L'Eau Majeure d'Issey

I get fresh - aquatic (slightly) - aromatic - sour/sharp/incense/.....cashmere/musk......ish......? Can't put my finger on what it is but there's a very different edge to this frag which really works and intrigues me to the point I really do find it quite addictive and when wearing it find myself repeatedly sniffing it, enjoying it. I get and understand the negative reviews and can smell the aspects that really don't work for some reviewers but then isn't this testament to why Frags and Smellies are of interest to us, they're evocative and personal, working for some and not others? We all like the individual/identity element to frags. I expect the first smell is going to be like 'first impressions last' but if you've sprayed on your skin do give it time and I mean like probably a good 2 hours or so to mellow down and see what you think. It is VERY different to the opening and there is a transformation going on I haven't experienced before to the same degree as with this one. Life-span wise it's mega and outlasts anything I own. The legs on this one seriously are detectable 2-3 days after (2 or 3 sprays on the wrist) even after showering and swimming. On my clothes I get the memory of this 3-4 days later! In both cases not the full complex scent but the slightly sweet/sharp/incense base. It's not going to work for everyone but at the moment I like it - lots. Different, fresh and amazing value for money.

This is a gorgeous new scent. At first all I picked up were the salty aquatic notes. Power water is right. I didnt even notice the top notes (grapefruit) until it was explained to me later on. I love the salty aquatic woody notes along with the cashmeran musk. And besides, how often do you get to say "salty wood" throughout your day? You can't spend every day on Grindr or Tynder. This is a versatile combination ;) and it has that same "Issey" note that many of his other scents have from decades past. It is like the 90's have come back, but in a modern way. In a way minimalism is modern to me, but in a different way now. Having said all that, there is something about this fragrance that takes me back to my childhood in elementary school. The smell of glue stick, or the creamy kind of glue. There is something abstract about this scent, and it is an afterthought (afternote?), that reminds me of the smell of GLUE! And I love it. Except this time it WON'T cause brain damage. Too late?

I love this fragrance. Some hate it, some love it. At first smell, I was like “I really just wasted money and waited a week for this?” Then I sprayed my arm the next day and I was in love. I think it’s because I’ve been wearing Moustache EDP, D&G The One and Prada LR Black all winter, and this was the first “summer” fragrance I’ve ordered in months. There’s no need for me to give you a fairytale about the different notes, but this is a superb summer fragrance. Longevity and sillage is over the top in a good way, and I’ve gotten compliments on the first day of wearing it to work. One coworker asked me “Bro, you spray the whole bottle?” I said “nope, just four sprays.” So, that tells you about the performance. It smells good, and I wouldn’t consider this a “basic” fragrance, because I personally haven’t smelt anything that smells like this one. All in all, it’s amazing in its own earthy, blue, mall fragrance kind of way.

A light, refreshing aquatic fragrance with water (not particularly sea water, more of a fresh water) and nice light wood notes at the base. The tea note really stands out and makes this one unique, it's definitely a green tea leaf smell in the middle. The bergamot and grapefruit are also in the middle and are not acidic smelling at all, they add a very nice roundness. Mint is on the top, fresh and clean. The leafy green tea and mint notes make it perfect for a spring day, rainy or sunny. Lasts long, projects well and you can find a 5oz bottle for under 50 bucks. Good value, great scent and is unique enough that I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for this one. 9.3/10

This was the first scent I bought for my self. Many people aren't fans of the rough metallic cashmere opening but I love it. It has gotten me quite a few compliments. In the dry down, it's mostly cashmere with a hint of tea or mint on my skin which adds a softness to it. It was my signature through out college and I love it. I tried the intense version but to me it had more of the salty sea note and it was rougher. Plus, projection on this one was better than the intense one on me. This frag is most definitely one of the scents that will stay in my collection for a long time.

A big thing from Issey. If you asked me how the Issey should smell in 2017 I would answer: Like this! I agree with those who compare L'Eau Majeure with Invictus, but Invictus is just 20% of the scent that gives it modern structure. Majeure is no way an Invictus clone. Moreover, it's not a clone of something and that's why I made it a part of my collection. Metallic, with some floral nuances, with a big ambergris part and a huge amount of salty molecules. Not sweet at all. High quality, modern but still a very Miyake style. Another gorgeous creature of Aurelien Guichard.

An awesome, wonderful one of a kind cologne. Issey, in my opinion, has the best colognes. Issey Pour Homme, Summer, L'Blue and this. This one is the strongest, most male, spicey and deep smell. It's similar to Mocschino Forever but deeper. Good for cold weather and over a leather or wool jacket. The kind of scent people ask you what you're wearing, that kind of smell. A sure favorite, although this one makes me sick if I spray too much of it, not a good sign of whats in it to make it smell so good.

I am not a freshie fan so when Spring starts coming round I usually am filled dread of all the light blue bottles of meh that are due to be pushed upon us. But this is different starts with the usual freshness but then this is backed up with a clean fabric smell, that just lasts and lasts. Perfect office gear for the warmer months. Nowt ground breaking but as this was picked up in TK Maxx for £18 for a 50ml gift set (100 ml shower get too)I am very happy.

