Pleats Please

There is a single perfume store in my big city that still has a tester of this, which is located in a small, otherwise boring mall. For months I was always trying that tester when I was in the area and wasn't sure if I should buy a bottle. During the lockdown I finally gave in and ordered it online for a super cheap price. And wow, I was surprised to find out that the new bottle smelled better than the tester, fresher and less sharp! Every perfume should be stored in a cold and dark area, but this maybe even more so. Pleats Please is a very wearable, but not boring fruity floral. It's a more refined take on the pink sweet pea scent that is usually found in body sprays and drug store products. The nashi pear in the opening is so juicy, dewy and refreshing, almost citrusy. It's one of my favorite fruits in real life and really well-done in this perfume. The indole note might sound scary to some, but in my opinion this isn't very indolic. It has white floral aspects similar to a sharp orange blossom and jasmin, but nothing really dirty. The base is a sweet doll-skin vanilla with some fresh and clean patchouli and musk to ground the fragrance. This is such a fluffy fragrance with just the right amount of tart notes to cut through it and make it even better. I think it's perfect for spring, but it could be worn year round.

A blind buy, and so glad I have this in my collection. I love the smell of Sweet Peas, so this is a winner for me. At first spray, it opens with pink peony and pear, and when I first wore it I was disappointed because I thought I had been had, that no sweet pea was in this, just purely pear and floral, and although it was beautiful floral I was disappointed because I have so many floral, it was Sweet Pea I was searching for. So carried on throughout my day.....2 hours later whilst at work, I caught a whiff of myself and thought I smelled gorgeous, and whats this? the most wonderful sweet pea smell that took me back to my younger days at school when we had the sweet-pea school festival. Yes I have sweet pea and it is truly glorious, and though it was late to the party, it stays right until the end. Pleats Please lasts a long time on my perfume devouring skin, and for an EDT its truly amazing....we're talking 10-12 hours here! My bottle is a 50ml as it was a blind buy, but it is on my christmas wish list, and if I dont get it I will be buying myself a couple of 100ml bottles as back ups. I love it.

Totally wasn't expecting what I smelled, I was expecting something lighter, not that it's heavy, I just was more focused on the sweet pea note && expected something like the B&BW Sweet Pea... any who what you have is a pretty fruity floral with a touch of sweetness w/o being overly sweet. I'm not certain if I really got the comparison to JC'S CC...It was a quick test, but I'm sure it might have an undertone that's reminiscent I'll have to revisit it. I got a brightness from it that makes it perfect for the spring & summer months && it's sweetness makes it fun && youthful. It's deff. worth the try I think most will enjoy it if they're in search for a new break of spring && summer scent. I know they have 3 diff versions of this out && who needs another flanker right, but I'm interested to see a whole line...I love that bottle && I think it be nice in a light green color..."Pleats Please L'eau" or maybe even a winter version or like a "Pleats Please Noir" with a black cap...Idk lol, is it noticeable I want to be a designer && create scents...haha go give it a try! :) Overall: 9/10

Sort of a crumpled bottled look. Not the type of pleats I envisage, but being familiar with Issey's garment designs of the 90's I see where the idea came from, though personally I prefer crisp perfect pleats myself. Anyway the fragrance, Perfect for summer. A Melbourne summer. On me the fragrance does not last long at all, an hour tops. Hint of musk at stumps. As a hint of musk after the final drydown. I probably will have to purchase the an EDP, though as a summer scent the EDT should surfice. The fragrance reminds me of a field full of market flowers. Lovely and freshly sweet. I smell the freesia over the other notes then the musk. I don't like the bottle cap. It;s like a fallen flower. But again I see the design principle behind the bottles design. Very reminiscent of Miyake's cumpled oversized designs of yesteryear with geisha type models. I recall the garment designs quite vividly. But I do like this over L'Eau Issey. Even though I absolutely love the way L'Eau used to smell on me. Cheers T.

