Fusion d'Issey

Definitely one of my new favorite summer fragrances, this stuff is honestly beautiful. When I saw the list of notes, I instantly bought it. Fusion d'Issey offers a bit of everything with this one, and the result is something that's fun, sweet, fruity, masculine, watery, and fresh all at the same time. The opening is filled with bright citrus, juicy fig, rosemary, and a faint touch of creamy coconut. The blend of lemon and rosemary is clean and masculine, and it reminds me a bit of Light Blue, a fragrance that I love (but don't wear because it has nonexistent performance). It serves as the perfect contrast to the creamy, rich, and sweet base that consists of the sandalwood and coconut. Yes, this fragrance can be reminiscent of something like suntan lotion, but in a very subtle way that makes it even better for the summer. It's not very synthetic, cloying, or loud. This one was made for the outdoors on a hot, sunny, clear skies day. If you want something for summer that's a bit sweeter and not a generic citrus or oceanic fragrance, this is for you. Bottle also looks really nice, despite the comically large cap.

Coconut mixed with fig, an aromatic woodiness in the background with a touch of sandalwood, rosemary and ambroxan. It smelled a bit odd and sour when I first sprayed this, but there was still something catching my attention. It contains coconut so it could be compared to JPG Le Beau and Kenzo Homme night , but to my nose it's not really close to those two, this is more interesting and daring. It has some nuances in the background that remind me a bit of Black Orchid, as strange as it may sound. I love it more and more, it's one of those fragrances I had to try and try to appreciate it, the longevity is not the best though, but I guess the smell could be overwhelming if it had better performance. That would be the perfect scent to wear on a night out in a tropical island.

This is the perfume that got me into perfumes in the first place. I love the sweet fig mixed with coconut and wood, it has this unique sweetness, freshness I haven't smelled before. Personally, I use perfumes for my own enjoyment/confidence, but I have gotten a few compliments about it when I spray it after my breath analyser or when I'm outside relaxing. In this extreme heat of 45 °C, it lasts maybe 3~4 hours, but I don't mind it, I carry a small decant case to top it up whenever i need it. To me its freshness and confidence, and it reminds me of the hard work I've done wearing it to get to where I am now, another thing helping its case is that my girlfriend absolutely loves it to the point where she has her own decant to use if she misses me, 10/10

When I smelled it for the first time I was instantly captivated by the creamy freshness radiating from the back of my hand. I knew I had to get it especially for the price that they had it at my local discount store. I paid around $32 and in my opinion I think it’s worth more. This scent reminds me of YSL Y EDP. I’m not saying it smells similar to that but it’s definitely in the same wheelhouse but with a creaminess added to it. Very manly but I’m sure confident women could totally pull this off. Projection is actually pretty heavy and it’s lasted around 5 hours on my skin so performance is pretty average, which is good for a summer scent. Don’t sleep on this one. 8.5/10

woodsy + orange citrus + coconut milk + black pepper spicy + blue shower-gel. Got an official sample, sprayed here at home tonight while i sit in front of the computer. Unexpected "Yum!". Has a combo of a Tom Ford style synthetic wood + Coconut Milk that makes it very addicting to me. In the same family genre as 'D&G's 'The One - Intense' (but The One Intense doesn't have a woodsy note). This one is now on my radar, but need to wear it more to get more exp. REALLY enjoying this! The 1st and most prominent note is 'woodsy' shower-gel. *Edit: After 1 hour i went nose-blind to it and could barely smell it on my nose. So shit longevity. Sad. :/ 4/5 Woofs!