Fragrance comparison

Aquamarine vs Color Essences Cool Ice

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 7 Nov 2026 34 ratings analysed

4 wins

Aquamarine

Prisma Parfums

4.2133 votes

Rank #17,169 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

Color Essences Cool Ice

Red Label

1.001 votes

Rank #74,292 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Aquamarine takes 4 of 4 categories.

Aquamarine
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Color Essences Cool Ice
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Aquamarine4/4

Color Essences Cool Ice0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Aquamarine
Sillage & projection: Aquamarine
Value for money: Aquamarine
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Aquamarine

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

AquamarinePrisma Parfums

Color Essences Cool IceRed Label

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.21/ 5 · 33 votes

Have 46%Had 11%Want 43%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

48%Love

33%Like

12%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

33 votes

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityAquamarine

SillageAquamarine

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price value0

Category winnerAquamarineBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

floral84%

warm spicy77%

fresh69%

citrus61%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

musky84%

powdery77%

metallic69%

anis61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top30 to 45 minutes

CardamomBergamotLemon

Heart2 to 4 hours

HedioneTarragonPepper

Base4 to 8 hours

SkinIso E SuperAmbroxanBenzoin

Top

CardamomBergamotLemon

Heart

TarragonCedarPepperSage

Base

SaffronAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Bergamot, Lemon and Tarragon. Durations are only published for Aquamarine, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer92

Fall58

Winter13

Day100

Night29

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex45

Women5

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,169

PerfumerIsaac Hilton

Launched—

Reviews9

Overall rank#74,292

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAquamarineHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Aquamarine by Prisma Parfums delivers a crisp, airy splash of lemon and bergamot sharpened by cold cardamom right from the opening spray. The scent swiftly settles into an aromatic and fresh spicy profile as green tarragon, pepper, and luminous hedione unfold across the core. In the base, modern synthetics Iso E Super…

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Color Essences Cool Ice opens with lemon, bergamot, and cardamom, then shifts into a drier heart of sage, tarragon, pepper, and cedar. It reads as a fresh spicy aromatic with a warm musky amber base rather than a sharp aquatic. If you like clean masculine scents with some herbal bite and a slightly powdery finish, it …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Aquamarine or Color Essences Cool Ice?

Aquamarine takes 4 of 4 categories. Aquamarine is rated 4.21/5 from 33 votes; Color Essences Cool Ice is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Aquamarine for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Color Essences Cool Ice for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Aquamarine or Color Essences Cool Ice?

Aquamarine lasts longest (Aquamarine 73/100, Color Essences Cool Ice 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Aquamarine or Color Essences Cool Ice?

Aquamarine projects furthest (Aquamarine 58/100, Color Essences Cool Ice 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Aquamarine and Color Essences Cool Ice smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Bergamot, Lemon and Tarragon.

Is Aquamarine or Color Essences Cool Ice better for summer or winter?

Aquamarine suits daytime wear; Color Essences Cool Ice suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aquamarine and Color Essences Cool Ice?

Aquamarine has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Hedione, Tarragon and Pepper, a base of Skin, Iso E Super, Ambroxan and Benzoin. Color Essences Cool Ice has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Tarragon, Cedar, Pepper and Sage, a base of Saffron, Amber and Musk.