A Drop d'Issey Issey Miyake 2021 Eau de Parfum

A Drop d'Issey (Eau de Parfum) by Issey Miyake

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7.7 / 10 537 Ratings

A popular perfume by Issey Miyake for women, released in 2021. The scent is floral-creamy. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.

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Main accords

Floral

Creamy

Fresh

Sweet

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Almond milk

Damask rose

Orange blossom

Heart Notes

Lilac

Jasmine

Star anise

Base Notes

Ambrox

Musk

Atlas cedar

Vanillin

Perfumer

Ane Ayo

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Ratings

Scent

7.7537 Ratings

Longevity

7.3469 Ratings

Sillage

6.8465 Ratings

Bottle

7.2454 Ratings

Value for money

7.8348 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 07/30/2025.

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/21/2024

Mlleghoul
445 Reviews

Mlleghoul

Helpful Review 7

unexpectedly revelatory

A Drop d'Issey Eau de Parfum isn't a mythical unicorn, but it evokes a similar feeling. It's a minimalist masterpiece that transcends its brief and somewhat simple list of notes- a trio of lilac, orange blossom, and almond milk - to create something unexpectedly revelatory. It’s a crystalline floral that’s somehow also a little musty-musky, but it’s so well-balanced I’m not actually sure if any of those descriptors work.

It's effortless perfection that leaves you breathless, a glimpse of something impossible made real.

The problem is…ugh. The bottle. I cannot have that thing sitting on my vanity. It's hideous.

09/02/2022

5
Scent

Cumulnimbus
117 Reviews

Cumulnimbus

Helpful Review 6

Cold soap

I really wanted to like this one so much... but no. It is so so clean and fresh that results too close to cleaning cosmetics and laundry liquid soaps for me. No prominent natural lilacs, no almond either. I wish I could get what others describe. To my nose, this is not flowery or a comforting fresh, it is just not a perfume but a synthetic cold laundry detergent.

03/06/2024

7.5
Scent

DogiCoco
621 Reviews

DogiCoco

3

Sweet, soft lilac without the screech

I was very, very excited for this when it came out. It's great how lilac become more popular in modern perfumes in the last years, such a beautiful flower. And that retro futuristic Y2K bottle is so cute!

A Drop d'Issey is a lovely scent, mainly a blend of violet and sweet creamy almond. The opening is more floral, the drydown is gourmandish with added vanilla. I can sense some anise and jasmine throughout the scent, but only as small supporting notes. On my skin this is really sweet, but in a soft way, really like fresh lilacs soaked in sugared almond milk. It doesn't remind me of sunscreen, Nivea or any cosmetic product at all. And it's much more subtle than the lilac scent by Yves Rocher, which I had back in the days and found screechy and cloying.

This is very pretty, but it doesn't quite wow me. Maybe it's a little too soft, simple and blurry, I think I would need a little more contrast to really love it. There are lilacs I simply enjoy more, for example Trussardi My Name or Amouage Lilac Love. But I still think this is absolutely worth a try if you love lilacs and almonds.

05/24/2025

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

mina909
18 Reviews

mina909

2

Summer walks!

There is this park by my house that used to be completely overgrown with lush greenery, wildflowers, tall grass, and these huge dense walls of lilac bushes, their white blossoms cascading down like tails.

I remember one summer where the concrete paths were almost luminous with rain and I was able to take shelter beneath these massive lilacs and everything had that odd green glow that seems to always accompany a summer shower, and the scent was so incredibly overwhelming that I still think of it. This perfume misses the rain but captures those dramatically overgrown lilacs perfectly. There's a hint of musk which leads to a really gorgeous dry down. It's technically very clean and fresh in the sense that it smells natural, but to me this is like a magic potion.

It lasts about 5+ hours and has great sillage if I spray a little more than I usually would with a perfume. I'm glad to have a bottle of this on my nightstand, but I do wish it came with a stand like it is displayed in stores.

03/21/2025

5
Sillage 5
Longevity 5
Scent

Raluko111
352 Reviews

Raluko111

1

Weak, anemic car air freshener.

One of my many disappointments from this house. After falling in love with Le Feu d'Issey, I've been coming back to try other launches from the brand in the hope that I would find something as revolutionary and amazing as that perfume. I've never forgiven them for discontinuing the love of my life and launching mostly mediocrities since. A Drop is like the apple that doesn't fall far from the tree. It's weakly, anemic, soapy, I suspect it doesn't know itself what it's supposed to project. The lilac is pleasant enough when it manages to rear its head, but it is swallowed almost immediately by an artificial, synthetic smell of car freshener, which I suspect is the ambroxan.
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Una dintre multele mele dezamagiri de la casa Miyake. Dupa ce am descoperit obsesia vietii mele in Le Feu d'Issey , am tot incercat cu multa trepidatie tot ce a mai fost lansat de ei, in speranta ca o sa regasesc macar umbre de ceea ce m-a atras initial. Le Feu a fost un parfum ambitios, ahead of its time, revoluționar, si din pacate publicul nu a fost pregatit pentru el. Nu i-am iertat niciodata pentru faptul ca au discontinuat iubirea vietii mele si urmatoarele lansari au fost mediocritati, în cel mai bun caz. A Drop nu sare nici el departe de trunchi. E firav, anemic, sapunos, cred ca nici el saracul nu stie ce vrea sa fie. Liliacul e placut, cand reuseste sa scoata capul, dar este innecat rapid de un miros de odorizant de masina, o nota sintetica si persistenta care banuiesc ca este ambroxanul. Se aseamana cu multe parfumuri din Kyoto, care sint foarte tacute, miros ca loțiuni, uleiuri sau creme de piele, mai degrabă decât parfumuri în sine. Si sticla aceea e oroare: nu sta in picioare si ocupă mult prea mult spațiu. Siajul si longevitate nici ele nu sint ceva de laudat.

PS- Mi s-a atras atentia ca nu e adevarat despre sticla: cica poti sa cumperi separat un dispozitiv de plastic direct de la magazine Issey Miyake pentru suma mica de doar 30 de euro! care sa-ti tina in picioare Le Drop. Da.....

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