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L Eau D Issey Absolue, Issey Miyake
Floral · 2013

L Eau D Issey Absolue

by Issey Miyake
Rating4.0 ★ 1,100 votes
GenderWomen
Year2013
Price$$$$Designer
FloralWhite FloralHoney
Best for springDaytime wearmoderate sillageModerate
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
7 notes
topfirst impression
LotusFreesia
heartthe character
HoneyTuberoseNight Blooming Cereus
basethe foundation
Woody NotesBourbon Vanilla

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
55
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
45
intimateenormous
Price value53
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean10
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
FloralWhite FloralHoneyTuberoseSweetAquaticWoodyVanilla
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
Floral
White Floral
Honey
Tuberose
Sweet
Aquatic
Woody
Vanilla
Ozonic
Animalic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
6%
weak
14%
moderate
44%
long lasting
28%
eternal
8%
Sillage
intimate
16%
moderate
46%
strong
24%
enormous
14%
Season
spring
32%
summer
25%
fall
27%
winter
16%
Time of day
day
70%
night
30%
Gender
female
75%
more female
14%
unisex
9%
male
2%
Value
way overpriced
3%
overpriced
12%
ok
57%
good value
25%
great value
3%

What people say

What people love
realisticwellbalancedhoneynoteclassyelegantscentunderratedfragrancenaturalisticjasmine
What people criticise
densefloralprofilecauseheadacheshoneysweetnessbecomecloyingabrasivepowderyelement

Smells similar

by scent profile
87% match
Gold Supreme Bouquet Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent
white floraltuberose
84% match
Tendre Poison Dior
Dior
white floraltuberose
82% match
Scandal A Paris Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier
honey
81% match
La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme L'Artisan Parfumeur
L'Artisan Parfumeur
white floralyellow floral

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

FreesiaLotusTuberoseHoneyNight Bloomi…VanillaWoody Notes
topheartbase

Signature pair: Freesia and Lotus

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In plain words

The main accords of L Eau D Issey Absolue are floral and white floral. It opens with Lotus and Freesia, reveals Honey and Tuberose at its heart, and dries down to Woody Notes and Bourbon Vanilla. It lasts a moderate time and projects strongly; people reach for it in spring and autumn, mostly by day.

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