L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Yuzu

Luckily, I got another chance to wear Yuzu after some time. Even after years this fragrance gets my appreciation for very specific range of lightness it has. First off, opening is marvelous and very green. No sharp tone whatsoever. While ginger boosts up semisweet notes of citron and definitely mandarin orange. Very orange, zesty one. You cannot miss it at all! In fact, it almost reminds something between birch and nettle freshness. Accords are not so woody and earthy at all. Aquatic quality of the juice let them project rather spicy. Beneath all these citrus notes finds vetiver and some bois notes, amongst which cedar is most sensible. Sniffing a little longer, you get a staying power of vetiver or rather tannins giving it that aforementioned tea character and limonene -- that is aroma what sticks even deep in a throat. To me, top notes are bastante green and personally, I find it to be very aromatic green scent, even though only green thing might be the flacone from frosted glass - which is in that same fashion as original L’eau d’Issey pour Homme. Definitely unisex frag with something dated in it. Not in a bad way, not in a good one. Though I love Yuzu and I always enjoy to wear it, that aspect of tradition coming from base composition distracts me. Well, understandably, if it is what makes Issey frags distinctive, you need to let it grow on you eventually.

Rockstar..!! How ‘bout a clean and fresh Rockstar..?!?! This juice is really good... Yes, even in South Carolina, the cooler temps are here, but with a cloudless blue sky filled with sunshine, I had the urge for a citrus blast today... Issey Miyake’s Yuzu gave me exactly what I needed. The original Issey Miyake DNA is there with a little extra citrus kick. While geared more toward Spring and Summer wear, I had no problem pulling this off on this beautiful Fall day. Speaking of which, I felt clean and fresh all day and may decide to wear this more often in cooler temps. Performance was above average, lasting 6+ hours on me and even longer on clothing. The projection was initially beyond arm’s length, but the dry down settled to arm’s length distance, ideal for close quarter or office setting. I am impressed and this vibe will be a crowd pleaser..!! My final tally for Yuzu is 4.5 stars out of 5. This juice is definitely one of the best Summer hot weather fragrances in my collection and I thoroughly enjoyed it today. I highly recommend adding Yuzu to any collection and it comes with a solid love for the fragrance community. Enjoy your day and happy fragrance hunting...

This review has been edited after much experience with this fragrance. I have upgraded it from a like to a love. This fragrance has become practically indispensable to me and I am sad that is is discontinued. I blind bought this because I wanted a strong and bitter energizing Yuzu, and that is exactly what I got. It is very stimulating, It will give you that extra kick you might need during the day. Unfortunately, there is a Baby Powder scent that I suspect to be part of the Issey DNA. I normally don’t like this scent in a male fragrance; however, there is nearly a masterful balancing of the sharp and poignant Yuzu with the soft powdery cleanliness. The Yuzu is brimming with audacious character and disarming distinction. It’s like a sour bitter springy spicy citrus margarita. In this sense the powdery Issey dna almost apologizes for the boldness of it, and there is a fresh and clean cucumber-esque accord that smooths it out (somewhat). It is smooth in the sense of a freshly plucked citrus fruit that is round yet still bumpy and nubby all over. This is just another unique highlight of a really unique fragrance.

Perhaps Issey Miyaki’s finest summer fragrance of them all... and there are a lot. This is the best Yuzu fragrance I’ve smelled yet. It has that wonderfully juicy yet sour opening blast that is a joy to experience, especially on a hot day. This stuff was made for the humid Japanese summers, so if you live in a similar climate and have been looking for something that works in heat and humidity, look no further. IM Yuzu works so well because it has minimal sweetness and there are no synthetic, cloying aspects to it. Projection and sillage are modest but appropriate for this kind of scent, just enough to generate a pleasant, refreshing aura for hours. IM Yuzu is a rare bird, so you’ll smell quite unique if you wear this. It’s really a superb offering from a house that specializes in fresh fragrances.

Just received my bottle, a blind buy. My first impressions; this is instantly recognisable as an offspring of the original l'Eau d'Issey pour Homme. Without comparing side by side (just yet) I'd say this one is less complex but no less beautiful. The yuzu of course plays a starring role once again, there's also a distinctive citron (cedrat) note which combined with the ginger and a touch of vetiver gives a slight nod the the original Dior Homme Sport (2008), at least to my nose. Essentially though I find this to be a more streamlined l'Eau d'Issey PH, crafted with the hot weather in mind, I really think this could come into it's own in the high heat, a more refreshing, less intense and less spicy take on the original. Gorgeous scent.