Isis

Affordable dupe of L'eau D'Issey. Very pleasant, fresh, delicate and uplifting. To me it's the ideally blended floral aquatic, feminine and ageless and great for every day wear. I sometimes use it myself but mostly I buy it for my Mum when I can't afford her favourite, the Issey Miyake. If only it had more staying power - no wonder they sell handbag sized bottles for re-application on the go! Please never discontinue this one, M&S.

Yes very much Issey Miyake at a fab price.

A very fresh aquatic musky woody perfume which is perfect for clean girl vibes It's a dupe for L'eau d'Issey but this is way lighter than the og but that's okay as am in India and this one is like less than half the price of Issey! They changed the name to Aqua and the tall beautiful bottle is harder to source but am keeping my fingers crossed that they keep the juice in the delicate longer bottle forever! Every spritz is like a blast of fresh air and cold water and the dry-down is fresh damp sharp wood and something herbally green,, i don't get any florals just powderyness from the violet I wouldn't call it long lasting but that's a problem with clean freshies in hot weather we gotta keep refreshing up!

Oh I had this in UK. So many memories... I remember being attracted by the name Isis. As soon as I tried it at Marks&Spencer in Lancaster I thought: Yssey Miyake! Almost the same, maybe less ethereal, and very new kind of perfume at that time. It smelled thicker floral the IM and acquatic. Girly enough, feminine for sure, very longlasting. I bought it in the old packaging (together with a pair of black heels) and used up while I was there, but honestly it's better not to wear too much. It can be heavy.

I recently bought the men's version, Isis pour homme. It is a pleasant, aquatic freshie with decent projection and longevity. I think it is much better than a typical "mall frag" or a store-brand offering, but it is still nondescript. I only bought it because I was on vacation and ran out of decants, and had a gift card for M&S. Got a small 30 ml bottle for 8 British pounds, which I think is worth it. Garners decent compliments and the juice is, as I said, pleasant :)