Issey Miyake Pleats Please Review

I am a HUGE fan of Issey Miyake's classic Issey fragrance, but this is a totally different scent. It still has an element of freshness, but is much sweeter that Issey's other releases. It was the sweet top notes that I initially loved and led to me purchasing it.

Sadly, the sweetness just doesn't last long enough for me. The earthy base notes are much stronger and definitely dominate the character of the perfume.

I still used up a small bottle of this, and really enjoyed having the angular glass bottle on display. It is reasonably priced, and you can usually get a good discount on it from Life Pharmacies when they have Beauty sales.

A sensuous scent with strong feminine vibes. The fragrance works really well for both day and night wear and I always get compliments when I wear it. It’s long lasting scent still feels fresh even after a long days wear. Its definitely one of my favourite scents and a real confidence booster personally. It’s one of my curent go-to fragrances for an instant pick me up. Highly recommend.

I got this perfume in a sample set from Farmers, variations of which they do every year around Christmas. The set comes with 10 sample sized perfumes and a voucher to redeem for one of the perfumes in a full size (usually 30ml). I bought this to get out of my comfort zone somewhat with perfume as I rotate between two favourites, one of which was included in the set. I have in the past been pleasantly surprised by perfumes when I have put looks aside (I always judge a perfume by the bottle, bad I know), so I set about testing each sample.

Each sample is from 0.8 -1.0 ml, which I found enough for about a week of wear. I’m quite picky about what I do and don’t like, and first impressions are important for a perfume!

I was pleasantly suprised by this - I found it to be fresh and floral, but not sickly sweet, of which I am not a fan. I couldn't detect the pear note that is meant to be present, though I could definitely smell the floral middle and vanilla base. It's quite a light scent so would be appropriate for most workplaces, and good in summer when you don't want anything too heavy.

Perfumes and I have a love-hate relationship. I love them, but they react in strange and unusual ways with my body chemistry, so it's always a bit of a lottery as to what you're going to get.

That's why I love the Pleats Please perfume. It smells just as good on my skin as it did on the first tester I tried over a year ago. I'm not good at describing scents, but this is a light scent, lots of top notes and I would suggest, quite fresh and floral?

The scent lasts quite well on my skin, still able to smell it a good couple of hours after application.

This is a good everyday perfume, suitable for work as it leaves a lovely soft feminine smell without being overpowering other people in the office.