Issey Miyake: L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme, Eau de Toilette

I can remember the first time I came across Issey Miyake. It was 1999 and I was in my first year at college. My friends and I had just started hitting the clubbing scene, therefore fragrances were important. At that time the 'popular' types were CK1 (although I never liked this and thought it was a bit too chavy), Tommy Hilfiger, Joop, Burberry (definitely too chavy) and the original Hugo Boss. Trying to find something different was a bit of a mission. A friend of mine had a villa in Spain and on his return to the UK he stopped off at the duty free and picked up a bottle of Issey Miyake on the way through. A couple of weeks later we all went ...  Read the complete review

Last year I was looking for a new aftershave. I've never really been into buying expensive brands in the past, and to be honest i've always liked the cheaper products e.g 'Lynx' and other bargain scents. However, I decided to do some research and find out which fragrances were the most popular. This investigation led me to Issey Miyake's 'L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme' - an aftershave for men with a rich tradition. The larger sized bottle (125ml) comes in a container with a spray top, and has a retail price of around £45. If you look on eBay, you can get hold of this product for around ten pounds cheaper, but always check the sellers feedback ...  Read the complete review

Price: £32 for 75ml at Amazon 02/12/08 Packaging: This comes in a flat-ish frosted glass bottle with a cap that follows the flat contours of the bottle and looks like brushed steel. It is a very smart looking bottle, and wouldn't appear out of place on a dresser, or stuffed on a bathroom shelf. Product: This is similar enough to the feminine fragrance to be identified with it by smell alone, but there is nothing feminine about this. It is a fairly light, but warm fragrance that smells (to me, but I'm no expert) quite fresh, but with a gingery-spiciness that is very masculine. I've personally got no idea what Indian Sandalwood smells like, but if ...  Read the complete review

Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey is a nice quality aftershave which has a quite unique distinctive smell. It is a nice fresh smelling aftershave which exudes a nice fresh citrussy and spicey smell which is long lasting and quite noticeable. It tends to smell even better as the day wears on. I normally buy mine duty free when Im travelling and have always got a bottle spare as it is one of my favourite aftershaves. It is young and refreshing but if too much is used it can be a bit over powering. The bottle is quite distinctive and makes an ideal gift for any occassion. It is sold in a variety of sizes although I would recommend always opting for the 125ML ...  Read the complete review

Issey Miyake is quite possibly one of the nicest fragrances on the market today in the mid range price bracket. You can certainly buy cheaper and more expensive. But as far as value for money goes this is with out a doubt up there with the best. My bedroom is not complete if there is not a bottle of this to be seen somewhere. I am a big fan of mens eau de toilette and have around 50 different ones at the minutes.. this is undoubtedly my favourite. After buying this my friends went onto buy it and i even managed to persuade my dad to get him self a bottle and he is and old spice man so for him to break away from the old man scent was a big acheievement. I would reccomend ...  Read the complete review