Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense Eau de Toilette is a 75ml woody fragrance for men — a richer, more sensual evolution of the iconic L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme. Bright citrus and warm spice meet a refined incense-and-amber base, capturing the brand's signature aquatic-aromatic codes in a more nocturnal register.
About L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense
Issey Miyake is the celebrated Japanese fashion house known for sculptural, architectural design and equally distinctive perfumery. The original L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme (1994) helped define the modern aquatic-aromatic genre. The Intense version, launched in 2007 and composed by master perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, takes those signatures into a deeper, more spice-driven direction with a warm woody-amber finish.
Fragrance notes
- Top: yuzu, bergamot, sweet orange, mandarin orange
- Heart: nutmeg, lotus, cardamom, cinnamon, saffron
- Base: incense, papyrus, ambergris, benzoin, amber
How it wears
The fragrance opens fresh and sun-warmed — yuzu, bergamot, sweet orange and mandarin give an immediate impression of polished citrus elegance. The heart turns spicier and more characterful, with nutmeg, cardamom and cinnamon adding warmth, while saffron lifts the composition with a subtle gourmet quality and lotus retains a quiet aquatic thread. As the fragrance dries down, smoky incense, papyrus and ambergris combine with benzoin and amber for a long, warm, slightly resinous trail with serious presence.
Who it's for
Pour Homme Intense is for men who appreciate refined, slightly sensual masculine perfumery — wearers who enjoy spicy-aromatic-amber compositions, fans of the wider L'Eau d'Issey line who want a deeper companion to the original and those building a confident evening or autumn-winter signature. It is well suited to those moving from typical fresh-aquatic territory into more characterful spicy-woody scents.
How and when to wear it
Best worn from late afternoon into evening, and especially flattering through autumn and winter when the spicy-amber-incense base really comes through. Spray two to three times onto the chest, neck and inside the wrists. The 75ml format is also a generous everyday size, ideal for daily rotation.
Specifications
- Brand: Issey Miyake
- Fragrance: L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense
- Concentration: Eau de Toilette
- Format: 75ml spray
- Year launched: 2007
- Perfumer: Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
- Family: woody, spicy, amber
- Gender: men
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