L'Eau Majeure d'Issey
Issey Miyake · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2017
≈ $45 · 100ml · approx. retail
A woody-aquatic built around a salty sea-breeze accord and a bright citrus-mint opening. The watery, tea-tinged heart settles onto a clean amberwood and cedar base.
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French · 11 in collection
Aurelien Guichard is a Grasse-born perfumer and son of perfumer Jean Guichard, who trained at the Givaudan school and has worked across Givaudan, Firmenich and Takasago. He is the co-founder of the niche house Matiere Premiere and is admired for his work with raw materials like rose, vetiver and tuberose.
See their fragrances →French · 6 in collection
A Grasse-born perfumer from a family of jasmine growers and naturals suppliers who works at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich), where he also leads natural-ingredient development. A François Coty Prize laureate, he is especially associated with his long body of work for Diptyque.
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