L'Eau d'Issey Eau Essentielle

Cool, fresh soapy scent, jasmine a little different. The bottle is beautiful, although purely based on the scent I would say it is gray-blue, the color of clouds before a storm, when the sky is closed by clouds into a dome of calm, the foamy sea washes the shore with waves and it is quiet. Paradoxically, it immediately evokes an advertisement for Bvlgari Aqua Divina. The scent is different, the atmosphere is similar.

I tried it on today – it was my first time, and it was a sample I had... and I absolutely loved it; it’s unlike anything I have at the moment. It’s fresh, yet it has a slightly soapy, sweet note to it – it’s hard to explain. I think it’s perfect for spring and summer.

This is beautiful. Im thrilled with my bottle. Dont necessarily like the cheap feel of the actual bottle but the juice is stunning. Aquatic, fresh, pretty, angelic. How you would imagine a waterlily to smell.

The aquatic side really stands out — it feels different from everything else. I perceive it as something novel, and it pleasantly surprised me because I was tired of seeing more and more perfumes that all smelled like the same thing. But at the same time, it has a touch reminiscent of 2000s perfumes. It’s completely aquatic and fresh, yet still comes across as sweet. It’s definitely special.

I am disappointed. First very light sugary sweet on me then turns some what masculine. It gives me wafts of masculine scent that I don’t want. Maybe because of then watery notes. Then a clean green smell that is ok.