This is extraordinarily nice, perfect for a hot Summer day. I love the aquatic, woody vibe, it has the freshness of the original, but so much more, it's a pretty complex fragrance, but oozes quality. The lime comes through on my skin, and works well with the woody notes. I don't get why there are so many negative reviews, this is nothing like invictus, it has so much more going on. One of the best from this house.

I found this at my local perfumery today, not having the highest of expectations this one just blew me away, the initial blast is so good i was almost shocked, it smells like drinking a fresh summer drink watching a beautiful sundown in paradise, thats what it smells like, to be fair it s not a whole new scent, it actually smells a bit like D&G light blue only better, im buying the largest bottle for sure. .

Well since I'm into this hobby to have an absolute great time, one of the things that draws me pleasure is blind buying - the wait, the anticipation and the mystery makes it all so pleasurable. With that said, this is a fantastic fragrance, fresh, woody, salty and loooooooooong lasting. Update: What a gem this fragrance is, something about the dry-down is reminiscent of Baccarat Rouge 540.

This one smell like you just come out from a swimming pool, imagine yourself on holiday, perfect for office and summer scent. Edit: I had wear this at work few times now and guys this is just beautiful so fresh and clean, fills the room with great projection and longevity, I think I will order a scd bottle just in case. 5/5 from me great job Issey Miyake.

The hate on this fragrance is unjustified, I live in a tropical country where the temperature is almost always above 30 degree celsius, And it smells like cool, minty & sophisticated sea breeze in high heat. However whenever it gets cold here the fragrance strarts to smell like a men's urinal. NOTE: ONLY FOR HIGH HEAT DONT WEAR IT IN THE WINTER

this was a blind buy ,30 ml EDT ...man do I fucking adore it ,maybe it's the sea notes colliding with that hedione or idk what builds up that makes this absolute magical summer scent...longevity pulls an all day ,sillage is 2-3 feet . A genuine gem .

Great fragrance. It's just different, and I like that. Good performance, unlike the myriad summer iterations on offer anually from this house. Surprised the new Super Majeure isn't on here yet, but I'd probably buy that too.

LOVE THIS JUICE. I see this it's getting a lot of negative feedback I'm not sure why. It smells like 2016 Invictus Aqua minus the Invictus. Longevity and projection are beast for a summer frag. My new summer signature.

Since I bought this I get nothing but compliments longevity is almost 12 hours on my clothes with projection off the charts

To my nose is in the same vein as Invictus, fresh, masculine, delicious. Cant stop smeling my husband.

Imagine an evening sitting on a deck overlooking the beach. The sky is overcast and the sun hasn't quite set. There's some driftwood from the shore burning in the fire pit and you're sipping black tea with lemon or bergamot. The sharpness of the citrus and tea give way to the sound of waves and smell of salty air, and finally to the smoky woods in the fire. As the sun goes down, someone starts roasting marshmallows over the fire adding a somewhat dissonant sweetness to it all. I get some rosemary in the opening at times that isn't listed (it is in the Super flanker), but mostly a clary sage and citrus which make for an interesting marine accord. It's not too far from Kenzo pour Homme or Lapidus Sport, if you know those openings. The cashmeran comes in and it eventually dries to a sweet, somewhat nutty accord while keeping the sea notes as well. It's interesting, which is to say it might not be for everyone. The Super version is a bit on the safer side. It's more intense, but a bit less overtly synthetic with more sweetness and less discord. It's not as challenging but as a result feels a little familiar and loses some of the uniqueness. I tend to like aromatic over sweet so it doesn't do quite as much for me as the regular version. I really respect Majeure d'Issey from a creative standpoint and it's not quite like anything else in my collection. Some moments that's for the best, and others not so much, but overall it's a nice one to have. It's a solid like, but it sort of depends on the day and mood I'm in.

Quite an underrated fragrance in my opinion, perhaps other people had a similar initial impression as I did, I found it almost repulsive on first sniff, not that it was horrible, just different from what I had expected! Although they are worlds apart I find that Eau Majeure is kind of like a conceptual olfactive art piece in a similar way to Lalique's Encre Noire but this time the theme is sea water! But this is no typical turquoise blue vacation/beach scent! The more this dried down I found it increasingly addictive, I was compelled to keep on sniffing it, it's strange because on the face of it the scent seems so simple but it definitely has some magic elements in it that will pull you in like a siren dragging a fisherman under the ocean waves! I'm still undecided on purchasing a full bottle, even though I do wear fragrances for myself first and foremost, I find that perhaps this isn't very versatile and is definitely an acquired taste. Great for sitting down and contemplating, day dreaming, creating, losing yourself in a good book or film (sea adventures perhaps), rather than for a fun night out with others. This is more the west coast of Ireland watching huge waves roll in to batter the green coast, smashing against black rocks in an autumnal shroud of dark cloud than the sun beating beating down on France's Cote d'Azur in the summer time. I'd love to try the 'Super' flanker but can't find it in stores, hmm, maybe it's worth a blind buy if it's anything like this one...