Issey Miyake

L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense

2007
The original aquatic masterpiece deepened with spiced woods and amber, transforming daytime transparency into all-occasion sophistication.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Toilette
Style Designer
Notable Ingredients
vetiver cinnamon nutmeg yuzu sandalwood musk amber

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 6/10

Character

Moods

sophisticated bold earthy

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

All

Thematic Territory

The original aquatic poem given weight and gravitas — spiced woods deepen the water metaphor into something more turbulent and substantial.

Era & Context

Modern

A mature reinterpretation of the groundbreaking L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, replacing pure aquatic transparency with spiced woody depth. It reflected a broader industry trend of creating 'intense' flankers that gave casual designer fragrances evening-appropriate gravitas.

Spiritual Links

Hermès Terre d'Hermès
7/10
Woody Foundation
Dior Fahrenheit
6/10
Textural Kinship
Acqua di Parma Colonia Club
5/10
Seasonal Transcendence

Influences

Absorbed from

Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Core aquatic-citrus DNA reweighted with spiced wood intensity

Influenced

Issey Miyake Nuit d'Issey Paved the way for darker, denser Issey Miyake masculine expressions

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