L'Eau d'Issey Pure

Issey Miyake · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

≈ $85 · 90ml · approx. retail

A 2016 floral-aquatic reinterpretation of the 1992 classic, pairing a fresh marine top with a luminous white-floral heart of lily, jasmine and orange blossom. The ambergris-and-cashmere-wood base gives it a soft, clean drydown.

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

Dominique Ropion

French · 36 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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Claire Liegent

French · 7 in collection

Claire Liegent is a French perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and apprenticed at IFF under Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion; after years at IFF across Paris, New York, Grasse and Sao Paulo she joined the Takasago Fine Fragrance Studio in 2023, and she co-founded the Parisian niche boutique Nose.

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