Issey Miyake

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme

Citrus Fresh · 1994 · Jacques Cavallier

YuzuLemonBergamotLemon VerbenaMandarin OrangeCypressCaloneCorianderSageTarragonBlue LotusLily-of-the-ValleyNutmegBourbon GeraniumSaffronCeylon CinnamonMignonetteTahitian VetiverMuskCedarSandalwoodAmberTobaccospicywoody: nutmegwater lily are an excitingunexpected accord in this composition

Notes checked against a published listing.

Reported longevity
Long
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Office/Daily
Typical season
Summer

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Yuzu and lemon open sharp and luminous, settling into soft woods and a clean musk. It stays cool and low-key, an easy freshness that never asks for attention.

Taste Profile

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How L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.28

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 17th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.46

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme sits mid-range on projection. That is 39th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.20

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 20th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturesheer0.22

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss. That is among the lowest in the catalogue for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.14

L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 11th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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