L'eau d'Issey

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L'eau d'Issey
Fragrance by Issey Miyake
Released1992
Label Issey Miyake Parfums
Flanker(s) L'eau d'Issey Pour Homme

L'eau d'Issey is a perfume for women produced for Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake. [1]

"L'eau d'Issey" means "the water of Issey" in French. It is also a pun on "odyssey". [2] It was introduced in 1992. [3] The "nose" for the perfume was Jacques Cavallier. [4]

The fragrance is an aquatic floral, with top notes of Lotus, Melon, and Freesia, and a woody white musk base.

A flanker fragrance for men "L'eau d'Issey Pour Homme" was introduced in 1994 by Issey Miyake Parfums. [5] [4]

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References

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