Nuit d'Issey Austral Expedition (2015)
by Issey Miyake

Unlike the summer variations, I like these flankers better because they can stand on their own merit.

Despite being a flanker of a flanker, this could have been a direct flanker of the original. It is clearly based on the original and not on Nuit.

I suggest: Matin D'Issey. It is brighter and gentler, a bit dry yet potent enough. I see blue skies and a hint of sun...hence 'matin'.

This will be harder to come by as time goes on. Must buy if you are a Miyake person.

Not sure if this is meant to be a flanker of l'Eau d'Issey or of Nuit d'Issey, but this closer to the original Ed'I than Nuit is. This has a dry woodsy quality similar to the Eau d'I, and the coriander note is of the the fresh leafy/herbal variety. It is very well done. Gentian and Vetiver also contributes to the dryness of the composition. I also get a hint of pine (just a hint) which may be the amber resin. It feels refreshing, with good longevity and mod sillage. Nuit d'Issey, which reminds me a lot more of YSL La Nuit de l'Homme than the original Eau d'I, is has more languid, sweet with cardamom, a liquid vibe.

I actually like Austral Expedition better than the original l'Eau d'Issey, and feel it would be great for summer and office wear. That being said, all three (original, Nuit, and Austral Expedition) are all wonderful, and are what flankers should be, referential to the original, but also stand alone as great fragrances in their own right, and each has it's place in the wardrobe.

That lime and coriander duo is superb is its fresh, rich simplicity. The gentian drydown is brief on my skin and merging into a woody vetiver base, where I get a distinctly ozonic-vetiver impression, towards the end adding a fruity hint.

Simple, well made, not too generic and with a good performance: moderate sillage, very good projection and eight hours of longevity. I like this product of the Issey Miyake stable. 3.3/5