Fragrance comparison

Icon vs Essencial Atrai

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 418 ratings analysed

Icon

Police

3.71134 votes

Rank #8,961 SweetAromatic

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45%scent match

Some overlap

Essencial Atrai

Natura · 2025

4.30284 votes

Rank #24,075 SweetFruity

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3.

Icon
Choose it for a sweet and aromatic character. Wins on value for money, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Essencial Atrai
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Icon3/7

Essencial Atrai3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IconPolice

Essencial AtraiNatura

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 134 votes

Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%

4.30/ 5 · 284 votes

Have 53%Had 4%Want 44%

Category winnerEssencial AtraiRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

28%Love

41%Like

9%Ok

19%Dislike

3%Hate

134 votes

55%Love

27%Like

12%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

230 votes

Category winnerEssencial AtraiMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Atrai

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price value54

Category winnerIconBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

aromatic92%

warm spicy84%

vanilla77%

fruity69%

woody61%

sweet100%

fruity92%

amber84%

powdery77%

woody69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match45%Some overlap · both sweet, fruity and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Big StrawberryPink PepperCardamom

Heart

PatchouliLavenderRosemary

Base

VanillaLabdanum

Top

Pink PepperCardamomNutmegLavenderCinammonAppleBlack PepperSage

Heart

VioletJasmineRoseLily of the Valley

Base

ChocolateVanillaPralineAmberDulce de lecheBenzoinMuskSandalwood

InformationalShared notesPink Pepper, Cardamom, Lavender and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring93

Summer44

Fall100

Winter89

Day100

Night90

Spring46

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerIconMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men90

Unisex8

Women3

Men70

Unisex24

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,961

PerfumerCeline Ripert

Launched—

Reviews31

Overall rank#24,075

PerfumerVerônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Category winnerIconHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Police Icon by Police is an oriental woody fragrance for men launched in 2014 and created by perfumer Celine Ripert. It opens with a sweet blend of big strawberry, pink pepper, and cardamom before settling into a heart of lavender, rosemary, and patchouli. The dry down rests on a cozy base of vanilla and labdanum. Per…

Reviews →

Essencial Atrai by Natura is a woody spicy fragrance crafted for men who appreciate depth. This 2025 release features a rich, complex core of cacao and sandalwood, balanced by fresh cardamom and pink pepper. It is a bold, long-lasting scent that feels most at home on crisp winter evenings or during formal nights out.

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Icon or Essencial Atrai?

No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3. Icon is rated 3.71/5 from 134 votes; Essencial Atrai is rated 4.30/5 from 284 votes. Choose Icon for a sweet and aromatic character. Wins on value for money, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Essencial Atrai for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Icon or Essencial Atrai?

Essencial Atrai lasts longest (Essencial Atrai 71/100, Icon 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Icon or Essencial Atrai?

Projection is very close: Icon 61/100, Essencial Atrai 61/100 for sillage.

Do Icon and Essencial Atrai smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, fruity and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Lavender and Vanilla.

Is Icon or Essencial Atrai better for summer or winter?

For summer, Icon is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Atrai is the stronger pick. Icon suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Icon and Essencial Atrai?

Icon has top notes of Big Strawberry, Pink Pepper and Cardamom, heart notes of Patchouli, Lavender and Rosemary, a base of Vanilla and Labdanum. Essencial Atrai has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Nutmeg and Lavender, heart notes of Violet, Jasmine, Rose and Lily of the Valley, a base of Chocolate, Vanilla, Praline and Amber.