By Tom
As Tania Sanchez pointed out in "The Guide" the original Eau d'Issey was perhaps the biggest fragrance ever to try to smell of water. It seems that everyone in the 90's had a bottle of this (and CKone another huge "light" fragrance). I personally didn't get it, but I prefer my melon on a plate served with cottage cheese.
Jessica at Now Smell This absolutely loathed this. I'm not going to revisit territory that she exhaustively and authoritatively covered, so I'll just leave it at "what she said" and add that on me even the synthetic (and rather ghastly) rose is steamrollered by all that "freshness" that it makes me think of freshly windexed plastic flowers.
Available at Sephora, $47 - $89, depending on the size. My sample was a gift with purchase.
Eau d'Issey is one of my favorite perfumes for summer. It is a piece of art and exceptional.
ReplyDeleteAll the further versions, also this one are only bad copies and just commercial!
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I couldn't agree more, Tom.
ReplyDeleteI actually picked up the bottle yesterday at , held it to my nose and put it down without spraying it on a blotter. Did not enjoy at all.....
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ReplyDeleteEau d'Issey is a piece of art. This is the first one I've smelled of the flankers. I'd stick with the original.
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ReplyDeletebest thing you could do.