L'Eau d'Issey
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake, composed by Jacques Cavallier, opens clear and watery: lotus, melon, freesia, rose water and cyclamen, with a bright ozonic edge running through. Lily-of-the-valley, lily, water peony and carnation keep the heart light and floral rather than heavy. The base turns woody and warm, musk, tuberose, exotic woods, osmanthus, cedar, sandalwood and amber, without losing that fresh, aquatic thread. Women wear it most, though its clean, floral clarity would suit anyone chasing that same freshness. It gets worn across spring and summer, by day, often in an office setting. Longevity leans long-lasting in this vote, while sillage settles closer to moderate, so it stays present without announcing itself. Live with a 3ml decant for a week and see if that clarity wins you over.
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The community verdict
L'Eau d'Issey brings lotus, melon and freesia into an aquatic floral heart of lily and water peony, then settles on musk and exotic woods. Wear time divides between long-lasting and moderate; moderate projection leads, with strong next. Its fresh style fits spring days best, while summer and the office work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Calone
- Cyclamen
- Freesia
- Lotus
- Melon
- Rose
- Rose Water
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Carnation
- Lily
- Lily-of-the-Valley
- Water Peony
- Brand
- Issey Miyake
- Perfumer
- Jacques Cavallier
- Scent profile
- For women
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Lotus and melon floating on a clear pond under morning sky.
Main accordsfloral, fresh, white floral, ozonic, aquatic
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Calone
- Cyclamen
- Freesia
- Lotus
- Melon
- Rose
- Rose Water
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Carnation
- Lily
- Lily-of-the-Valley
- Water Peony
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,070 votes
Most voted: 37%Long lasting
36%Moderate
Sillage950 votes
Most voted: 49%Moderate
32%Strong
Season935 votes
Most voted: 40%Spring
40%Summer
Time of day976 votes
Most voted: 44%Daytime
31%Office
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Longevity1,070 votes
- Very weak5%50 votes
- Weak14%150 votes
- Moderate36%380 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)37%400 votes
- Eternal8%90 votes
Sillage950 votes
- Intimate12%110 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)49%470 votes
- Strong32%300 votes
- Enormous7%70 votes
Season935 votes
- Spring (Most voted)40%370 votes
- Summer40%370 votes
- Autumn12%110 votes
- Winter9%85 votes
Time of day976 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)44%430 votes
- Office31%300 votes
- Evening15%150 votes
- Night out10%96 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake founded his Japanese design house in 1970, and its perfumes carry his taste for clean lines and simple materials. The first L'Eau d'Issey, in 1992, built a scent around the idea of water, and that clear, watery feel still runs through the range. Expect yuzu, bergamot and mandarin up top, calone and lotus for the aquatic lift, then cedar, vetiver and sandalwood below. Start with L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, bright citrus with a fresh, aromatic spice. Nuit d’Issey Parfum is the evening choice, with leather, patchouli and vanilla. L'Eau d'Issey itself stays floral and light. Jacques Cavallier is one of the perfumers whose work you will find in this line.
Frequently asked questions
What does Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey smell like?
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey opens with Calone, Cyclamen, Freesia and Lotus. The heart brings Carnation, Lily, Lily-of-the-Valley and Water Peony. It dries down to Amber, Cedar, Exotic Woods and Musk. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as floral, fresh, white floral, ozonic and aquatic.
Is Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (37% of votes), and 46% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (49% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: spring and summer are its most-voted seasons, and summer takes 40% of season votes.
Is Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 9% of season votes go to winter.
Is Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 75% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 25% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 31% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey?
L'Eau d'Issey is made by Issey Miyake. Its perfumer is Jacques Cavallier.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey?
A 10ml decant of Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Issey Miyake perfumes can I try?
Besides Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey, 10ML has L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense and Nuit d’Issey Parfum from Issey Miyake, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey decant is filled by hand from an original Issey Miyake bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.