Adidas
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Mint explodes across your skin like menthol vapour, immediately joined by sharp citrus—bergamot and yuzu—whilst aniseed adds an unexpected herbal-medicinal edge. The combination feels bracing, almost aggressive, with synthetic accords lending an artificial, soapy clarity that prevents any natural warmth.
As the mint mellows slightly, geranium emerges with a subtle floral dryness, attempting to anchor the composition, whilst sandalwood provides soft woody support. The citrus remains prominent but becomes gradually fainter, leaving behind a predominantly aquatic, somewhat phantom-like character that never quite settles into genuine depth.
Pepper, musk, and tonka bean surface faintly, adding warmth and sweetness, but they're working against near-invisible longevity. Vanilla and amber barely register before the fragrance dissolves almost entirely, leaving only a faint, skin-like warmth and a lingering minty ghost.
Ice Dive arrives as a bracing shock of mint-laced citrus that feels less like a fragrance and more like a sensory reset button. Philippe Bousseton's 2001 composition opens with aggressive bergamot and yuzu—bright, almost acidic—before the mint surges through like a cool breath, immediately followed by lavender's herbal insistence. There's an unexpected aniseed note that adds a slightly medicinal, almost licorice-like quality to the top, whilst kiwi and mandarin orange provide a tart, slightly synthetic fruitiness that prevents the citrus from becoming truly juicy or warm.
The fragrance's identity is decidedly aquatic-synthetic; it reads less as a natural composition and more as a sportswear brand's interpretation of "freshness"—a sort of crystalline, almost soapy cleanliness. It's the olfactory equivalent of biting into a mint sweet whilst holding a glass of cold grapefruit juice. This is not a fragrance for quiet contemplation; it's angular, assertive, and deliberately impersonal in character.
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