Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral

Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral by Issey Miyake smells like SWIMMING POOL WATER, AIRY FRESH-CLEAN LIGHT MARINE-BLEU-AQUATIC (A MORE MATURE BLEU FRAG) the first couple of minutes of the opening reminds be of CK Eternity for Men, that soapy barbershop scent just not as bold or floral as Eternity so it's slightly shower-gelly then turns very blue/bleu aquatic just like your average mass production blue/bleu aquatic but without the bubblegum or fruity sweetness, only slight sweetness comes from the lime (w/ slight zest) and amberwood (similar to YSL Y amberwood); Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral has a swimming pool blue/bleu aquatic vibe to it, it's clean fresh with a hint of sweetness and salty spiciness (probably the Coriander), when it dries down the leather shines through real nice, it's not a loud leather note but bold enough to be noticed and add some complexity and depth and blends very well never overpowering the fresh clean aquatic bleu/blue water accord, the leather and lime note sets Bleu Astral apart from your basic bleu/blue frags; not a loud or beast projection frag, definitely "mass appealing" "safe" fragrance and can garner likes from those in-close, won't offend anyone and can't be over-sprayed; very versatile masculine fragrance, can be worn for gym office/business or casual day or night-time use, best suited for Spring or Summer, ages 24+; kind of reminds me of TB Maritime Deep Blue; * Issey Miyake (IM) is one of my favorite fragrance brands because they're not scared to be different... with that being said, Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral is imo a good smelling and safe fragrance. Sure majority IM fragrances have more complexity & depth and aren't consider 'trendy' except for L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme (a warm weather classic), and with Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral IM got back to being 'trendy' and 'mass appealing'. Projection/Sillage: DECENT, good 'scent bubble' for about 1-2 hours then turn to a more in-close scent the more it dries. Performance/Longevity: DECENT, will last on avg about 3-5 hours

I picked this up right away, knowing this fragrance was previously discontinued and not wanting to take a chance. I got it pretty cheap off of discounters and I am happy with this purchase. This is an odd fragrance in that it opens with incense first that's typical in nuit and nuit parfum (which I adore), with a blue tinge. Then 15 mins later the lime pops out out of NOWHERE. Never had that with a fragrance where the citrus doesnt dominate first and die off eventually to get to mid and dry down notes. 45 mins later and that beautiful lime is still present, taking front and center while the woods and incense give it umph as supporting players. Nuit was good, but compared to Nuit parfum, it's underwhelming. This is the true eau fresh flanker to Nuit parfum. If you like Nuit parfum and always wanted a spring/summer version (ignoring Nuit EDT), this is the pick up for you. I just got it so this is based on first impressions off a strip, but I will update/edit if I need to after an official skin wear. At around 45 bucks for 120 ml, I think it's a no brainer. As far as performance, maybe it's a batch thing, as I have the newest release and I don't have issues. It projects well around 3 feet for the first hour, goes down to around a foot and half for the next two hours and then becomes a soft scent bubble for the remaining 3 hours (around half a foot). I get around 6 hours before it becomes barely noticeable.

Not sure why I didn't review this before, as I have had it for a few years. I like a lot of Issey miyake frags. The problem is they are always hard to get, unless you want leau dissey or it's intense brother. Both of which I do love. Blue Astral was one of my firsts when I started purchasing fragrances at an alarming rate. I love fresh citrus scents, and if you can make one that can perform in the colder months, then here is my money. I will be honest. It's a beautiful scent. Holds onto the nuit dissey dna. Adds a wonderful unique citrus opening, but it's downfall is performance. It's not loud or intrusive. It's something you wear for yourself. On a special day. Like new years day. Bois Arctic is another great Issey scent with similarities to blue astral. Everything I've said about astral can be said about bois arctic. Great scent. Not so great performance. Good luck getting your hands on either one for a fair price. I paid 40 for my 2.5 and 60 for my 4.2 of BA. Got super lucky last year and scooped a bottle of bois arctic for 50.

