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Issey Miyake
A Scent
With A Scent, Issey Miyake composes a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on green notes, verbena and hyacinth, reveals jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of woody notes and white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Green notes · Verbena · Hyacinth
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Jasmine
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Base Several hours
Woody notes · White musk
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Verbena: a niche material, declared by only 5 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, woody and musky: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
The success of A Scent by Issey Miyake comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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