L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Intense (2007)
by Issey Miyake

What a smell. WHAT a smell.

It's like driving an Austin Martin DB7. It's like what you want your wedding night to be like and more. It's like eating your favourite food with your favourite person at your favourite place with your favourite drink. It's like being immune to swine flu. It's like winning the lottery, investing it and then getting 10 times your money back and then going onto Dragon's Den just to boast at how much richer you are compared to them. It's like England winning the World Cup and then the Euro's just for fun.

And about the smell... it's just awesome. Do you get the hint I may like it? :-D Ok I'm not totally stupid - I realise it's not to everyones taste. But I just love this stuff. It's fresh and yet complicated / mysterious. But for me not too rich or ironically, intense. It just sits so well like a companion. It's fairly strong but used carefully it is a great reward for those lucky enough to get close to you. It's perfect for daytime wear but also fantastic for evening wear.

It lasts for a good while, it develops real character as the smell wears on. Yes it is fresh but there is a beautiful darkness to it with a warmth that is carried through by the bergamot.

I just love it. What a smell. WHAT a smell.

Although it is not a difficult task, I actually prefer this to the original. A brief,tart, yet fruity opening is quickly replaced with a smoked spice accord that lingers for several hours. This middle phase is quite long lived, but it does usher in a rather disappointing phase towards the end, that lacks the simple pleasures of the previous phases. The dry down is a little too meek and lacks the warmth and interest that the heart notes have. All in all, not a bad effort, but not quite worthy of a bottle purchase.

It has a nice bottle. Does the world really need more of these awful Aqui da Gio clones???

I am agree with TONYSOPRANO and HEAWNS...."Good lasting power and sillage" until this side of Tropico inclusive, very good fragrance smells something in the line of: Curve Crush, Swiss Army Altitude, Perry Ellis 18 and others more.
IMO Better than its Stepbrother (Le Eau D Issey) less overpower, overwhelming and intoxicant.

It really isn't a stronger version of the original. Both have their own identities if you ask me; not sure what Issey was thinking. I like this version better. It lost the original's spiciness however.

That said, the Intense version is more of an office scent if you ask me. You're not going to impress anybody, but you're definitely going to smell fresh. Thumbs up.

Good and long lasting effort of Issey Miyake.

Young, intense, metrosexual and sporty. Compliments? Of course! People loves this kind.

Excellent option for people who loves aquatics with good longevity. Thats not easy to find, that s why this bottle is a good choice for this fragance concept.