Issey Miyake (IM) have such amazing fragrances in their Homme and Nuit Homme lines that it is easy to pass on the flankers that aren't as daring (recall the florals in the original) or intense. Astral fits in to the Nuit line by offering sweet lime and soft fresh woods for a casual and playful experience. Less serious than those that came before, the herbal freshness in this provides a great balance to the sweet lime while the leather and soft woods keep the whole thing grounded and comfortable. It performs really well as most IM fragrances do on my skin and will be my most worn out of the IM fragrances I own because it's office and family friendly. Wifey compliments me almost every time and I really enjoy it too. In my collection, this is has the same vibe as Azzaro Chrome Pure but way more interesting, and Bvlgari Wood Essence but more gentle. This would get lost in freezing temperatures and winter weather but other than that... day or night, Bleu Astral can fit any occasion. A very versatile and beautiful fragrance.

Beautiful name, lovely scent. An all season scent in my opinion that despite its "Nuit" designation can easily be used in the daytime as well. The lime and coriander top notes mix beautifully so that despite their different ingredients, its smell reminds me a lot of Aramis Gentleman - masculine, fresh, smooth and spicy - although Bleu Astral lasts much longer. I definitely pick up the underlying dark musky background that it has inherited from the regular Nuit D'Issey. Unbelievably classy, impressive performance, and great value for money. Recommended! Update: Having tried it again in 5 degrees c, I found that it performs only modestly in cold weather, same smell but retreats into a skin scent within the hour. This leads me to decide that it's best used as a warm weather evening fragrance, where its performance remains impressive. Update 2022: Davidoff Cool Water Reborn EdT has a very similar smell and performance and could be used as a replacement for this increasingly rare scent.

Bleu Astral is Issey Miyake’s most ‘mainstream’ scent DNA outside of the Majeure line. There is little similarity to the OG, Bleu, or Intense- it definitely goes its own way. As a flanker of Nuit d’Issey, it has the similar citrus and leather over a woody base. The opening is quite mesmerizing. It’s the same coriander and lime combination that is so incredible in Austral Expedition- indeed, these two are the closest relatives in the Miyake lineup. Bleu Astral becomes more “cologney” in the drydown, modernly masculine and spicy fresh. I might add that the bottle is a thing of beauty- the deep, transparent, dark glowing blue color truly reflects the scent profile inside. Overall, this is a very nice smelling fragrance and is easy to wear for most all occasions and seasons. If you would like something similar in style to other “Bleu” fragrances but overlaid with some beautiful, amazing notes, give Astral a try.

Airy citrus. Bleu Astral is a citrus scent first, made up of lime, and turned light and airy with creamy ambroxan. The coriander, along with the less noticeable wood and leather, add a certain green woody-spicy depth and character to the fragrance, beautifying it even more without turning it heavy. This is one of the best ambroxan utilization I've encountered so far. A beautiful, light, and easy wear for warmer weather. Suits all ages but leans towards the youngish crowd more. Well done Issey! Another beautiful creation from a really underrated house. "Love"

Citrusy, spicy. Belu Astral is basically lime zest, on aromatic & lightly-spicy coriander, with a blue feel from the ambroxan, made woodier with the leather and the woodsy notes. Fresh, "blue", aromatic, spicy, woody. It does smell like a mix between Issey Nuit & Issey Sport but it is much closer to the latter because of how predominantly the citrus note is. Now, I love both Nuit & Sport but Bleu Astral, as good as it is, is not superior than neither in my opinion. This a mature citrusy fragrance suitable for day & night. The performance is average. "Like"

I'd enlist this into the 'escapism' category of scents. It's the type of juice that helps you forget about where you are and who you are. This is suppose to evoke a diamond canopy and with the Woody edge this carries, everytime I smell it I think of camp fires, the forest at night, running rivers, vast outback mountain ranges, just pure nature really. Not that I'm particularly into that sort of thing but it just takes you there. Not the best longevity in the world but for the price you can't go wrong. Considering getting it.

Got this as a gift from my friends, I was expecting it'll be quite similar to the Original EDT Nuit Dissey, but wow, you could honestly class this as a new perfume, the citrus opening of Lime is sharp and fresh. Right now I'm getting good performance but it's not Peak Summer, so maybe it'll be a bit less in the 45~50 degrees temp. I'm pretty sure it's back in Production since you can get it for a good price on the Walmart website, which is where my friend got it for me Definitely worth getting if you ask me

This is very appealing to the mass actually. It's the blue scent for Issey. This has BDC as dna/vibe. Definitely there. So it's definitely gonna smell nice. Just weak in projection, Silage and longetivy. It doesn't last, Defo need to respray after 3-4hrs. This IM Bleu is different from the rest of the line. The name Bleu is there for. Reason. It's their own Bleu range supposingly for the masses but didn't really got too popular. But it's a good smelling frag and hard to get a dislike.