About that bottle. I'm usually more focused on the perfume than the bottle so when I first got Pleats Please the bottle was my least concern. After owning it for a while I've realised that this bottle gives me an inordinate amount of pleasure when I pick it up. The way the pleats are indented in the front creates a perfect thumb grip making it a delight to hold. Sometimes I just pick it up and put it straight back down again! Several times! About the perfume. I think it falls somewhere between Elie Saab (as do many others before me) and Moringa from The Body Shop. I like Elie Saab but it feels too "dressed up" for me. Pleats Please is more my style. It's smells fresh and laundry white. It's sweet and sparkling, a bit like a honey nectar fizzy drink. And it's got patchouli. I think there's quite a bit, more than the pyramid will let me give it. If I ever decide to give it away someone else is going to have to pack it for me because if I pick it up I won't let it go.

This is more like a story, rather than a review. I first sniffed Issey Miyake Pleats Please during my travel to Nuremberg to visit my little brother in 2016. I was already at the bus station, waiting to return to Leiden. There was a cosmetic and perfume shop called Müller inside the station and I tried to kill the time by sniffing some perfume. I can't remember what other perfumes I tried then, but Pleats Please just spoke to me. It was very memorable, I couldn't forget the scent since it lasted the whole journey to Leiden (>12 hrs). It smelled very sweet, floral, and nothing like I had ever smelled before. A few days later, I bought a full bottle in either Kruidvat or Etos (I just can't remember, sorry). The end. I just need to write this so I don't forget in the future (I even start to forget some details now), since this perfume is a part of my life journey and the meeting was magical. Only a few perfume can hold this kind of title throughout my life haha.

I managed to get hold of a sample and it was love at first sniff. It has all my favourite scents in there so it was kinda inevitable. I tried it a few times to test the sillage and longevity. This is the most impressive eau de toilette I have tried for sillage and longevity and believe me I have tried hundreds over the years. The opening is bright, fresh and sweet. I dont get the artificial toilet cleaner smell on my skin at all. It seems to be a hit with my oh as well. I am definitely NOT a girl but still very happy to enjoy this delightful scent. I dont think we should be ageist when it comes to perfume! If you love the scent then wear it! I have both Just Cavalli and Elie Saab and it doesnt smell like either of them! For starters there is no sweet pea in either of them and its obvious in this!!

I've never paid much attention to this house because I remembered trying l'eau when it first came out as a teen. It seemed boring and cold to me. But, one of the awesome things about swapping (aside from dealing with the nicest people) is that you sometimes end up with something you love and wouldn't have figured out on your own. For me, pleats please is the epitome of this. I love it. I'm ravenous for it. For me, it starts out a syrupy thick floral. Under that though is something different. I guess it must be the indoles? It actually reminds me of the resin left in a glass piece. I'm not much of a smoker myself, but i worked for a long time in a head shop. I find this quirky combination comforting and alluring. I didn't know I liked indoles. Maybe I'll try Joy again!

This scent opens me up as it creates a vibe of fresh flowery openness. Some flowery tranquility, if that makes any sense. It makes me feel elegant and creative and ready for everything. So weird what a scent can do to you. I like the add with the 3 bottles dancing like the petals of fresh blossom in the breeze, being elegant from it's nature. I have purchased this lovely scent based on the comments here - thanks to you all Fragrantica reviewers! - as I was looking for an Elie Saab alike. The opening is like Elie but I was pleasantly surprised how it developed into a well balanced flowery scent. I love the bottle as well, this is modern art in my opinion. Such a nice design and it feels heavy and sturdy in my hands with a pink juice inside. Will re purchase for sure.

Lovely fragrance! Beautiful all the way around!!!! Blind purchased this from Marshalls today. I've never read any of the reviews for this prior to purchasing it, but it was so cheap that I couldn't leave it in the store. The notes are blended really well. I can detect sweet pea, pear and patchouli. The patchouli is a clean patchouli that gives the fragrance some depth. It has just the right amount of sweetness for me and it goes perfectly with my chemistry. I love it from first spray to drydown. I believe this can be worn all year round without any problems of it being too fresh. Anyway, I love it !!! Update---EXCELLENT LONGEVITY(8-10 HRS) AND MODERATE-SILLAGE!! This is one of the best blind buys and will definitely be getting a backup bottle!!!

