I like this effect a lot, if you're willing to wait for a longer render.

I added a true environment sphere with the Pond HDR panorama attached. (The blurred image_map->Sphere_Map was made from this.)

I used 60% of the blurred sphere map + 40% of real reflections, with maximum blur. The Reflect node is picking up both the true environment sphere and the figure's own self-reflections. I used 2 bounces.

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