L'Eau d'Issey Issey Miyake 1998 Eau de Parfum

L'Eau d'Issey (Eau de Parfum) by Issey Miyake

Bottle Design:
Issey Miyake, Fabien Baron, Alain de Mourgues

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8.0 / 10 86 Ratings

A popular perfume by Issey Miyake for women, released in 1998. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Aquatic

Green

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Freesia

Melon

Cyclamen

Lotus

Rose water

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley Lily

Lily

Peony

Rose

Carnation

Base Notes

Cedar

Exotic woods Musk

Musk

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Osmanthus

Tuberose

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Ratings

Scent

8.086 Ratings

Longevity

7.774 Ratings

Sillage

7.173 Ratings

Bottle

7.776 Ratings

Value for money

7.538 Ratings

Submitted by Sniffer, last update on 06/06/2025.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume L'Eau d'Issey (Eau de Toilette) by Issey Miyake, which differs in concentration.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/31/2022

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

JoshMonkey
14 Reviews

JoshMonkey

2

Well Balanced

I wear the men's version but I'm wanting to buy this for my girlfriend. I finally got to take her to the perfume shop to test it on her skin. Wow! I love this. It really does complement it's male counterpart very well. I love how L'eau D'issey develops but manages to retain the freshness of the top notes. It's very well balanced. It's rare to find a feminine fragrance that isn't too sweet. You can wear this for any occasion. It smells modern. It's a tad sweet on top with a lovely floral heart anchored by amber and cedar. I will buy this for her soon when I go to buy a new bottle of the male version. When I smell it, I think of a wedding dress. Take that imagery as you wish.

05/15/2022

BrianBuchanan
351 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

1

L'eau bissée

L'eau d'Issey is such an iconic fragrance, it’s one of those scents that defines an era. So when I realised I had just sprayed on the Eau de Parfum flanker, my first reaction was why an EdP?
The answer - of course - is to rake in the money. Nevertheless, unlike many flankers that are there just to feed the machine this one seems to have integrity.

It’s for those with a Love–Hate relationship with Eau d’Issey; who admire the ground breaking innovation - that washed away the excess of the 80’s - but don't like the chemical sillage it leaves in its wake.

The EdP is a rather plain reworking that puts to right some of the faults of the original. It’s an aquatic lily-melon-citrus bouquet, with a fluffy tonka-like sanding. This softens the angles and leaves it calmer, less strident, an older and wiser Eau d’Issey; a humble version of one of the most austere perfumes that ever made it to the big league.

Is this a better Eau d’Issey? I’m not sure about that, but it is a more wearable, user friendly one - despite the same underlying chemical feel.

07/03/2024

7
Pricing 6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 7
Scent

YaniSelina
5 Reviews

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YaniSelina

2

Fresh classic

I was looking for a fragrance by Issey Miyake, because I had a drop d'Issey as a sample in a beauty order and I liked the DNA so much. Of course, I bought that too, but I wanted more.

During my research, I naturally came across this classic. Quickly read through the notes - fits. Ordered blindly.

Fragrance:
It opens very light, floral and aquatic. For me, the rose in all its facets is clearly the most dominant. I also get something from the lotus.
I don't smell the base notes strongly, but they ground the fragrance very pleasantly. The aura of the fragrance is very feminine and rather mature. I smell the fragrance on a middle-aged woman rather than a 20-year-old. I'm in my late 20s and that doesn't put me off at all. I like it very much!

But then the fragrance is already gone again. At least for me. My husband can still smell it, but it's rather light. For me, it's more of a summer fragrance that is unpacked from 20 degrees.