One of the best things about Issey Miyaki perfumes is the
new editions it launches every season, and it keeps me and my nose ever
inquisitive. Though I must admit every time I go to an outlet to pick up a
bottle, I get a little paranoid as to what if the next edition is still better
than this one? Almost all the L’eau d’Issey editions have my approval, be it
the Florale, Noir, Summer or the Amber. There is generally very subtle
difference in the scents from the original L’eau d’Issey, the theme almost
always being the same – Fresh, Floral and aquatic.
This time around, I gathered courage (and funds) and finally
decided to pick a limited edition bottle and as I had always liked the green
and blue summery bottle, I decided to invest in the Issey Miyaki L’eau d’issey
(Summer EDT 2012).
The well known variant blatantly announces Summer. I love
the way the bottle plays with transparency against the green opaque leafs. A
light blue transparent bottle is wrapped with opaque fresh green leafs giving
the bottle a very natural, tranquil and rain forest feel. The original shape of
the Leau d’Issey bottle is retained.
It is very difficult to describe the perfume without
comparing it with its sister L’eau d’issey. The Fragrance can be described as
fresh, aquatic and floral with hints of summer, grass and something else green.
The fragrance is very light, fresh and
exhilarating. It is a very feminine scent and oozes elegance. The fragrance
envelops you and lingers for hours making you feel fresh and confident. It
feels like a splash of fresh fragrant water on a warm summer day.
The inspiration of this edition is desert, palms and
tranquility. One can
definitely smell the roses, melon, pear, peony and fresh cut grass in the top
notes, more flowers along with fresh aquatic notes in the middle and citrusy,
spicy and woody notes in the dry down.
Aquatic notes abound in freshness and energy, are in harmony with
flowers, aromatic herbs, citruses, spices, wood and amber.
The staying power of the perfume is very good. It lasts for
3-4 hours on my skin and even longer on my clothes. I especially like to use
this one during the day for its freshness and crispness. It just seems perfect
for warm summery days.
I like this special edition even more than the signature
L’eau d’Issey as it is more fresh and green and little less expensive than the
signature scent.
