Bergamot
Neptune grass
Ozonic notes
Vanilla
Ylang-ylang
Water lily09/12/2025
Ursaw
155 Reviews
Ursaw
1
An early summer morning at the seashore
Aquatic and grassy start. The sillage cloud is light and airy, yet impossible to ignore (starts fizzling out about 2 meters away from the wearer). An early summer morning at the seashore. Soft rustle of the reeds, tiny streams of freshwater from nearby ponds trickling into the sea.
Heady creamy florals starting to bloom. Going past people in bright swimsuits having fun at the beach. A generous splash of bergamot – welcome sour twist that adorns the flowers and brings forth a gentle scent of seaweed. The rumble of the crowd slowly fading into the background as I walk through the reeds and stumble onto a wild empty shore.
Ozonic note acts as a thread – an elegant steady stitch holding this whole composition together. Unfortunately for me, I do not like it. But then again, neither do I like the smell of the real deal, so if anything – you can view my displeasure as a compliment.
I close my eyes and can almost see the colorful smoothed out rocks glistening underwater, waiting to be found. As I melt into the memory, ozone becomes ignorable – a neutral part of a tiny adventure. Fine the way it is.
Takes around ~2 hours to settle on skin. I love its voluminous humidity – even as it settles down, it retains visible layers of florals, sea grasses and aquatics. I don't like the cream. Reminds me of sunscreen's oddly specific sleek texture. A necessary evil in real life, I suppose, but when frolicking along my fantasy seashore – I wish I didn't need it.
The sunscreen takes another ~4 hours to fade. So do the florals. The drydown is vanilla, saltwater and reeds. Traveling back home, anticipating the relief of a good long shower.
The drydown lasts around ~2 hours more. Saltwater fades away first. Then comes my favorite part – a gentle skin scent of vanilla and seaweed. Super cozy and cute, like a pocketful of sanded down shiny rocks you suddenly find in your pants two weeks later.
A very different vision of L'Eau d'Issey compared to its predecessors. It's not for me, but it is a lovable little thing. I hope it will find its target audience.
Heady creamy florals starting to bloom. Going past people in bright swimsuits having fun at the beach. A generous splash of bergamot – welcome sour twist that adorns the flowers and brings forth a gentle scent of seaweed. The rumble of the crowd slowly fading into the background as I walk through the reeds and stumble onto a wild empty shore.
Ozonic note acts as a thread – an elegant steady stitch holding this whole composition together. Unfortunately for me, I do not like it. But then again, neither do I like the smell of the real deal, so if anything – you can view my displeasure as a compliment.
I close my eyes and can almost see the colorful smoothed out rocks glistening underwater, waiting to be found. As I melt into the memory, ozone becomes ignorable – a neutral part of a tiny adventure. Fine the way it is.
Takes around ~2 hours to settle on skin. I love its voluminous humidity – even as it settles down, it retains visible layers of florals, sea grasses and aquatics. I don't like the cream. Reminds me of sunscreen's oddly specific sleek texture. A necessary evil in real life, I suppose, but when frolicking along my fantasy seashore – I wish I didn't need it.
The sunscreen takes another ~4 hours to fade. So do the florals. The drydown is vanilla, saltwater and reeds. Traveling back home, anticipating the relief of a good long shower.
The drydown lasts around ~2 hours more. Saltwater fades away first. Then comes my favorite part – a gentle skin scent of vanilla and seaweed. Super cozy and cute, like a pocketful of sanded down shiny rocks you suddenly find in your pants two weeks later.
A very different vision of L'Eau d'Issey compared to its predecessors. It's not for me, but it is a lovable little thing. I hope it will find its target audience.
