Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Noir Ambre
4.5
Overall
Accords
amber
leather
warm spicy
vanilla
woody
aromatic
Notes Pyramid
Top
SaffronCinnamonNutmegCoriander
Heart
LeatherCedarPapyrusVetiver
Base
AmberVanillaTonka Bean
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ One of my all-time favourite perfumes
- ✅ Such an amazing, rich fragrance
- ✅ I'm so pleased that they brought it back. It smells great!
- ✅ It's warm, spicy, slightly leathery, and just has that rich, cozy vibe that makes it perfect for colder weather.
- ✅ This is such a beautiful fragrance, it was my signature scent for the first two years I was collecting.
- ✅ The combination of amber, leather, and spice delivers exactly what it sets out to do, creating a profile that feels confident, masculine, and quietly seductive.
- ❌ not worth the hype and not a blind buy
- ❌ initial longevity right now is around 1-2hrs then sits close to the skin
- ❌ Not a safe blind buy; it leans heavily into a balsamic, leathery profile that prioritizes depth and texture over immediate mass appeal.
- ❌ Initial longevity right now is around 1-2hrs then sits close to the skin.
- ❌ Opens with a burst of raw saffron that can be off-putting for a novice nose.
