Reviews of L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme Lumières D'Issey (2002)
by Issey Miyake

Picked this up on eBay on the cheap. I'll be the first one to bash an aquatic. But because of the sometimes unbearable climate here in Florida, aquatics have become an evil necessity. However, there are only a select few that fit the bill. And most of the Isseys are in that class. I think the original gets beat up pretty bad here on BN. This is a slight spin on the original. Unless you compare them side by side it's hard to tell an acute difference. It's got a little more citrus, mainly grapefruit in the opening. Then mostly the same with a little less woods and hardly any vetiver, which I get a lot of in the drydown in the original. I do find this one to be mostly linear and also a little stronger than the original. This is kind of weird since it's supposed to be a "summer version" of an already "summer" frag. Not a bad scent but not worth buying if you own any of the other Isseys, with the exception of LEaue Bleue.

Smells very much like original L'Eau D'Issey, so much so that many people can't tell the two fragrances apart. However, the drydown of Lumieres seems to be a bit different on me, just a tad less woody. The bottle's different from the original and totally trasparent - don't expose it to the sun!