Fragrance comparison

Icon vs Private Key To My Dreams

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 125 ratings analysed

Icon

Riggs

—0 votes

Rank #78,323 EarthyPatchouli

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Private Key To My Dreams

Armaf

4.19125 votes

Rank #6,567 AromaticWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Private Key To My Dreams takes 1 of 1 categories.

Icon
Choose it for a earthy and patchouli character.
Private Key To My Dreams
Choose it for a aromatic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Icon0/1

Private Key To My Dreams1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Private Key To My Dreams

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IconRiggs

Private Key To My DreamsArmaf

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

4.19/ 5 · 125 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

64%Love

15%Like

7%Ok

3%Dislike

10%Hate

125 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

earthy100%

patchouli92%

fresh spicy84%

lavender77%

green69%

soft spicy61%

aromatic100%

warm spicy92%

lavender84%

woody77%

fresh spicy69%

sweet61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both lavender and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomBergamotPink Pepper

Heart

LavenderPetitgrainLeather

Base

PatchouliCedarwoodVetiver

Top

Pink PepperCardamomPineapple LeafBlack Pepper

Heart

LavenderOrange BlossomAppleBourbon Geranium

Base

LeatherCedarwoodVanilla AbsolutePatchouliVetiver

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Pink Pepper, Lavender and Leather. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring72

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men82

Unisex9

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,323

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#6,567

PerfumerAli Asgar Fakhruddin, Mathieu Nardin

Launched—

Reviews25

Category winnerPrivate Key To My DreamsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Riggs Icon is a dry, earthy men’s scent built around patchouli, fresh spices, lavender, and green woods. It opens with cardamom, bergamot, and pink pepper, then settles into a more aromatic leather heart before a woody vetiver base. This looks best suited to someone who likes classic masculine structure with a slightl…

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Armaf Private Key To My Dreams opens with a sharp burst of black pepper and spicy cardamom, quickly joined by the green freshness of pineapple leaf. As it warms on the skin, the fragrance transitions into a clean, aromatic heart dominated by lavender and crisp apple. The base anchors the scent with a mix of leather, v…

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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.

Do Icon and Private Key To My Dreams smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share lavender and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Lavender and Leather.

What are the notes in Icon and Private Key To My Dreams?

Icon has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Lavender, Petitgrain and Leather, a base of Patchouli, Cedarwood and Vetiver. Private Key To My Dreams has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Pineapple Leaf and Black Pepper, heart notes of Lavender, Orange Blossom, Apple and Bourbon Geranium, a base of Leather, Cedarwood, Vanilla Absolute and Patchouli.