L'Eau d'Issey

1992

The fragrance that proved water could be worn. A transparent aquatic that launched an entire olfactory category and defined 1990s femininity.

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Sensory Profile

Composition

Concentration Eau de Toilette

Style Designer

Notable Ingredients

calone lotus cyclamen rose osmanthus tuberose melon cedar musk amber

Olfactory Structure

Family Fresh

Evolution Moderate

Sillage 4/10

Character

Moods

fresh ethereal serene

Season

Spring Summer

Occasion

Casual

Thematic Territory

A drop of water catching morning light. The scent of rain on clean linen, distilled to its purest form.

Era & Context

Modern

Launched the aquatic revolution in women's perfumery. Jacques Cavallier's use of Calone created a transparent, ozonic quality never before seen in mainstream fragrance. Became the archetype for an entire generation of 'clean' designer scents in the 1990s.