Issey Miyake · 2013

L'Eau D'Issey Absolue

Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey Absolue
Longevity Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed

floral powder with honeyed jasmine, soft woods

Scent Notes

Floral
Top
Lotus Lotus Freesia Freesia
Heart
Night-blooming jasmine Night-blooming jasmine Provençal honey Provençal honey Tuberose Tuberose
Base
Bourbon vanilla Bourbon vanilla woody notes fragrance note Precious woods
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About This Perfume
L'Eau D'Issey Absolue by Issey Miyake is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. L'Eau D'Issey Absolue was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Cresp. Top notes are Lotus and Freesia; middle notes are Honey, Tuberose and Night blooming Cereus; base notes are Woody Notes and Bourbon Vanilla. The original fragrance from Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey from 1992 already got two absolute editions: Noir from 2010 and Gold from 2011. New L'Eau d'Issey Absolue launches in January 2013 as a limited edition for that year. The scent is inspired by ambery light cast by the sun at its sunset and jasmine flowers that bloom at night. The composition is bright and intense, blending floral notes of freesia and lotus with the heart of night blooming jasmine ("Queen of the Night"), honey from Provence and sensual tuberose. The base notes include Bourbon vanilla and precious woods. It was created by perfumer Olivier Cresp. The fragrance is available as 25, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Parfum.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
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Issey Miyake

Issey Miyake is a Japanese heritage designer house whose fragrance line is defined by a clean-aquatic, minimalist-modern signature (the L'Eau d'Issey line launched in 1992 helped establish the aquatic genre). The catalogue is heavily fresh (17 of 27) with floral (5) and gourmand (2) flankers. The range leans masculine (13) then feminine (11). Prices sit in the designer band, about $16 to $160, most pieces near $70. Top accords are fresh, synthetic, woody, spicy and floral. Standout live picks: Nuit d'Issey Bois Arctic (fresh citrus and basil with smoky tobacco, $132), Le Sel d'Issey (cool sea breeze with ginger bite and cedar, $135), L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Yuzu (bright yuzu citrus with cool cedar breeze, $160), L'Eau Bleue d'Issey Pour Homme (cool citrus sea breeze with rosemary and cedar, $41.87), Le Sel d'Issey Parfum (salty ocean air with dark woods, $93.09).

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