Zirh Ikon (2008)
by Zirh

Cheap scent, and smells reminiscent of a mixed spice market, mulled wine and flowers, with some darker notes lurking underneath. The longevity is decent, and silage not so great, but for the price, the spicy juice is just great for a cold weather scent, and something different. It is quite a linear fragrance, the dry down does not (to me) seem to stray too far from it's opening burst of scent, and the heart of IKON is a simple but 'I know what I am' heart - definitely worth owning for a mixed spice / nice cold weather scent! :)

9th January, 2012.

Extremely good bottle of juice - well worth double the sticker price! I love the incense notes from this fragrance...blended with some clove and a dash of bitters on top (lemon peel, ginger root). A few good reviews here, so I wouldn't bother with tedium and be redundant. I highly agree that if you don't have a cold weather/winter scent yet - and you don't want to spend a lot to find out what's out there, then blind buy and indulge. This is a little synthetic, but, again for the price - I cannot be happier. I prefer a little headshop incense-heavy drydown for $11-12 or so on a cold winter day from this elixir than a lot of what is out there for more.

However, I do have say to Mario-K: while this was my daytime scent today and wore well in casual clothes...I put a nice dose of Gucci Pour Homme on over the top (after 6-7+ hours or so) with a nice hip, button down shirt, dress pants and a top-shelf peacoat and I was in another level of olfactory heaven with my family at our school's Christmas celebration in church. My boys liked it so much, they each put a couple of shots on - the whole car was alive with Gucci PH driving to and from...and what a difference! So, I say, don't try to find Zirh Ikon as a replacement for Gucci PH or any other incense-laden scent. I feel it deserves a place on the shelf in its own right. But, in all honesty, you cannot deny that Gucci PH is not a masterpiece.

16th December, 2011. (Last Edited: 20th December, 2011.)

Im going to give this a thumbs up due to the criminally low price this can be found at it. Not the best fragrance I own, but its a decent oriental(ish) smell with average longevity. It does smell good on the skin and is a fantastic daytime fragrance fro someone who just wants something cheaper to use often and smell good/clean/fresh (much like the other two fragrances in the zirh line) As some reviewers have said it was nearly there but the blend and quality of ingredients have let it down slightly. Still, at the rock bottom give-away prices this can be found at its definitely a good buy.

27th July, 2011.

Smells like it was made in 1988 instead of 2008.
Has a clumsy and slightly nauseating smell that I associate with popular colognes that are heavy handed and well marketed. Smells like it would smell expensive if the ingredients were of better quality.

11th March, 2011.

Replace the predominant barbershop note of Rive Gauche with incense and infuse a little ginger and you get Zirh Ikon. Warm, masculine and strong but not too intrusive, it's a good option for any occasion during the colder seasons.
Lasts longer than a typical work day. In other words, a great bargain!

15th January, 2011.

Very pleasant scent. Not as heavy as Gucci PH, more modern and more wearable for me. Sillage and longevity is very good. For the money I paid for 125ml edt, plus 200ml shower gel (15 pounds for a whole box) it's a steal.
Some people will say - but Gucci is very famous brand, but I don't care. And I don't want to pay for trendy sticker on the bottle. For me, more important is, what's inside the bottle. And I prefer Zirh Ikon...
Highly recommended for everyday use, not offensive and still masculine scent. And extra points for very handy bottle with magnetic cap :)

11th January, 2011.