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Issey Miyake A Scent By Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake

A Scent By Issey Miyake

citrus
green
floral
aromatic
fresh spicy
white floral
woody
EDT · 2009 · womens

Issey Miyake's fragrance house is known for minimalist design and architectural precision, qualities that extend directly into their scent compositions. A Scent By Issey Miyake carries that same disciplined approach, avoiding excess in favor of clarity and purpose.

The fragrance opens with bright Amalfi lemon and galbanum, immediately establishing a sharp, green character enhanced by lemon verbena. The heart maintains this green-aromatic thread through hyacinth and jasmine, layered with continued galbanum for structure. Virginia cedar provides a clean, woody base that keeps the composition grounded without adding warmth or sweetness. The overall effect is crisp and herbaceous, with the citrus and green notes dominating throughout, punctuated by subtle floral touches and a drying cedar finish.

This is a fragrance for someone who appreciates restraint and clarity over complexity. It works well as a daytime scent, particularly in warm weather or office settings where a subtle, fresh presence is valued. A Scent By Issey Miyake aligns with The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader scent profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
citrus
100%
green
100%
floral
75%
aromatic
75%
fresh spicy
50%
white floral
50%
woody
50%
herbal
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
amalfi lemon
amalfi lemon
galbanum
galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
lemon verbena
lemon verbena
Herbaceous, lemony, and slightly green, lemon verbena is the refined, aromatic cousin of lemon zest. It has a lemon-meets-herbal quality that reads as clean and summery without ever smelling like cleaning product. A classic note of Mediterranean colognes and fresh chypres.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
galbanum
galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
hyacinth
hyacinth
Intensely green and floral with an almost sharp, piercing sweetness, hyacinth is one of spring's most assertive flowers. It has a cold, watery quality alongside its floral richness that makes it feel fresh and slightly dangerous. Polarising in perfumery because of its strength, but magical when well handled.
jasmine
jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
lemon verbena
lemon verbena
Herbaceous, lemony, and slightly green, lemon verbena is the refined, aromatic cousin of lemon zest. It has a lemon-meets-herbal quality that reads as clean and summery without ever smelling like cleaning product. A classic note of Mediterranean colognes and fresh chypres.
Base · 3–12 hrs
virginia cedar
virginia cedar
Warm, slightly sweet, and clean, Virginia cedarwood is the most commonly used cedar in mainstream perfumery. It has a familiar, pencil-cedar smell with a soft warmth that makes it universally approachable. Less assertive than Atlas cedar, it acts as a quiet, reliable base note in hundreds of commercial fragrances.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The TacticianBest match89% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Aristocrat89% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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The Homesteader80% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Tactician
Precision over excess. Always.
Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.
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Scent Profile
citrus100%
green100%
floral75%
aromatic75%
fresh spicy50%
Fragrance Family
Green/Aromatic
EDT

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What does Issey Miyake A Scent By Issey Miyake smell like? +
Issey Miyake's fragrance house is known for minimalist design and architectural precision, qualities that extend directly into their scent compositions. A Scent By Issey Miyake carries that same disciplined approach, avoiding excess in favor of clarity and purpose. The fragrance opens with bright Amalfi lemon and galbanum, immediately establishing a sharp, green character enhanced by lemon verbena. The heart maintains this green-aromatic thread through hyacinth and jasmine, layered with continued galbanum for structure. Virginia cedar provides a clean, woody base that keeps the composition grounded without adding warmth or sweetness. The overall effect is crisp and herbaceous, with the citrus and green notes dominating throughout, punctuated by subtle floral touches and a drying cedar finish. This is a fragrance for someone who appreciates restraint and clarity over complexity. It works well as a daytime scent, particularly in warm weather or office settings where a subtle, fresh presence is valued. A Scent By Issey Miyake aligns with The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader scent profiles.
What are the notes in Issey Miyake A Scent By Issey Miyake? +
Top: amalfi lemon, galbanum, lemon verbena. Heart: galbanum, hyacinth, jasmine, lemon verbena. Base: virginia cedar.
What fragrance family is A Scent By Issey Miyake? +
Issey Miyake A Scent By Issey Miyake belongs to the Green/Aromatic fragrance family. It is an EDT.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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