Issey Miyake

Nuit d’Issey

Woody Spicy · 2014 · Dominique Ropion

BergamotGrapefruitLeatherSpicesBlack PepperWoodsVetiverPatchouliIncenseTonka Bean

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Office/Daily

Seasonality

Summer

Bergamot and grapefruit brighten a dense heart of leather, pepper and spice over vetiver, patchouli, incense and tonka. Dark, textured and layered, it carries real weight and depth. Masculine and enveloping.

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How Nuit d’Issey smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Nuit d’Issey keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Warmthtemperate0.48

Nuit d’Issey sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Projectionmid-range0.62

Nuit d’Issey sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 79th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.36

Nuit d’Issey sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturemid-range0.65

Nuit d’Issey sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 89th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Nuit d’Issey keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 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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