First of all i agree with Frample this does start off rather fresh, i just tested the Austral expedition on the other hand as well, it comes of a bit more spicy than the Astral but i think thats pretty normal as Austral has more notes, if you put your nose a little to close to where you sprayed they both are a bit dirty and earthy, but walking around i get whiffs of a creamy delightful scent, and that goes for the both of them, i do like them very much the drydown is amazing.

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I love it! Not something very unique, but it's perfect for a summer night out. Very elegant, great performance and overal a good fragrance. As i said, not very unique actually, it does remind me a lot of the original Cool Water from Davidoff and Green Irish Tweed- Creed. It's somewhere between these 2. It's not really a daring fragrance, i don't think someone could say it really sucks. It's pleasant, clean, elegant and safe for every environment.

Amazing fragrance! Lasts unbelievably long especially in warm weather: > 10 hrs. Strong - not overpowering - Citrus/ Spicy/ Moderately Woody mix. Approximately 2 hours after applying - and outdoors in > 33°C weather - the boil-down ( no pun intended ) is a very pleasant & vibrant quality that is characteristic of salty/ peppery/ sea-like/ with something else in there that is quite enigmatic but which adds a marine quality to it. 9.5/ 10 overall

The opening is basically a sharp blast of lime and a blackpepperish spicy scent. It is a really interesting smell, almost "dirty" but not in a bad way: it reminds me of fresh soil. The peppery accord starts a little strong, but it settles down really quickly. Nice quality and worth paying the discounter price. Since it’s a discontinued flanker, just don't overpay for the hype.

I have to agree with the guys below. if this frag had some power and longevity it would have been a great bomb in the market. the scent itself is very nice and quite different from mainstream frags, especiallu blue ones. the versatility is very good on this one, just needed a little umph..

It's actually a nice one from issey. Its Dirty citrusy. different from other blue scents. It is fresh but in a different way. maybe because of leather and amberwood it has a more mature vibe than the other fresh citrusy scents around. I enjoy it, hope you gonna enjoy it too.

This is my favorite Miyake by far.. This is the scent of summer nights by the pool, the beach or at the beach bar in hot summer greek island hotels. Classy, leatherlike, with some amazing limelike notes , that goes along great with Ouzo, grilled meat and oily women <3

Finally this gem came back online for purchase. If you like the original Nuit d’Issey edt you must get this one. It opens up with a nice smooth lime note and then starts to become like nuit d’issey. Simply fantastic. Recommend buying a full bottle of it.

Enigmatic, etherial, regal. Lasts the whole day on my skin. Lime, wood and leather in equal measure. Smells great.

I love this blind buy!! The leather and lime go so well together... it has an almost delightful bitterness to it!

It's quite interesting in the opening. It is fresh and dark at the same time. I really like it.

2.5s for 45 on jomashop as I type. Go get you one before they are gone. A steal for the price!

Really good. Unique. The herbaceous elements stand out. I like it a lot.

I was super excited to try this, as I'm a huge fan of the original Nuit d'Issey, but ultimately I was let down. The lime in the opening is pretty nice, but it lasts all of about one minute. Then it starts to smell pretty earthy, almost dirty, like soil. The composition just smells flat and overall pretty messy and not well blended. Longevity is well below average, as I sprayed this only about 2 hours ago and can barely smell it, even when I stick my nose right up against my skin. During the 2 hours, I also barely got any whiffs of it, so the sillage is pretty bad too. I definitely can smell some of the original Nuit d'Issey lurking somewhere behind the dirtiness, but overall this is a swing and a miss for me. Overall 5/10 UPDATE: Wore this a few more times and really sprayed a lot. I still don't really smell it on myself very much, but got a few random whiffs throughout the day. The one thing that surprised me though, was that about an hour after I put it on, my wife said "what are you wearing?". And my wife very rarely acknowledges what I'm wearing, and only asks this if she loves or hates the fragrance . It turns out she loved it. She's also a big fan of the original Nuit, so I think that's why. I have come to appreciate this one more over the last few weeks, as it's been kind of a dumb reach when I don't know what else to wear. I do have to spray about 8-10 times though for it to last at all, but I'm slowly coming around on this one. Overall 6.5/10

