L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Summer 2018

This fragrance is magical. I say that because the moment I smelled it, it made me think I was on vacation. Not any specific vacation from my past, but it transported my state of mind to another place. It truly captures the essence of being on vacation in a beachy / tropical environment. It smells exactly how the artwork portrays it: bright, fresh, green, and with a touch of blue. It's a great mix of green and blue notes, but I'd say it's 70% green / 30% blue. The green notes are attributed to the cypress and vetiver, which are very prominent. Personally I'd say these are the dominant notes to my nose, especially the cypress, but they are very well balanced by the grapefruit and kiwi. The scent is also pretty unique for a summer fragrance, considering most summer fragrances share a somewhat similar DNA. Longevity and sillage are average for me, nothing special, but not horrible like other reviewers mention. But $25 for a 125ml bottle you can spray liberally. For light frags like this one I usually spray my t-shirt about 6-8 times, since frags like these tend to last longer on fabric. And again, for the price, you honestly can't do better than this for a summer frag. It's a quality fragrance for a very cheap price. Overall 8.5/10

Very fresh, delicious fragrance. Best for summer days and nights (whoever has voted best for winter must be joking or a troll...). The scent is soooo good. The mid accord of pineapple-nutmeg is surprising. Very fresh citrusy fruit well balanced balanced with spices, cypress and vetiver. 5h after application of 8 spays (4 on neck + 2 on each arm) I can still smell it clearly near my skin, but it does not project anymore. It's certainly not bad for a fresh summer fragrance (for example, the reformulation of YSL M7 Oud Absolu lasts for just about 1h on my skin, unbelievably). Pretty decent, IMHO. It's a pity this is not a powerhouse, which generally is a 'must' for me, but I bought it anyway and I don't regret it. Projection is heavy for the first 2h, moderate for 2 to 3h more, and now it's soft. I don't know how long will it last. I'll make another review in the near future. All in all, the best part is the mouth-watering scent. I think it's disctintive and different from the mainstream fresh citrus offerings in the market. Reminds me a lot of Dior Homme Cologne. Both are very good, but I pretty much prefer this one, it's more complex to my nose. Will buy at least one more bottle, before it disappears!

Picked this up earlier in the year at a bargain price of £15 for the 125ml bottle as I love the original L'eau D'Issey. This is a very good exotic summer citrus fresh bomb with that added bit of spicy, earthy and woody depth lurking somewhere and that feeling of being by the sea. What I like about this is that it doesn't have that musky dry-down that so many aquatic citrus scents seem to rely on to prolong the life of the scent. I find that can simply spoil the beautiful citrus side of things far too quickly most of the time. This really reminds me of Versace Man Eau Fraiche and indeed has saved me from purchasing a new bottle of that as it gives me the exact same vibe - Eau Fraiche might have a bit more depth to it but at this price I ain't gonna argue. Worth seeking out at the current prices. 8/10 as with a lot of citrus based fragrances performance is slightly lacking and you may feel the urge to go trigger happy but the heat will help greatly so ideal to have a bottle or two for those really sweltering days or summer hols.

Lovely bright fresh L'Eau d'Issey citrus with the unique grapefruit rather than the usual yuzu, smells less soapy to me than the classic too but retains the core Issey character. Sadly what lets it down is same as the classic, and that is that the longevity isn't great. 4/5

The Issey summer line and ck one summer line are some of the best I've smelled for that season of fragrance. If you're able to snag one before they start to become 100$+ I'd say pretty inoffensive summer freshie. Very nice and unique smell.