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post #1 of 15
9/13/06 at 6:38am
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Today I was in a department store which was selling good women's bags for A$15 with the purchase of any scent. Fortunately they had a good sale rack, so my ladyfriend bought a cheap bottle of Escada something or other, to get her bag.

Being a thoughful son I though mum would probably want one as well. I checked out the rack and found Issey Blue refills for some travel set. It consisted of three refills with 20ml in each, going for A$10 (US$7.50). This seemed a reasonable price so I bought the refills and the bag. The top of the refill easily slides off, and I poured the content of one into a small atomiser.

Now I too can partake in the adventure of this curious scent.
Renato
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post #2 of 15
9/13/06 at 6:55am
I like it. It´s very special.

MMM
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post #3 of 15
9/13/06 at 11:10am
It's always been one of my top frags.

Enjoy Renato - it lasts and lasts. Smells like baked rosemary focaccia.
Curious but delish!

Mario
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post #4 of 15
9/13/06 at 12:14pm
I've been thinking about Blue for a while, since I'm a big fan of the "normal" version. Rosemary foccaccia, huh? It sounds too good to pass up.
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post #5 of 15
9/13/06 at 1:09pm
I really like the Blue too... however the light blue, the L'eau D'Issey Fraiche, is a little too light for me, but works great in layering with the Blue.
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post #6 of 15
9/13/06 at 1:52pm
Its very good. Amazing longevity
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post #7 of 15
9/13/06 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by Renato

I checked out the rack and found Issey Blue refills for some travel set. It consisted of three refills with 20ml in each, going for A$10 (US$7.50).

Now I too can partake in the adventure of this curious scent.
Renato

For that price (60ml for 10bucks) i can...NO I WILL...try it as well...Where is it?

gupts
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post #8 of 15
9/13/06 at 5:17pm
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Originally Posted by gupts

For that price (60ml for 10bucks) i can...NO I WILL...try it as well...Where is it?

gupts

I got the last one at Myers Southland. I had seen it at a higher price at other Myers during their recent sale. Whether or not they still have some, I don't know.
Renato
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post #9 of 15
9/13/06 at 6:52pm
All of you may find the scent pleasent but thats not the case for me. My brother bought this cologne and I had a whiff of it. It has a potent medicine/sour smell to it. Nothing fresh... almost dirty.
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post #10 of 15
9/13/06 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by rippaman77

All of you may find the scent pleasent but thats not the case for me. My brother bought this cologne and I had a whiff of it. It has a potent medicine/sour smell to it. Nothing fresh... almost dirty.

If you check my posts when it first came out, I was less than complimentary of it as well.

I suppose the one thing I thought it had in its favour was that it was a different "blue" scent amongst all the "blue" ones that came out at about the same time, and I wasn't all that partial to most of them either.
Renato
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post #11 of 15
9/13/06 at 11:17pm
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Originally Posted by rvbert0

I really like the Blue too... however the light blue, the L'eau D'Issey Fraiche, is a little too light for me, but works great in layering with the Blue.

Well, at least you found a purpose for the Fraiche.

I came across a bottle of L'Eau D'Issey Ete yesterday - it reminded me of Fujiyama Homme.

I'm not sure why they bother with Fraiche and Ete versions. As far as I'm concerned, Issey is pretty much a light, warm weather scent to start of with. Why one would want to go lighter escapes me.
Renato
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post #12 of 15
9/14/06 at 3:55am
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Originally Posted by Renato

Well, at least you found a purpose for the Fraiche.

Yeah I get that feeling too sometimes. It's almost that its so light you can barely perceive it. I'd have figured a lighter version of the Blue would atleast be 1/2 strength, but this is more like 1/4 strength.

I had been layering them w/ 2 sprays of the Bleue, and 2-3 sprays of the Fraiche, and have gotten very very good longevity.
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post #13 of 15
9/14/06 at 4:45am
Ive seen the L'eau Bleue D'Issey Fraiche...is this the same one you guys are talking about?Is this the lighter version of the Bleue?
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post #14 of 15
9/14/06 at 7:28am
saflyfish,

Yes... I'd smell it before purchasing. I did smell it and liked it, but didn't realize how light of a scent it appears to be for me.
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post #15 of 15
9/14/06 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by rippaman77

It has a potent medicine/sour smell to it.

We still talking EDT's here? lol
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