L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Wood & Wood
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Wood & Wood by Issey Miyake is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum from 2019 in the designer price tier. It opens with grapefruit, elemi and cardamom, moves into apricot, ambroxan, virginia cedarwood and sandalwood and dries down to haitian vetiver and patchouli. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
- Elemi Peppery resin with a lemon-pine lift. Bright and dry.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Heart
- Apricot Warm, jammy stone fruit. Often hiding inside osmanthus.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
- Virginia Cedarwood The pencil-shaving one specifically. Dry, sharp and slightly sweet.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
Dry-down
- Haitian Vetiver Cleaner, smokier vetiver with a grapefruit lift. Less earthy than Javan.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
Smells like this
- Escentric Molecules Molecule 03
- Maison Alhambra The Tux
- Dior Sauvage Elixir
- Xerjoff Opera
- Maison Matine Tu te Calmes
- Diptyque Vetyverio
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