A Scent
A Scent by Issey Miyake is a feminine-leaning eau de toilette from 2009 in the designer price tier. It opens with hyacinth and lemon verbena, moves into jasmine and galbanum and dries down to cedarwood and musk. Expect around 5 hours of wear, and it projects softly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Hyacinth Cold, green, watery floral. Smells like early spring.
- Lemon Verbena Lemon crossed with crushed herbs. Smells like expensive soap.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
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