Issay Miyake (Issey Miyake: L'Eau d'Issey, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: HanSpan

Product:	Issey Miyake: L'Eau d'Issey, Eau de Toilette
Date:	27/06/09 (88 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fresh, clean and summery without being too sweet

Disadvantages: accessories: summer no alcohol and shower gel etc don't smell as good

Probably my favourite perfume in the summer. Fairly light, fresh and sophisticated. Although its billed as floral it doesn't turn sickly on me as so many floral perfumes I've tried do, its possibly more fruity than flowery.
I first bought it because I smelt it on someone else and loved it, and I've found others (particularly women) comment on it when I wear it.

Its actually quite hard to describe in a way that might help others decide if they'd like it. Its definitely not cloying or overly strong but it is quite distinctive and a bit sweet but not sickly. Its less spicy than the more wintry weather perfumes I like - Palomo Picasso and First by Van Cleef and Arpels; and less green that my other choice for summer - O de Lancome.

It lasts reasonably well, although I have to reapply in the evening. The packaging is particularly nice, even for the miniature travel bottles which are often plasticky even in premium perfume brands.

The only real downside for me is that it does seem to attract insects, although I am rather phobic so I may just be oversensitive!
Also I've bought the shower gel and lotion in a travel pack and found they didn't smell the same and I really didn't like them, in fact they smelt more like the summer alcohol free variety which just doesn't smell right to me

Summary: A good choice of something classy for the summer