Wood Wood, the very woody masculine fragrance from Issey Miyake. Since its debut in couture in 1973, Issey Miyake has never ceased to surprise with its use of unprecedented materials. Yet, above all, it champions a practical and universal approach to fashion.
Issey Miyake is an atypical designer whose unique universe resembles no other. Coming straight from Japan, he draws on his multiethnic influences in each of his creations. With him, banality has no place, and Issey Miyake always signs fragrances with an atypical scent, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Living life as if it were an odyssey, Issey Miyake crafted a fragrance in his own image, named L'Eau d'Issey. This fragrance retraces the journey of water through different elements, immediately giving this odorless element numerous olfactory facets, each more captivating than the last. Today, the famous L'Eau d'Issey reinvents itself in a new masculine edition, giving rise to L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood.
A very fresh opening
L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood preserves the DNA of its predecessors. So, let us not forget that this is a story about water… Consequently, this fragrance, though very woody and masculine, must contain a certain dose of freshness. Its goal? To evoke, in its top notes, the clarity and liveliness of water. To achieve such a result, Issey Miyake relied on the use of citrus. In this case, L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood contains grapefruit essence, known for its slightly bitter, tangy freshness. Here, grapefruit is paired with two other cold spices: cardamom and elemi. As a result, this is a fragrance that does not lack temperament! L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood is addressed to all men who are not faint of heart, and who are looking for an extra dose of energy to face their daily lives with flair!
L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood: a woody duo at its heart
Then, as the name of this fragrance suggests, its heart is dominated by two woody touches, perfectly complementary while being highly contrasted. L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood first relies on cedarwood, one of the most widely used woods in perfumery. Dry and earthy, it is unmatched for lending more tenacity and power to fragrances that contain it. Its generosity and incisive breath are nonetheless counterbalanced by the roundness of sandalwood. This double concentration of masculinity makes L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood a very intense and particularly charismatic juice. Virility is omnipresent throughout, without tipping into the excess of testosterone typical of the 1980s. L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood is indeed a very current and contemporary fragrance.
L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood, all the generosity of nature in a breath of patchouli
To further highlight the power of nature, L'Eau d'Issey Wood & Wood ends with a woody sillage, containing other scented touches distinct from those present in its heart. This time, it is a matter of patchouli and vetiver, ingredients highly favored by perfumers. For added roundness, note that apricot has also been included in its composition. In reality, it would seem that the power of the Issey Miyake man conceals, in the background, a tender heart…