The best Issey Miyake perfumes for women are a symphony of aromas that celebrate femininity, creativity, and individuality. Each bottle holds more than just a fragrance; it encapsulates moments, memories, and emotions. Embracing an Issey Miyake perfume means embracing the art of perfumery at its finest, and inviting an exquisite blend of notes to become an integral part of your personal narrative.
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake blurs fashion, nature, and aroma when it comes to designing his best-selling fragrances. The brand’s first ever fragrance, L’Eau d’Issey, was released in 1992 and was inspired by his love of water.
Since then, the brand has gone on to release an endless stream of delicious yet highly curated scents, often based on natural elements like flowers, minerals, and woods. The best part?
Issey Miyake perfumes are not only beautiful to smell, but also to look at. Each bottle is designed with simplicity and elegance, designed to resemble things like water droplets or origami shapes. Not sure where to start in the world of Issey Miyake perfumes? Read on for all of our favorites!
1. L’eau D’issey (Issey Miyake) by Issey Miyake
Floral, fresh, and endlessly classy: L’eau D’issey (Issey Miyake) by Issey Miyake is a staple scent that you’ll adore the most during shoulder seasons. This subtle, understated scent represents everything the Issey Miyake brand does best, blending lotus, freesia, cyclamen, and juicy melon in a way designed to emulate the spray of a waterfall, the fragrance of flowers, and the scent of springtime forest.
Recommended related fragrances: Jean Paul Gaultier by Jean Paul Gaultier, White Shoulders by Evyan, Club De Nuit by Armaf
2. L’eau D’issey Pure Petale De Nectar by Issey Miyake
As its name suggests, L’eau D’issey Pure Petale De Nectar by Issey Miyake is a little warmer than the original perfume, incorporating sweet drops of honey into this unbeatably delicious, rose-heavy fragrance. Inside its iconic bottle you’ll find top notes of pear and honey, a heart of sweet rose, and a comforting, heady base of creamy sandalwood, cashmeran, and ambergris.
Recommended related fragrances: Pink Sugar by Aquolina, Coach by Coach, Jimmy Choo Blossom by Jimmy Choo
3. A Drop D’issey by Issey Miyake
A Drop D’issey by Issey Miyake made the headlines for being one of the first solar scents: a perfume inspired by the sunshine that emulates that gorgeous warm glow from above. A perfect summer scent for those who love floral, almond-infused perfumes, A Drop D’issey highlights rose, lilac, jasmine, and orange blossom.
Recommended related fragrances: Boss The Scent by Hugo Boss, Afnan Fatima by Afnan, Pleasures by Estee Lauder
4. Pleats Please L’eau by Issey Miyake
A big fan of Issey Miyake clothes but haven’t yet ventured into the fragrance line? Give Pleats Please L’eau by Issey Miyake a try. This unusually-shaped bottle blends rose, woody, and musky notes with an inspiring pink and green finish. It’s youthful and cheerful, adding the perfect final touch to all kinds of summer outfits. Expect a rich hue of Bulgarian rose, pink pepper, and neroli blossom.
Recommended related fragrances: Jimmy Choo by Jimmy Choo, Aromatics Elixir by Clinique, Tresor by Lancome
5. A Scent by Issey Miyake
“What’re you wearing?” a friend asks. “Oh, just A Scent,” you airily reply. No one needs to know it’s actually the one and only A Scent by Issey Miyake. A timeless choice released back in 2009, this refreshing, citrus, green-fringed perfume is ideal for those warm summer days when you need a cleansing finish to feel complete. Inspired by Japanese mountains, it blends French verbena and lemon with a base of cedar.
Recommended related fragrances: Paloma Picasso by Paloma Picasso, L’air Du Temps by Nina Ricci, Ck One Summer by Calvin Klein
6. L’eau D’issey Shades Of Kolam by Issey Miyake
L’eau D’issey Shades Of Kolam by Issey Miyake is one of the newer releases from the brand and wasted no time rising in popularity towards the top of the list. This floral perfume champions rose and white floral notes with an undercurrent of citrus and a base that’s amber-hued and sensual. It opens with an unusual – in the best way possible – blast of freesia, grapefruit, and cardamom.
Recommended related fragrances: White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor, Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker, Paris Hilton by Paris Hilton
7. L’eau D’issey Reflection In A Drop by Issey Miyake
Floral and aquatic, L’eau D’issey Reflection In A Drop by Issey Miyake is our go-to fragrance on those days when we still need a spritz of something before leaving the house but want that ‘something’ to be very subtle. Designed to emulate the sunshine reflection after the rain, L’eau D’issey Reflection In A Drop blends dew drops, lotus, mimosa, woods, aquatic accords, and finishes with a hint of musk.
Recommended related fragrances: Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana, Bright Crystal by Versace, Eternity by Calvin Klein
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Georgie Darling is a freelance lifestyle and travel writer from London, England. Her work has been published in ELLE, Yahoo, Red, Grazia, and Tripadvisor, amongst others. When she’s not writing, Georgie spends most of her time travelling to new countries and scuba diving. She’s been an avid fragrance lover since a young age and considers Alaïa by Alaïa Paris to be her signature scent.
