Now what do we have here?! A Miyake that is neither a flanker or something with a name so long that it hardly fits on the bottle.
The bottle for Fusion is a bit of eye candy, good job marketing! Actually, the bottle itself does not seem to be the only thing that Miyake’s marketing department have been working long hours on : the entire background story with volcanoes, molten rock (the “mineral solar scent” supposedly emulating rocks in the hot sun), water, earth, fire, air, hot and cold are all a very grandiose theme for something that in my eyes is more down to earth. After testing for most of a week under different weather conditions, I can report that the main players are definitely the fig & coconut supported by rosemary & ambroxan and combined with the heart notes it gives off a rather aquatic feeling more than a fougere. Not overly masculine, but very pleasant.
Even if the notes are quite different, I do get some similarities in the base to one of Nathalie Lorson’s other creations, K by Dolce & Gabbana. On one hand due to the rosemary/ambrox/ISO-E combo, but on the other hand also due to the rather underwhelming performance of both of these.
All in all, Fusion is a nice summery aquatic/fougere with a twist – nothing mindblowing but still enjoyable. So we’re basically left with two options here : If you’re not into scents whose performance is far from beast mode - just skip it! If you’re just a big Miyake fan and/or find the pretty bottle to be a nice addition to your collection, go ahead and enjoy it – just be prepared to bring an atomizer. Personally if the performance wasn’t less than average, I would probably be rating it higher.
