Pleats Please Issey Miyake 2013 Eau de Parfum

I have paid little - or to be honest - no attention to the brand Issey Miyake so far.
I was all the more surprised by the positive fragrance experience I recently had with Pleats Please L'Eau.

Last week, during one of my strolls through the perfume shops, I received a sample of Pleats Please Eau de Parfum. The name and the bottle don't appeal to me that much, but -

- my curiosity about the scent was rewarded. A beautiful violet greets me immediately. However, it is not a boisterous violet like the one from L'Erbolario. With dark, velvety, large eyes, this violet looks out into the world, serious - almost a little melancholic.
At first, I can detect a delicate citrus undertone, just very subtle, yet fruity-fresh.
Soon, the violet note becomes sweeter and softer, but the melancholic undertone remains, perhaps even intensifies with the hours. The peony and also the sweet pea are faintly recognizable. However, the serious violet with the large gentle eyes remains the focus.

The blooming period of violets is very short. They welcome spring, and that’s it. I still see dark green violet leaves in dense clusters in the garden, but for the lovely flowers, it will be a long wait until after the next winter. Perhaps this knowledge makes my violet here feel so heavy-hearted. But I don’t want that.....

The sweet violet has quickly grown dear to my heart. I don’t like that it is melancholic. Just as well, it could be a candied violet, dark purple and fine-sweet in taste - the crown of a nicely decorated cupcake.

I like the comparison more and more. The delicate sweetness and the violet harmonize perfectly. The fine, lovely fragrance accompanies me for many hours. Pleats Please is not a striking scent, rather a quiet flatterer. A little sweet something for the soul!
On warm summer days and also in autumn, these little cakes, placed on fine porcelain, could delight the heart. The delicate candied violets surely please many a connoisseur. Almost too good to eat.
How wonderful that there is Pleats Please Eau de Parfum!

This violet knows about transience - but it is also certain: The next spring will surely come.