Fragrance comparison

Icon Explorer vs Frozen Guava

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

Icon Explorer

Ga-De

3.336 votes

Rank #64,594 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Frozen Guava

The Dua Brand

4.502 votes

Rank #37,072 CitrusFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Frozen Guava takes 2 of 4 categories.

Icon Explorer
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Frozen Guava
Choose it for a citrus and fruity character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Icon Explorer1/4

Frozen Guava2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Icon ExplorerGa-De

Frozen GuavaThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.33/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 18%Had 27%Want 55%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 53%Had 5%Want 42%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

67%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

17%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate58

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageIcon Explorer

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value67

¤ Price value75

Category winnerFrozen GuavaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus83%

fresh spicy65%

aromatic48%

powdery30%

citrus100%

fruity92%

sweet84%

powdery77%

vanilla69%

tropical61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both citrus and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 mins

SandalwoodGrapefruitMandarin Orange

Heart2 to 4 hrs

Woody Notes

Base4 to 6 hrs

Bergamot

Top

Mandarin OrangeGrapefruitBergamotGuavaPassionfruit

Heart

OsmanthusJasmineSugar

Base

SandalwoodVanillaAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesSandalwood, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange and Bergamot. Durations are only published for Icon Explorer, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer100

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night39

Spring50

Summer100

Fall75

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Casual 42%Work 38%Date 12%Party 9%

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#64,594

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,072

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerFrozen GuavaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ga-De Icon Explorer opens with a sharp burst of tart grapefruit and sweet mandarin orange, immediately energized by a clean alcohol lift that settles within minutes. The brightness gives way quickly to dry cedar shavings and smooth Australian-style sandalwood, grounding the zesty citrus splash with a calm, tactile war…

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Frozen Guava opens with a bright rush of guava, passionfruit and citrus, then settles into a sweeter, softer heart with sugar, jasmine and osmanthus. It reads tropical first, then creamy and musky underneath. This looks best suited to shoppers who enjoy fruity scents with a candy-like edge and a smoother vanilla-amber…

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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 Explorer or Frozen Guava?

Frozen Guava takes 2 of 4 categories. Icon Explorer is rated 3.33/5 from 6 votes; Frozen Guava is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Icon Explorer for a woody and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Frozen Guava for a citrus and fruity character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Icon Explorer or Frozen Guava?

They last about the same: Icon Explorer 70/100, Frozen Guava 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Icon Explorer or Frozen Guava?

Icon Explorer projects furthest (Icon Explorer 75/100, Frozen Guava 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Icon Explorer and Frozen Guava smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and powdery accords. Common notes include Sandalwood, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange and Bergamot.

Is Icon Explorer or Frozen Guava better for summer or winter?

Icon Explorer suits daytime wear; Frozen Guava suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Icon Explorer and Frozen Guava?

Icon Explorer has top notes of Sandalwood, Grapefruit and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Woody Notes, a base of Bergamot. Frozen Guava has top notes of Mandarin Orange, Grapefruit, Bergamot and Guava, heart notes of Osmanthus, Jasmine and Sugar, a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amber and Musk.