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L'Eau Bleue d'Issey EAU FRAICHE

post #1 of 21
6/9/06 at 12:27am
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http://www.osmoz.fr/mag/news_parfum....&LANGUE=fr

Well it's out and proud?
But how is it?
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post #2 of 21
6/9/06 at 5:38am
I'm ecstatic about this one. The regular Eau Bleue is one I always reach for when I want fresh and mysterious. It's hard to put my finger on it: not lemony, not spicey, kind of like rosemary foccacia, a pine forest by a breezy mountain lake.

It's so way out there that.... The ancillaries are unbelievable too: Shower gel, Underarm, Shave oil, After shave balm...

Like coming home.
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post #3 of 21
6/9/06 at 7:04am
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The bottle is stunning! L'Eau Bleue d'Issey smelled nice, but not good enough for me to get a bottle of it. Perhaps this one will be
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post #4 of 21
6/9/06 at 7:17am
I have to plead ignorance, as I havent tried this one, but it seems rather redundant.. wasn't the original sufficiently fraiche?
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post #5 of 21
6/9/06 at 7:34am
The original is a very potent, extremely synthetic smelling frag. Nothing "fraiche" about it!
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post #6 of 21
6/9/06 at 1:04pm
The beauty of Eau Bleue is that one or two spritzes are enough, and it's important to wait a good ten minutes before passing judgement. No more than one or two now!

But you have to like patchouli though as it's one of the top notes. And pine, and rosemary, and rose and ginger.

Admittedly, it's not for everyone - which is a good thing - cuz we would hate to smell like the Great Unwashed, if you know what I mean (no pun intended!) Unlike its big brother Eau d'Issey which every freakin' body I know has used, misused and overused as some point (including me!)
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post #7 of 21
6/9/06 at 3:42pm
Hi all,

I am happy to see this D'ISSEY post as I was going to do a post about L'EAU BLEUE D'ISSEY. BLEUE was my SOTD this morning and I received MANY compliments! Not only that, even (yours truly) THE BLACK HOLE OF SCENTS! skin
could NOT destroy BLEUE's fragrances after nearly TWELVE hours! Wow! That being said, lol, I used a LOT of sprays...yet still, the compliments keep coming my way!
I realize that BLEUE is a acquired taste for most but, I LOVED BLEUE from the start.
L'eau Bleue D'Issey is one of my very FAVORITE Designer fragrances along with KINGDOM, KOUROS and TRUSSARDI UOMO.

Regards,
SixCats!
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post #8 of 21
6/9/06 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by stuigi

The original is a very potent, extremely synthetic smelling frag. Nothing "fraiche" about it!

Ah perhaps I was thinking of the non-Bleue Issey.
or maybe I subconsciously made a mistake so I could use "fraiche" in a sentence. Such a sassy-feeling word.

fraiche!
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post #9 of 21
6/10/06 at 8:35am
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Tried and bought it today. I did not like the "fishy" blue one but the Eau Fraiche is muuuuuuch better and fresher (but still in a "fishy" way).

Will definitely be a good one for summer.

Mic.
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post #10 of 21
6/10/06 at 2:30pm
I failed to mention that the Bleue, although extremely synthetic, has a strangely attractive aroma that many women seem to love.
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post #11 of 21
6/10/06 at 2:46pm
I happen to be wearing Bleue right now (the original Bleue). I had to run down and throw some clothes in the laundry before I have to go to work later-- Just wanted to freshen up, so I grabbed Bleue... What a mysterious, deep scent! Everything about it radiates a midnight blue quality. Also for some reason I picture that kids book "The Wind in the Willows" --I don't know why!

Man I really want to wear Bleue to work tonight, but I'm waiting tables rather than bartending (when I'm a waiter, my uniform is an UGLY mustard yellow shirt, when I tend bar, it's a deep blue shirt--which would match the scent perfectly).

I hadn't thought much about this Eau Fraiche, but maybe it would be good to wear to work, since the original is so striking and potent (and good, but sometimes it bugs my sinuses). I think I'm gonna wear it tonight and I'll definitely try the Eau Fraiche when it comes around.

HOW DO I ALWAYS FORGET HOW GREAT L'EAU BLEUE D'ISSY IS!?!?!?!?!?!
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post #12 of 21
6/10/06 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by stuigi

I failed to mention that the Bleue, although extremely synthetic, has a strangely Â*attractive aroma that many women seem to love.


synthetic???

to my nose,. the strong herbal notes make it very natural!

one of my favs. sure ill try the new version
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post #13 of 21
6/11/06 at 3:46am
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Wearing L'Eau Bleue d'Issey EAU FRAICHE today and to my nose it is VERY close to Armani Emporio White.

Not bad at all...........but I think it is a little on the weak side.

Mic.
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post #14 of 21
6/11/06 at 8:40am
omniray- Issey Bleue is ranked #12(#1 is the worst) out of 200 perfume products considered to be harmful to humans based on their synthetic ingredients.
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post #15 of 21
6/11/06 at 11:30am
where did u see that topic ?? and ranked by who ??
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post #16 of 21
6/11/06 at 11:35am
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/...amp;sort=score

I think it dropped to #13 this year.
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post #17 of 21
6/11/06 at 11:39am
Ingredients: Alcohol Denat, Parfum, Aqua, Limonene, Linalool, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octyl Salicylate, Eugenol, Gernaiol, Citral, Isoeugenol, Citronellol, Farnesol
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post #18 of 21
6/11/06 at 11:40am
thanks! interesting thread ...

mm,... there are some topics to think about it. Â*:-/ what happen with the fragance houses? it seems that they dont think in risk for health ?
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post #19 of 21
6/11/06 at 1:03pm
Some care, some don't care and some were probably taken by surprise when these surveys came out. Some have actually changed their formulas.
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post #20 of 21
6/12/06 at 8:47am
wow.... so basically magnetism contains battery acid?
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post #21 of 21
6/12/06 at 3:51pm
It shows that those containing greater amounts of synthetics are considered more toxic, not to reopen previous discussions of this subject. I like Magnetism but was always amazed that it is so original, as is Issey Bleue. It seems logical that using an endless combinations of chemical synthetics could more easily create "original" scents.
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