might not work in a hot, humid environment, but some warmth definitely adds to the performance.

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