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L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme EDT, Issey Miyake, Reformulation Guide
Vintage DecantsIdentify and explain:
Hello fragrance fam, today's reformulation guide will be on L'Eau D'Issey EDT by Issey Myake for men! Known for being a yuzu forward aquatic freshie, akin to something like Acqua Di Gio. To keep things simple we're going to group this into four approximate main reformulations.
1. Pre-2000: The first editions had four lines of text on the front of the bottle. Every edition afterwards has had three. In these versions the calone and musk notes are very intense, "beast like".
2. 2000-2011: These versions the bottle had a white cap. The calone and musks were dialed down, but the overall scent profile remained similar with notes of nutmeg, vetiver, saffron and tobacco.
3. 2011-2022: These bottles have three lines of text, but have now went back to silver caps again. The scent becomes more citric relating the smell to lemons and cucumbers.
4. Post 2022: These bottles look identical to the 2011-2022 bottles with a silver cap. But on the batch sticker underneath it will have "Shiseido" typed. These versions have become more floral, with amplified notes of lotus and sage.
My personal favorites are the two first versions.
Hope this helps and enjoy the journey!
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