Fusion d'Issey

Issey Miyake · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2020

≈ $50 · 100ml · approx. retail

A mineral-meets-volcano themed scent pairing creamy coconut milk and fig with a fresh lemon top. The aromatic, sandalwood heart dries down to a warm ambroxan-and-patchouli woody base.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDaily

Perfumer

Nathalie Lorson

French · 18 in collection

Born in Grasse and now a master perfumer at Firmenich (dsm-firmenich), Nathalie Lorson trained at the Roure Bertrand Dupont school and is celebrated for rich, sensual blockbusters, most famously co-creating YSL Black Opium, for which she won the 2015 Prix International du Parfum.

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