Issey-Miyake

L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense

for men

L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense smells deep and bold with amber and citrus accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

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L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Amber 100%
Citrus 93%
Warm Spicy 82%
Fresh Spicy 65%
Smoky 63%
Woody 57%
Balsamic 57%
Floral 54%
Green 53%
Sweet 44%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Amber, Citrus, and Warm Spicy) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Amber, Citrus, Warm Spicy, and Fresh Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, deeper woods, resins, and ambers in this kind of mix often linger longer on skin—still varies by person, climate, and sprays.

Projection

With Amber, Citrus, Warm Spicy, and Fresh Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, dense bases like this often feel louder in the first hour—start with one spray in tight rooms or at a desk.

Overview

L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense by Issey Miyake is a Woody fragrance for men.L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intensewas launched in 2007. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Cavallier. Top notes are Yuzu, Bergamot, Sweet Orange and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Nutmeg, Lotus, Cinnamon, Cardamom and Saffron; base notes are Incense, Papyrus, Ambergris, Benzoin and Amber.Intense is an edition introduced in 2007 in woody composition, designed by Jacques Cavallier. Top notes bring sweet and fresh waves of tangerine, bergamot, yuzu and orange. Heart notes create rhythm of blue lotus, camphor, cardamom, cinnamon and saffron, together with nutmeg, while base notes finish the composition with accords of incense, amber, benzoin, papyrus and grey amber. It available as 75 and 125 ml edt.Two editions in new flacons but with the same compositions were introduced in 2009 - L\'Eau d\'Issey Pour Homme and L\'Eau d\'Issey Pour Homme Intense. Colours of the flacons - light grey and dark grey colour of asphalt make an impression of a union of water and concrete.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense office-safe?
With a stronger profile, one light spray is often enough in quiet offices; save extra sprays for after work or open spaces.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.