There is a very strong amount of evidence suggesting that this was put into production again last year along with the legendary L'eau D'issey Pour Homme Noir Ambré. The original production BA had underwhelming longevity (4 hours in the heat, if you're lucky) and projection was very faint after the first hour or so. I can't imagine that the newer batches are actually stronger. It's a very unique scent for late Spring and Summer wear, so I give it extra points for that. Very close to the original EDT in scent profile, rebalanced and with lime and a pinch or coriander taking the place of the grapefruit. The base notes are dialed back to make it more palatable for heat and humidity. I agree with JTFM below me, Austral Expedition is very similar, but also definitely an improvement in most areas. The notes are certainly dialed up in AE as well. Noir Ambré was kind of a no brainer for getting a rerelease, but after seeing Bleu Astral being revived, it gives me very high hopes for seeing some of the more highly regarded L'eau D'issey and Nuit D'issey flankers getting a second chance. This is actually a brilliant move for IM, as Bois Arctic was the last top shelf release from them in 2021. Sel D'issey and L'eau D'issey EDP were good but based on concepts that have been around for a while.

#1648 in my “Tour de Fragrance” Got this as a 2ml spray from scentswithsense.com. One can never know with Miyake if a scent you find today will be available tomorrow, unless it’s the sour, mediocre, unattractive, unremarkable and unlikable “L’eau d’ Issey Pour Homme”, which I made the mistake of buying without trying in 1994 and after the first day never wore again. It took the passage of twenty years for me to give another Miyake scent a chance, and of course not in a blind buy. Parfum, Austral, Bois Artic, Noir, Polaris, I like them all, but can never find them for more than five minutes. But that nasty f-ing L’eau d’Issey Pour Homme”, that mess is always available, never runs out of stock anywhere. You’d think they would notice. “Bleu Astral” in an interesting fragrance. A sharp, aromatic citrus freshie that’s dry, not sweet, but not sour. Warm weather office wear and beach wear, very good potency for an EDT, and for the moment widely available. Some similarity to Austral Expedition, but to me Austral Expedition is a better, more well rounded scent that works as date wear too. If you already have Memo Paris “Sicilian Leather” this would largely be redundant. I don’t do EDTs anymore, but if I did, I’d get this one.

LOVE the opening lime blast. For me, it's an almost photo-realistic melange of lime fruit and zest that positively sparkles. If this were it, I'd be just fine with Bleu Astral, but it unfortunately evolves from there... Fifteen minutes later, a semi-dirty vetiver/leather-ish kind of accord kicks in, muddying the whole affair in a way that I just don't understand. It's like it's trying to somehow be both Guerlain Vetiver and Nuit D'Issey all at once, but achieving neither goal with any real success. Not that it's terrible in any way, but it just doesn't mesh well. In the dry down, I get less leather (thankfully!) and more of a very generic light blue-esque combination of citrus and amberwood that by this time is quite subdued and although pleasant enough, is lacking in either its former brightness or enough punch to announce itself as legitimately woody. It's just... there. Barely. Nice enough, but like just too many other Issey Miyake's veritable army of irrelevant flankers, it straddles too many discordant styles to define itself well. As such, whatever style of scent you're looking for, you'll likely find more desirable options out there.

Blue Astral opens with some fresh sparkling lime on top of a dark green bed of coriander, which becomes more evident as the scent goes into the mid and drydown, along with very generic fuzzy woody notes (might be cashmeran?) which are nothing incredibly unexpected or uncommon. I don't smell any leather but, even with the lime fizzing on your skin, there are some darker nuances which make Blue Astral kind of suitable for summer evenings too. I like the clean, refreshing quality of this juice, which is nicely constructed in its simplicity. Its achille's heel though is the performance, really poor in terms of longevity - after 3 hours or so it's gone, and you'll get a very faint synthetic woody note surviving on your skin for quite some time more. Easily found at discounters, Blue Astral is really hard to dislike, and is as easy to wear, making it the perfect dumb-reach summer fragrance when longevity is not a requirement. My iconic Issey Miyake bottle in an elegant electric blue coloration bears the 9185BM batch code from July 2019. Like.

