Our perfect summer scent: Guess Iconic. It’s everything we knew we wanted in a new perfume and all the things we didn’t know we craved.
Warm and intimate with amber floral notes, this parfum mists the essence of the all-American brand’s Guess girl with every spritz. Less Sydney Sweeney’s 2021 interpretation of Anna Nicole Smith’s black and white ad photos (circa 1992) and more Gigi Hadid’s 2013 wild child ad campaign, Iconic feels limitless.
The fragrance opens with a youthful and energetic blend of radiant lilybelle (a sustainable synthetic alternate to lily of the valley flowers), juicy Madagascar orange and spicy pink pepper. Sweet orange blossom, green geranium, salty marin accord, tart bergamot and dreamy ylang-ylang soon waft forward, adding nuances of light and femininity. Warm and intimate musk and moss notes complete the eau, giving it a sense of depth and intimacy. Captured in a heavy glass bottle featuring elements of blush pink leather, gold accents and a dangling G charm, Iconic looks as luxurious as it smells. It’s overall effect is luminous, elegant and sensual.
“Confidence and elegance,” affirm Iconic’s perfumers Nathalie Benareau and Carlos Viñals in a statement for perfume encyclopedia and resource, Fragrantica.com. “These are the inner forces that reveal the floral scent of Iconic… A woman with the Guess Iconic fragrance will brighten up any room. She fearlessly embraces her power and inspires others to do the same. Her aura of confidence proves that the world is her canvas on which she can paint with a grace and determination that knows no bounds.”
Guess Iconic EDP, $70 for 50 ml and $92 for 100 ml, available at Shoppers Drug Mart.
