L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Eau de Toilette

His first fragrance, L'Eau d'Issey pour Femme, is an essence as light as it is pure. Its unquestioned success led Issey Miyake to create his first fragrance for men, L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme. The two waters are then like yin and yang, united by the natural force of water.

The world of Issey Miyake

Issey Miyake was born in 1938 in Hiroshima, and thus grew up in a postwar world laden with history. An avant-garde Japanese designer, Issey Miyake is known for his simple yet elegant style. Issey wanted to create a fashion that was neither East nor West. His fashion sits at the border of time, between sobriety and minimalism. Issey Miyake likes to create clothes in which people feel comfortable. His style aims above all to be universal. Aesthetic yet practical, Issey Miyake has always fought for the democratization of clothing. It is in this continuity of spirit that Issey Miyake created L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme. Its bottle mirrors the women's version, pared-down and sober. The half-translucent, half-opaque matte glass is topped with a square-angled cap. Its modern lacquering and the metallic gray of the cap nonetheless give it an undisguised modernity.

L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme, obvious fragrances

L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme appears as a fragrance very different from the trend of its time. It is not provocative, however, and its extravagance lies simply in its simplicity. L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme opens with fresh yet very dynamic scents thanks to the combination of grapefruit, bergamot, and yuzu (a Japanese citrus). The vitality of the top notes is reinforced by mint and rosemary notes. These lend the composition an unsuspected breath of freshness. Then the freshness becomes more aromatic with the presence of sage, coriander, and geranium. Water lily, for its part, reinforces the aquatic aspect of the composition. The base is woody, vigorous, and deep, with accords of Indian sandalwood, cypress wood, vetiver, white musks... An unexpected aquatic woody, as with all of Issey Miyake's creations.

A Japanese designer born in Hiroshima, Issey Miyake held his first show in Europe in 1973. His sober, unconventional, and modern style was immensely well received. Between East and West, Issey Miyake envisions a world where fashion is natural. L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme followed the success of L'Eau d'Issey pour Femme, created in 1992. If water remains at the center of its composition, L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme offers not only an invigorating marine aspect, but also a woody, tenacious, and powerful side.