Miyake intensifies the rose in his perfume Issey Miyake was born in 1938, in southern Japan. After studying at Tama Art University in Tokyo, while training alongside Guy Laroche and Givenchy, he eventually decided to launch his own collection in the 1970s.
Issey Miyake is a perfumer who comes to us from far away, more precisely from Asia. Born in 1938 in southern Japan, he became one of Europe's most sought-after designers. His strength? Drawing on his origins to send our imagination traveling… This is how he gave birth to the famous fragrance L'Eau d'Issey, designed as an odyssey retracing the journey of water through different elements. Today, once again, this cult essence reinvents itself and gives birth to a new juice that is more fruity and feminine, whose bottle has been coated in a tangy pink color. L'Eau d'Issey becomes L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose. So, how about taking a closer look at the new flavors that make up this unprecedented journey?
A fruity burst of raspberry
L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose is described as an invitation to explore the generosity of nature. To encourage us to follow it on its olfactory journey, Issey Miyake relied on a completely irresistible ingredient: raspberry. Highly prized by perfumers, this small plump fruit has a wild side while displaying a velvety sweetness. Thanks to this ingredient, L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose immediately displays a sugary lightness that is impossible to resist! Here, the scent of raspberry is reproduced in the laboratory, thanks to frambinone, a molecule with the sweet odor of this fruit. Very green, L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose recalls the smell of freshly cut grass, which preserves all the lightness of its top notes.
L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose: what finer flower than rose to enhance its heart?
Then, L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose takes on its full meaning in its heart notes. With such a name, one can well imagine that this fragrance contains rose in overdose! More than ever, Issey Miyake wanted to pay tribute to one of the most widely used flowers in feminine perfumery. Indeed, since the dawn of time, rose has been prized by women for its smooth and generous scent. Here, more precisely, it is Damask rose, the variety most commonly used in fine perfumery. L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose brilliantly displays all its femininity. The rose appears alternately alluring and romantic, before becoming fuller-bodied and incisive. L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose is not lacking in depth. The water thus seems to shift from a soothing state to the more untamed state of a living water.
What if patchouli came to enhance this Issey Miyake fragrance?
L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose by Issey Miyake closes with a fairly classic base that rests essentially on a woody breath of patchouli. A star ingredient of perfumery, it provides structure to this fragrance while amplifying its tenacity. A true hallmark of the hippie years, patchouli gives L'Eau d'Issey Rose & Rose a more chypre character. It brilliantly modernizes this essence, while remaining slightly spicy and woody.