Issey Miyake

L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum

Eau de Parfum · for women · Launched 2006

7.8/ 10 · 214 votes

Where to buy

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Scent profile

Share of people who describe it this way

How it wears

Share of votes by people who wear it: 84 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
long lasting42% of votes
Scent trail
moderate61% of votes
Season
summer49% of votes
Time of day
day73% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 33 votes

  • very weak
    0%
  • weak
    9%
  • moderate
    36%
  • long lasting
    42%
  • eternal
    12%

Sillage · 36 votes

  • intimate
    6%
  • moderate
    61%
  • strong
    25%
  • enormous
    8%

Season · 84 votes

  • winter
    11%
  • spring
    40%
  • summer
    49%

Time of day · 51 votes

  • day
    73%
  • night
    27%

Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.

Notes

Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

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About Issey Miyake L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum

L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum is the 2006 EDP take on Issey Miyake's watery floral idea. Its main character is a clean, transparent bouquet, with woody, musky and fresh touches that keep it light and airy.

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L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum is the 2006 EDP take on Issey Miyake's watery floral idea. Its main character is a clean, transparent bouquet, with woody, musky and fresh touches that keep it light and airy.

It opens with calone, the note that gives a cool, sea-breeze or melon-like wetness, alongside freesia, lotus and rose, so the first minutes feel like dewy flowers near water. The heart brings osmanthus, which has a soft apricot and tea-like glow, and lily for extra brightness. In the base, Virginia cedar adds a pencil-shaving dryness, while ambrette and sandalwood give a musky, gently creamy finish.

Most wearers find it lasts well, often long, with a moderate trail that some describe as strong. Summer and spring are its clear seasons, and it is voted overwhelmingly for daytime. Think of it as a fresh, uncomplicated scent for warm days, office wear, travel and weekends, for someone who prefers clean aquatic florals to sweet or heavy ones.

L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum — for women fragrance by Issey Miyake (released 2006). Top notes: Lotus, Freesia, Calone, Rose. Heart notes: Lily, Osmanthus. Base notes: Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Virginia Cedar, Sandalwood. — Parfica open fragrance database

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Quick answers

How much does Issey Miyake L'eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum cost in Italy?

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What does it smell like?

Mainly floral, woody, musky and fresh. It opens with calone, freesia, lotus, rose; the heart is lily, osmanthus; the base is ambrette (musk mallow), sandalwood, virginia cedar.

Who makes it?

Issey Miyake (Japan). Launched in 2006. Concentration: Eau de Parfum. Marketed for women.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 33 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in summer and spring, mostly daytime.

How is it rated?

7.8 out of 10 from 214 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.