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04/16/2023
Iceblocks
34 Reviews
Iceblocks
2
Solid like!
I normally pay essentially zero attention to a scent's marketing or packaging (we all like a nice bottle, but at the end of the day, it's what's inside that counts). But I do have to give props to this group - when they committed to their retro-80's-aesthetic, they committed hard. Their website is a delightful throwback, the invoice that's sent with the fragrance is "typewritten" on ye olde computer paper, and the scent itself is bundled and presented in a "drugstore" style paper bag with the brand's logo emblazoned across it. It's fun, and makes me vaguely nostalgic for an era I didn't actually live through.
The fragrance itself opens up as eau de "foam banana lollies" and watery pineapple, though that dials down in the first few minutes or so to reveal the creamy, coconutty warm lotion-like white florals that are the true heart of this fragrance. The first hour it does have an almost-vinyl-like edge over the whole thing - almost bitter, a bit plastic-y - but it somehow works, never veering into "unwearable" territory and instead almost approximating the vague scent of chlorine that lingers when you step out of the pool. It's not identical, nor does it have the same humidity, but that's what it recalls.
I was a bit worried that it'd hover in this phase, and if it had, I'd be disappointed. Thankfully, though, past that initial hour or so the bitterness faded and the muted, vaguely fruity, creamy lotion on "warm skin" remained.
It's an easy like. I was hoping for something closer to a photorealistic piña colada, and this isn't that, but it is "summer" in a bottle. It's also definitely not a powerhouse - I was catching trails of it as I moved around, but it's lighter than expected, and longevity is only so-so on skin.
As for comparisons for other scents in this space:
'Beach Walk' by Maison Margiela has none of the fruit and less of the cream, and leans a little more 'yellow floral' than the buttery white florals that are in this. Part of the same family tree, but cousins rather than siblings.
'Soleil Blanc Parfum' by Tom Ford is much more opaque and 'present'. It's more upfront with the white florals, with again none of the fruit and less of the cream, and the top notes are spicier than this - the cardamom really makes a difference, on review, twisting it into something that isn't just a "sunscreen" scent.
Both the above are a little more "elegant" than this, and both lack that weird vinyl-like middle phase that this goes through. This, though, feels a bit more laid-back, fruity and "fun". The others are "beach" appropriate, while this is a plastic-palm-tree-and-outdoor-chlorine-pool scent. Which, to be fair, is exactly what it markets itself as.
It's also a fraction of the price of the two listed above and comes with its own radio station. What more could you want?
The fragrance itself opens up as eau de "foam banana lollies" and watery pineapple, though that dials down in the first few minutes or so to reveal the creamy, coconutty warm lotion-like white florals that are the true heart of this fragrance. The first hour it does have an almost-vinyl-like edge over the whole thing - almost bitter, a bit plastic-y - but it somehow works, never veering into "unwearable" territory and instead almost approximating the vague scent of chlorine that lingers when you step out of the pool. It's not identical, nor does it have the same humidity, but that's what it recalls.
I was a bit worried that it'd hover in this phase, and if it had, I'd be disappointed. Thankfully, though, past that initial hour or so the bitterness faded and the muted, vaguely fruity, creamy lotion on "warm skin" remained.
It's an easy like. I was hoping for something closer to a photorealistic piña colada, and this isn't that, but it is "summer" in a bottle. It's also definitely not a powerhouse - I was catching trails of it as I moved around, but it's lighter than expected, and longevity is only so-so on skin.
As for comparisons for other scents in this space:
'Beach Walk' by Maison Margiela has none of the fruit and less of the cream, and leans a little more 'yellow floral' than the buttery white florals that are in this. Part of the same family tree, but cousins rather than siblings.
'Soleil Blanc Parfum' by Tom Ford is much more opaque and 'present'. It's more upfront with the white florals, with again none of the fruit and less of the cream, and the top notes are spicier than this - the cardamom really makes a difference, on review, twisting it into something that isn't just a "sunscreen" scent.
Both the above are a little more "elegant" than this, and both lack that weird vinyl-like middle phase that this goes through. This, though, feels a bit more laid-back, fruity and "fun". The others are "beach" appropriate, while this is a plastic-palm-tree-and-outdoor-chlorine-pool scent. Which, to be fair, is exactly what it markets itself as.
It's also a fraction of the price of the two listed above and comes with its own radio station. What more could you want?