I'm shocked that I haven't left a review for this already. I got a 5ml sample last year and quickly tracked down a full bottle. If you have ever smelled Nuit D'issey EDT, the DNA is here. The smoke and wood is greatly toned down and the grapefruit is replaced with beautiful realistic lime. While the original EDT is geared towards night use in the cooler seasons, this is geared more towards the warmer months and is more daylight friendly. Performance is mild, I got a out 3-4 hours with noticable projection in the first hour. I understand that there had to be a trade off between performance and versatility if they were to use the Nuit D'issey DNA. I give it a solid 7.5 out of 10. I prefer Austral Expedition, but they are so similar after the opening that I believe they are redundant, and honestly, I think if you have the original NDI EDT, it is very similar too. I would only recommend picking this up at current prices if you are a collector or a huge fan of the original EDT DNA.

It's nice to come across a Issey Miyake where the DNA is nothing like the orginal with yuzu note in it. I normally would see what's new in the market, but I personally found most them nothing that would WOW 😕 me. I decided to make a blind purchase and I was more than happy about Issey Miyake Nuit d'Issey Bleu Astral. At first spray, there's a definite sweet/ tropical fruity combo from lime/amberwood notes. The other two notes with coriander and leather gives this juice a sold summertime great vib. You want wear it everytime you go out day or night. Longevity and Sillage is perfect for the summer. You'll get a good 3-5hrs and just enough for someone to know you're wearing an interesting cologne. They'll never know it's a Issey. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to give this juice two thumbs-up 👍👍. I'm going to buy another bottle of this stuff. As everyone knows they'll disco the product and it'll cost you 2x more. A GREAT summer vib cologne..7/10

Issey Miyake with this scent have combined really something special . It is in Nuit line and it is for a good reason there. Blue Astral reaching full potency during warm months , summer night makes this fragrance huge compliment gather ! Projection isnt massive but you can have this in combination with Issey's Intense ... they make huge sillage and project for hours !! Cardamom makes dark vibe but still very pleasent + intense where is benzoin and you have combination that lasts 8 hours and it makes .... just try and you will see ! I like how this same fragrance works during hot summer days ( without Intense ) , it is uniqe scent and people reacton is always in good way . Issey Miyake havent failed even if projection by some people isnt great couse in the end this is blue fragrance with his own twist and in same time great sommer night scent which is done in Isseys way , and that makes him great and memorable ! Big like from me 👍

A darker, more mysterious blue fragrance. I like the idea of a sort of twilight blue scent where darker elements like leather bring a normally boring fresh blue scent profile into a space where it could be worn with a leather jacket. Tragically, Bleu Astral is one of the worst performing fragrances in my 40+ bottle collection. You can douse yourself in this and it still won't approach the strength of 2 sprays of a normally performing fragrance. For this reason I rarely wear it, but when I do wear it I overspray. Bois Arctic is essentially a better version of this with some menthol to add a cooling effect. Presentation-wise, I find this bottle to be particularly nice. The blue coloured glass on the already iconic Issey bottle design with its brushed texture is very eye catching. Whoever designs these bottles is very good at their job.

Perfect for rainy weather, when the wind is slightly cold, so aptly matches the whole vibe of this scent. This is very pleasant, smooth, lime, with cold coriander blended with some sweet creamy woodiness from the amber wood, the leather is light and it's a very casual clean take on the note. The initial spray has a certain Sichuan pepper type of spice which lasts for a very short while, reminded me of Noir Anthracite by Tom Ford's opening, in the far dry down this gives BdC Parfum vibes, also reminiscent of CK In2U for men throughout. Performance isn't all that great, average at best wish it did better. But overall, a very versatile easy, inoffensive well made quality scent from Issey, an oddball in the Nuit D'Issey line. 7/10

Versatile everyday fragrance despite the "Nuit" in the title. The opening is classic Issey Miyake: a strong citrus supported by a woody note. Soon after, though, it evolves into something much more relaxing and sophisticated. The amberwood is dominant but smooth. I would say that the fragrance description is accurate in this regard. The sillage is not as strong for me as the votes would suggest, but I just love how this fragrance develops. Fresh enough to wear in the day, alluring enough for nighttime. Also dumb-grab worthy across most seasons.

An earthy and fresh fragrance despite the “bleu” factor which luckily doesn’t resemble the repetitive boring blue factor in aquatic fragrances. This fragrance is more earthy and very minimally aquatic. I don’t think it’s as cliche as some reviewers are claiming but yes, it’s not as groundbreaking as the original l’eau d’issey. I personally wouldn’t wear it to special occasions but would definitely recommend it as a daily work/office fragrance. Performance and sillage are solid. To be honest, there are better issey miyake fragrances out there.

