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06/18/2022
Elysium
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The Beauty Of Dewy Water
If you register on the website of the stylist Issey Miyake, a sample of the perfumes of their brand arrives at your home for free, and in this case, the latest news. I have just taken out of the mailbox a small black envelope containing this splendid composition: Eau & Magnolia and Eau & Cèdre. If you are curious like me, let’s find out together what they are.
Eau & Magnolia is a classic backdrop of musk and sandalwood, topped with a dominant and sensual magnolia supported by bitter neroli. Dewy, fresh, floral. Intoxicating. The essence unfolds with dewy, slightly acidic and floral accords, mostly aquatic like the water of a stream but not salty like the water of the sea. I can smell the magnificent white magnolia petals from the initial spray. Bloom Eau de Parfum is the first thing that jumps to my mind smelling this mischievous note of magnolia. The bergamot intensifies the slightly lemony aspect of the flower, while an abundant handful of neroli adds a hint of bitterness and soapyness.
In the heart, the fragrance turns to a more watery aspect, and the fleshy and thick white petal is now soaked, filled with misty drops of water, like the early morning flower covered in the moist dew of the night. I don’t get the rose, perhaps the other opulent flowers obfuscate it. The water aspect is fresh, clear, and dewy, like a morning rain or a still lake, aquatic but salty.
A creamy sandalwood accord appears on the bottom and clean white musks help to balance the final accord. The dry-down. however, is more on the mossy side than the woody one.
Harsh, humid, and practically linear, the fragrance does not undergo notable changes, from opening to dry-down. It is a pleasant late spring / early summer scent, good for any daytime occasion, from morning until late afternoon. Again, despite being a flanker, the perfume does not recall the original L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette. If I have to be honest, this variant looks more like #issey pure, also because it has many notes in common with that fragrance. Longevity is average, while projection is good for the first hour, and definitely, this one projects more than its masculine counterpart.
I base the review on a couple of samples I have owned since June 2022.
-Elysium
Eau & Magnolia is a classic backdrop of musk and sandalwood, topped with a dominant and sensual magnolia supported by bitter neroli. Dewy, fresh, floral. Intoxicating. The essence unfolds with dewy, slightly acidic and floral accords, mostly aquatic like the water of a stream but not salty like the water of the sea. I can smell the magnificent white magnolia petals from the initial spray. Bloom Eau de Parfum is the first thing that jumps to my mind smelling this mischievous note of magnolia. The bergamot intensifies the slightly lemony aspect of the flower, while an abundant handful of neroli adds a hint of bitterness and soapyness.
In the heart, the fragrance turns to a more watery aspect, and the fleshy and thick white petal is now soaked, filled with misty drops of water, like the early morning flower covered in the moist dew of the night. I don’t get the rose, perhaps the other opulent flowers obfuscate it. The water aspect is fresh, clear, and dewy, like a morning rain or a still lake, aquatic but salty.
A creamy sandalwood accord appears on the bottom and clean white musks help to balance the final accord. The dry-down. however, is more on the mossy side than the woody one.
Harsh, humid, and practically linear, the fragrance does not undergo notable changes, from opening to dry-down. It is a pleasant late spring / early summer scent, good for any daytime occasion, from morning until late afternoon. Again, despite being a flanker, the perfume does not recall the original L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette. If I have to be honest, this variant looks more like #issey pure, also because it has many notes in common with that fragrance. Longevity is average, while projection is good for the first hour, and definitely, this one projects more than its masculine counterpart.
I base the review on a couple of samples I have owned since June 2022.
-Elysium
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