Le Feu d'Issey

Issey Miyake · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1998

≈ $60 · 50ml · approx. retail

A famously unconventional 1998 release by Jacques Cavallier, pairing a milky-caramel gourmand accord with spice, rose and guaiac wood. Discontinued but remains a cult favorite among collectors for its unusual composition.

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

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier

French · 23 in collection

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud is a French master perfumer born into a Grasse perfumery dynasty who, since 2012, has served as the in-house nose for Louis Vuitton. Before that he revolutionized modern perfumery with aquatic and designer landmarks, most famously Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey.

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