Nuit d'Issey Issey Miyake 2014

Now, how did I come up with "judo" of all things? Well, that's probably due to a few loops in my mind. "Issey Myake is a Japanese fragrance house and judo is a Japanese, almost acrobatic martial art. In addition to a certain level of physical fitness, it also requires mental agility and a high degree of fairness. But what do fragrance and sport have in common?
I think quite a lot! Everything here is very flexible and supple, powerful and yet quite gentle, somewhat mystical and yet down-to-earth and much more. But how do I get to the "belt" that a man/woman can achieve in judo depending on their "level of maturity", with the "black" probably being the highest level?
Here, however, I would award a pastel-colored striped one if it existed! Pale yellow and pale green for "Nuit de Issey's" beautiful lemon, begamot and grapefruit introduction, which then transitions to light brown and rosé tones later on, featuring all kinds of spices and lighter woods. Things get even darker later: pepper takes on a dark blue, quite cool and "metallic", brown-reddish Tonlka trickily lays ebony-dark woody notes on the mat and gallantly helps "after the fair fight" to stand up, including an appreciative bow to each other. When incense and patchouli are added, the equally strong "opponents" ground themselves and build each other up in spirit with good thoughts.
And all this happens according to the concept of Issey Myake, balanced, strong, equally modest, polite - Japanese!