Indolic in a gooood way, and I dont like indolic.. It is very flowery in both delicate and simple way. It is not old lady like, although for someone indoles might always be old lady like... My first sniff was wow! I am gonna buy this. Now, when the pear note weakened (in a few minutes after spraying), it became indolic and flowery only, so I am not sure... the pear gave it a spark. Its like pure pure sweet lovely jasmin (not like alien or armani code - these are so dirty). It is quite sexy though. So I love it, although it is indolic. But everything indolic feels dated to me unfortunately, even this beautiful. So if I would buy it, it would please me in pleat at home, since I would hesitate to wear it on public.

LOVE this!!! I blind bought Pleats Please today, without having ever smelled it or read any reviews. I instantly loved it. I found that it smelled like melon and tropical flowers. My immediate thoughts were:"This is wonderful! I would like to wear this to the beach: this is going to be my new, most favorite summer scent!" For me, the scent is the same as the taste of drinking a Fuzzy Navel. Really sweet, bubbly. So good. I wore this to a garden party this evening and was busy and distracted and forgot about my new perfume, I caught a wiff of something beautiful, simple, yet complicated. I was just about to comment on this mesmerizing scent when I realized that it was me! Yay!

This is a bright and summery scent. It starts with cheerful pear and sweet pea but unfortunately the initial delight fades away too quickly to leave almost nothing behind. I really love this perfume but longevity is too poor - 2 hours at most. I also love the musky vanilla dry down that lingers closely to skin some time more, but to me, this will not be worth a buy. Edit of a hot summer day: At 30 degrees outside the lasting power of Pleats Please increases immensely. I enjoyed it for the most of the day and have to say that it would be a lovely summer scent.

It ́s a slightly strange and interesting scent. The beginning is VERY bright, almost harsh- I guess it ́s the indole molecule? I usually find peony soft and sweet pea "dainty", so it must be the molecule. The dry-down is VERY pretty- soft, natural patchouli, a teeny bit of vanilla, the way I like it, easy-going musk and cedar, which is my favourite woody note. I enjoy this and my man really likes it- he likes everything with some patchouli! It ́s got good silage and regular longevity.

i totally loveeeeeeee it! its like a garden with bright coloured flowers all over( u can imagine something like Escada colour code). tried this on the sample given in CLEO mag. it has yet to be launched here in my country. so am waiting eagerly for its launch. i might have to get the EDP as the EDT doesn't last long enough on me. i am used to strong perfume, so, there u have it. :) Overall: Longevity - 5/10 Silage - 5/10 Smells - 10/10

i was blown away by this frag, tried it together with the new Coco Noir and was expecting to love Coco Noir,but was totally unimpressed by it, while this one stayed bubley, sparkly and fruity all day long in humidity 80% and 30C heat.Playful and perfect for the beach or hot summer nights!<3 Both bottle and name don't appeal to me and i was quite hesitant to even try the scent but happy that i did, it was a nice surprise!

I bought a 30ml bottle of this today at a good price to try and it is very aromatic with opening bursts of pear, drying down to a beautiful Sweet Pea fragrance - exactly what I had been looking for. An exquisite smell, Sweet Pea is pleasant and floral, but not overpowering. A big fan of Issey Miyake fragrances, this one did not disappoint, and I can recommend it to anyone who loves floral perfume.

Holy Nose! I adore this fragrance. I recently purchased it as a blind buy and I couldn't be happier! When the weather warms up I will definitely be spritzing this on my neck, in my hair, and wrists daily. The initial spritz screams feminine, fruity freshness. Then she calms down into this lovely, clean amalgamation of olfactory confection. If you want girly and clean and fresh, you'll love this.

I wasn't expecting this to be so different to Pleats Please L'Eau, which I have owned for some time. Pleats Please is such a singular beast! And yet it is just as lovely. A floral beauty with pear at it's heart. I am already considering buying a back up bottle, as I have done with my L'Eau and my A Scent By Issey Miyake. Another triumph for Issey Miyake, may he live on forever and ever xo

This was one of my first perfumes and a signature scent of mine for about 2 years before I really started my collection. I was 13 years old and my mom got this for me and I just fell in love, I still have a bottle now three years later and its super nostalgic. Its a lovely floral scent that has some sweetness from the pear note. Its very fresh and I smell quite a bit of patchouli.