This is a pleasant 'blue' frag and it kinda smells what you expect it to smell like - fresh spicy citrus sweet and ..... blue Tropical waters, clear seas, heat, fresh ..... but lasts very mediocre Tested this on the opposite wrist to Eau Majeure and after 2-3 hours this is gone - Majeure is cruising Trends change and this flanker is generic in concept, likeable and not offensive in any way just doesn't last and there's very little originality to this creation Good smell but no legs and slightly dated/boring (IMO)

A fresh, woody and smoky fragrance. Honestly I didn't quite like it at first because I felt the leather note is too dominant, but then it suddenly clicked with me one day. It smells really nice on a cool rainy day. In my case, spraying it on the back of my neck tempers the smokiness of leather a little bit, and brings out the fruitiness in the citrus.

Safe citrus with a spicy dry down. I was expecting more of the OG DNA but didn't find much. Kind of a Nautica Voyage less sweety. Worth the price for an all rounder and that's about it.

Imagine a piercing lime note with woods and a leathery backbone, thats what you get from this. Its longivity is lacking but i like to use it before i go to bed.

Someone below mentioned "dirty citrus" and I think that's exactly the right way to describe it. This is a really nice fragrance. Just wish it lasted longer.

Getting a strong Guerlian vetiver vibe off this. Versatile but personally see this more of a summer evening scent.

The opening is like lemon/lime candy -- smells like edible. But once that is passed it settles down to a nice subtle amber woody scent. The issue is it is a skin scent in like 20 mins and it is gone in like 1-2 hrs. Probably the worst IM fragrance I have ever seen. You literally need to shower in this to get a moderate silage and longevity. On top of that, this is a very generic and forgettable fragrance. No one would notice it because of its poor performance and if you manage to do it, it has now wow factor in it. You can safely ignore this and try something better. The way this one performs is kind of shocking to me but after trying 2 different bottles I am sure it is the fragrance itself.

Basic fresh scent with hints of woody notes, nothing amazing. Performance is very poor. In an 1hr or less it's all gone. Silage is zero to none. No scent trail, no projection whatsoever. So disappointed in the performance, might as well pour out the entire bottle and get it over and done with.

Bought it because it was on sale and the bottle is beautiful. The scent is middling, as is the longevity. Issey Miyake's Nuit line is amazing but its freshies are a snooze fest.

Do not blind-buy this. I normally try to do a lot of research in fragrances I am interested in, but I guess I did not do enough. This scent was really disappointing to me. Nothing bleu or reminiscent of a starry sky at all. Instead, there is this dirty earthiness of dirt, like a dirty vetiver almost. It lasts throughout the entire life of the scent, only mixed slightly with the citrus, but that lasts all but a couple minutes. Would not recommend this to anyone interested. It has average performance, lasting 4+ hours on my skin. But I wanted to wash it off within the first hour. Not the worst scent, but not a scent I like. I live and grew up in the PnW and this has nothing to remind me of the outside nature or a starry night. Could see where some people may like it, others can have different interpretations of what nature at night can smell like, this was not it for me. Longevity: 6.5/10 Projection: 6/10 Scent: 4/10 (Dislike)

as a female smelling this, i received this as a sample along with 5 other samples and i've sprayed these all on paper. this scent i put 5th while still wet. after they all dried, i ended putting it 6th swapping it with givenchy gentleman which smells to have a few of the same notes. i have 3 i like and 3 i dont like and as this being 6th, its one i dont particularly like. its not horrible but i'm not attracted to the scent at all. my impressions of notes i can smell is its very woody and leathery and lime. could imagine wearing it in a forest in spring in the fresh morning. other than that its not a scent thats going to lure me into you.

A blind buy due to suggested reference to my favorite Givenchy pour homme. Unfortunately this is not the case. This is an uninspiring woodiness going nowhere. There is also some unpleasant soapiness in it at some stage. Other than that I can see some similarity to Issey Miyake Intense which I truly hate. The sad thing is that I love Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey and this is the DNA I expected to find in Bleu Astral and Intense. The bigger the disappointment is. I am afraid this is my last adventure with this brand.

Unfortunately I can’t get past this smelling like someone’s car when they smoke weed in it. I tried it on paper and skin and I was hoping I would enjoy it but I just don’t. But I won’t trash it because it doesn’t smell low quality or anything like that. Scent is subjective and I’m glad there’s plenty of people that enjoy this and I’m in the minority.