Jimmy Choo Man Ice, from Jimmy Choo was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Michel Almairac. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Citron, and Mandarin Orange, middle notes of Apple, Cedarwood, Patchouli, and Vetiver, and base notes of Ambroxan, Musk, and Oakmoss.
Well, some might even say that this Ice flanker is an improvement on the originals broad themes and crowd pleasing, amorphous nature. Ice certainly has a cool opening blast of bitter citrus and maybe a touch of mint. It’s not minty but you get that impression, then a modern musk/cedar and some warmer powdery tones in the base but the heart of the fragrance is that bergamot, pepper and even slightly ginger like spice. The deep part of the drydown is my favourite though and Immediately reminscent of the very good summer fragrance Dior Homme Cologne. It’s actually more like DHC than it is like the original JImmy Choo Man. So Ice is not a bad outing and I can’t criticise but never it’s going to excite me all that much. The performance and silage were pretty good likely boosted by ambroxan something I can definitely still smell after 7 hours.