L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Eau & Cèdre

Grapefruit hits with sharp, green intensity, immediately joined by cypress that feels herbaceous and slightly austere—less bright citrus, more medicinal herb garden. The cardamom enters within seconds, warming the cooler notes into something vaguely spiced and contemplative.

As the citrus fades, cedarwood emerges with dry, almost architectural presence whilst calone softens it into an aqueous, slightly soapy texture. The interplay is peculiar: the cedar wants to anchor the fragrance downward, but the synthetic calone keeps pulling it sideways into something fresher and more ethereal. For roughly ninety minutes, this becomes the scent's central tension—restraint versus spread.

Vetiver and patchouli settle into a faint woody base that never quite achieves earthiness, remaining instead as pale shadows of themselves beneath persistent cedarwood. The fragrance becomes nearly skin-scent territory, a whisper of dried wood and subtle herbs that dissipates without dramatic exit.