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L'Eau d'Issey
Issey Miyake · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1992
≈ $34 · 1.6oz · approx. retail
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A luminous, water-clear floral that opens with dewy lotus, freesia and a cool slice of melon before unfolding into a soft bouquet of peony, lily and lily of the valley. It dries down to a clean, transparent base of cedar, sandalwood and white musk, feeling weightless and serene rather than heady.
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French · 29 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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