Issey Miyake 2025 EDP

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L'Eau d'Issey Intense

by Amandine Clerc-Marie , Sophie Labbé

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Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Intense is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025, created by Amandine Clerc-Marie and Sophie Labbé. L'Eau d'Issey Intense opens with Posidonia, settles into a heart of Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Vanilla. Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey Intense carries a Favourite verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A luminous aquatic-floral that elegantly layers green posidonia with creamy ylang-ylang and smooth vanilla. Effortlessly modern, serene, and quietly sensual, it reinvents the L'Eau d'Issey DNA with a fresh, oceanic depth.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Fresh
  • Modern
  • Confident
  • Clean
  • Sensual
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L'Eau d'Issey Intense Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Posidonia100%
Heartas listed
Ylang-Ylang100%
Baseas listed
Vanilla100%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer Fall

The composition balances aquatic freshness, green facets and creamy vanilla warmth, making it ideal for spring and summer, while the richer florals and vanilla allow for wear into early fall. It may feel too luminous and fresh for deep winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Casual
Also Works:
Formal

Its radiant aquatic-floral signature feels uplifting and approachable for office, daytime, and dates, yet with enough depth for smart-casual occasions. The gentle projection is versatile but lacks the gravitas or power for formal or sporty settings.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Parfum Intense opens with a crystalline splash of posidonia and ozonic notes, conjuring the sunlit clarity of underwater meadows. At its heart, radiant ylang-ylang and water lily bloom with yellow floral vibrance, gently wrapped in green wisps. The base is an inviting cocoon of vanilla, powdery musk and a whisper of ambergris, lending warmth and lasting sensuality. Modern, aquatic and subtly sweet, it is both breezy and enveloping-an olfactory immersion in oceanic light and depth.

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