A Drop d'Issey Eau de Parfum Fraiche

Such a good perfume, when I first sprayed it i just thought "Wow another clean perfume how unique🙄" BUT a minute later it became a smooth, rain-fresh scent, I get the "clean" part but for me its best described as "fresh" rather than clean, im used to niche realistic perfumery notes of petrichor and "water" so I wasn't expecting hyper-realistic notes but this could actually pass as a niche perfume, after a bit it smells "steamy" like a shower but not in a generic way of a "after shower clean fragrance" this IS the shower smell, the water, the shampoo bottles, the humidity, if that makes sense, a steamy running shower or a rainy ozonic cold icy atmosphere, i guess in general this is aquatic but in a realistic and gentle way, personally I get super disappointed when a fragrance that is marketed as "aquatic" is sea water/ocean note based instead of rain, water or rivers if that makes sense? So this was truly the aquatic I like, i just wish the green one would be the same but instead of the sea water accord it would be rain. Honestly its not airy but its smooth and ozonic which makes it really feel dewy and atmospheric. Really cold for some reason on me, icy even but so so delicate and naturally fresh and crisp, longevity is good too

So straight off, I don't get anything rain like here at all. It's aquatic and fresh certainly, but not anything that smells like rain. So the opening here is watery fruits, something close to a sweet melon. The lilac is less loud than in the original. This fragrance tickles my nose, I'm not sure what it is, maybe it's ambroxan, I get it much more here than in the original, which I am comparing side by side with this one, but it's nothing bad. The rose is gentle, fresh and petally, there's a light creaminess, emulating the original fragrance but it's not the same creaminess as there. In the end it's still aquatic but creamy too. This one stays a fresh scented moisturiser fragrance, there's no sunscreen like in the original. I want one of these two and I honestly can't decide, I love both. But! I like the opening better of the original and the drydown better of the fraîche... Not that either is bad. The original fragrance is certainly the more original of the two, but this is a beautiful flanker for summer.

My first purchase from the Drop line and my first Fragrantica review (yay!). This is a fantastic addition to my small catalogue of frutiger aero-esque fragrances. Bright aquatic smell with a floral hit and a light after-smell reminiscent of petrichor — all smelling somewhat artificial, which delighted me. The reviews describing the ozonic notes and synthetic-ness are not wrong, however these factors absolutely add to the experience for me. Smells like a watery, blue-green soap bubble paradise that you’d see in a childhood dream. Definitely will be wearing for whatever warm days we have left this year. Edit: After a month or so, it reads as more sharp than it did earlier, and it can be a little headache-inducing. I want to try its greener sister perfume.

I was looking for a fresh fragrance to add to my collection, it’s not my go-to type of perfume but I like to have 1 or 2 bottles; sometimes I want to smell fresh going to the gym or other exercise, climbing into a fresh bed or just to match my hair products! I smelt this in Boots and really liked it and it fit neatly into my collection! I am very fond of Issey for perfecting the “water” notes in perfume. This is not my signature scent but it’s a scent that has its place in my collection. I also like this as a night time fragrance and there are some similarities to it and Replica’s Lazy Sunday Morning which has a more lived in and sweaty allure to this. If you like this take a look at Lazy Sunday Morning and Acqua Di Gioa.

smells super clean & fresh, almost soapy on me. like stepping into the cold out of a steaming hot shower and sitting soaking wet on your newly washed bed sheets and flipping through a magazine, leaving wet fingerprints on the pages, and smiling at the wildflowers your partner picked for you earlier today. on the drydown there is a more powdery, blooming scent, but i feel like the deep watery freshness is still there, it is not too sweet or closed off imo. reminds me a lot of how i remember rituals' sakura bodywash? a really nice comforting and clean scent, could be unisex. edit: after wearing out a coiple times im a bit disappointed by the longevity, but this does last wayyyy longer on clothes and over vaseline on skin