Issey MiyakeL'eau Bleue D'issey Pour Homme Eau De Toilette Spray, 4.2 Ounce

Great cologne

This is one of my favorites fragrances: the mix of woods, citrus and herbs makes it perfect to use in hot or cold weathers. I am very happy to have found this cologne on Amazon! The item arrived before I was expecting it. The quality, price, seller and time all were excellent. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Purchased this blind (never smelled it prior to purchase), because I love the original L'Eau d'Issey.I was going to give this 3 stars because as soon as I sprayed it, I felt I had smelled it before. I was not looking for a common smell, but something more unique, like the original L'Eau d'Issey.This did not smell like a "blue" cologne (oceanic/water fresh inspired smells), but had a slightly astringent pine essence more categorically similar to a green, but this was short lived, and the smell soon gave way to a cloyingly sweet smell with a powdery essence with a sort of cedar undertone, very characteristic of popular modern scents. It is not overly masculine, but then again, neither is L'Eau d'Issey, but this doesn't have the same unique and intriguing allure of that mysterious forebear.I mentioned it smelled familiar to me. After a little thinking, I arrived at the answer: this cologne smells identically to Calvin Klein Euphoria, which I also own. I broke out that bottle to compare. Sure enough, the smells are so similar as to make it VERY difficult to tell the two apart in a blind test. They are virtually identical.The ONLY reason I opted not to give this 3 stars is because I do like the smell, and after doing a bit of research, it turns out this cologne was released in 2004, whereas the CK Euphoria was released in 2005. So if anyone is guilty of copycatting, it's Calvin Klein. It's not fair to penalize Issey Miyake for the actions of a rival house.Still, due to the commonality and overly sweet smell, it does not get 5 stars from me but 4. I like it, but there are better options out there. Four stars is being fairly generous. You may like it, but it will not be a staple for me, but will instead be relegated to occasional wear.

For many years this has been my favorite cologne for men. It will stop me in my tracks. It's the only cologne I prefer my husband to wear. Although, it makes me worry when he leaves the house without me and wearing this. It does attract the ladies for sure.

It's woody and citrusy. It's unexpectedly fantastic. At first I didn't think I'd like it but after using it a bit more it really is masculine and an attractive smell that got me a few compliments. I can't get enough of it now.

I haven't worn this in years and I was. Worried about it not being original because I get terrible sneasing attacks with cheap stuff but the fragrance smells great just like the one I used to get at Macy's and it lasted me the hole day

I was concerned after reading some reviews about the authenticity of this product. I can report that my bottle sold from Amazon (not a third party) is genuine.

This is what I imagine a middle eastern warlord in the desert would have smelled like in the 1700's. I bought this accidentally as i thought I had tried it at a department store already. As others have noted, it's a very heavy smell when it opens. It settles down into an herbal smell, something reminiscent of those grassy, eucalyptus smelling oils that masseuses use on you. I tried to like the smell for a couple of days but the bottom line is that it is just too heavy.The closest cologne to it in my memory would probably be that old school Polo in the green bottle that my dad used to wear. But this Issey Miyake is even heavier and less sweet. I had a couple women at the office smell it on me too and they didn't like it much either. It's a very "serious" smell. It's not uplifting. The opening has to be a huge turnoff for 80% of the people that buy it. Not that it is bad, but it is just very heavy. I don't understand why they would make the opening so harsh if it's going to put off so many people initially. If you are looking for a slightly heavy and really amazing smell, I would suggest Versace Dreamer. It has a tobacco, spicy smell but it is very good and gets a lot of compliments. I'm a 39 year old male. Hope this helps. This review may show up twice as the first time I tried to submit it my iphone locked up.. The shipping was great though- it came in 2 days for free shipping..