L'Eau d'Issey Solar Violet

ok all violet & iris lovers u must add this scent to ur collection :) its a beautiful soft & sultry scent........very smooth & dreamy like........it may not have a lot of notes but the few that it has work together like a dream.........for being so soft the longevity is fairly good - it lasted a good 4 hours on me (on my skin ) - on clothes longer.......its not offensive in any way - i would say it would work in any place or situation...this is a winner for me :) also on me i get violet & iris.........i dont get pear but come to think about it i never get the pear scent in any of my perfumes lol

I just bought it for office wear and was not disappointed. Well, I know it's not unique, but it's a delightful and feminine scent that doesn't irritate anybody. I hear rose notes, as if they were put in the water, and I even checked the package several times to see whether I mixed the bottle or picked the right one. It's Miyake's signature, the scent of the garden full of spring flowers and slightly noticeable pears.

Fresh, solar , beautiful ❤️ love this❤️

I had a strong hunch, based on the notes and accords, that I would enjoy this and I certainly do. I tried it this morning and it was an immediate strong like. Finally a new L'eau d'Issey flanker that I like, after Magnolia and Pivoine were fails for me. That said, I do feel that this flanker is the most removed from the OG to the extent that I can't really see what the two have in common. Solar Violet has little of the aquatic freshness of the original L'eau D'Issey. However, judged it by its own merits, rather than as a flanker of the OG, I find it very pleasing, with just the right dose of sweetness and powderiness for my taste. Kind of reminds me of a recent purchase of mine - Laura Tender - that also has pear and violet as prominent notes, and also somewhat of Daisy. I think that at some point in my perfume journey I must have become a violet lover now that I think about it... Not sure about longevity and projection on this one. From my initial test this morning I think that 'intense' is kind of a misnomer. In any event I am going to wait before purchasing in the hope that the price will soon go down (as it usually does on these flankers) and I will test it at least one more time in the interim. Update 5/24 - this came out in a travel spray so I've purchased that. At this point I highly doubt I will progress to a full bottle. With the size of my collection, I'm very reluctant to acquire full bottles of anything and this- although a very nice scent - is not nearly enough of a stand out to justify a larger bottle.

I bought this yesterday. It's perfect for spring, and maybe summer. I got a blast of pear when I first opened the box but I can't smell it anymore. The iris is very prominent. The violets are less prominent, it kinda gets mixed with the iris but it might take some weeks before it fully develops. It definitely has that Issey Miyake profile once it dries down, totally reminds me of "a drop fraiche" which I used last summer. Update: so I've had the fragrance for a week now. It feels kinda light right now and truly smells like just a more floral version of "a drop fraiche".