Les Nuits D'Izu Keiko Mecheri for women and men

This is another one of the KM citrus series, so I knew more or less what to expect from it. I was also not surprised when the Luckyscent spray vial dribbled instead of spraying.

Izu starts off with a sharp citrusy scent that’s mostly lemon peel with a slightly green and woody undercurrent. According to the notes, the citrus component is supposed to be yuzu, but if it’s the real thing it doesn’t come through as the full, smooth, rich, fruity scent of natural yuzu oil. Maybe there’s some Yuzuzest, or similar aroma chemical in there, but it isn’t the yuzu I know and love. It’s nice, though.

Eventually the scent dries down into a nice, powdery floral musk. To me, Les Nuits d’Izu is a strong and long-lasting green woody citrus scent, with plenty of sillage. The drydown persists on clothing for a day or more.

I like this one more and more the longer I wear it. At first I wasn't sure, because it seemed to me more of a green floral than the citrus aromatic I was expecting.

I get mostly yuzu and rose here with a touch of aromatic woods. The woodiness is of green character, like the inside of a broken twig. Overall, this is a very pretty, light, somewhat watery and transparent floral with a nice bite to it.

I find the sillage and longevity to be medium - similar to an eau de toilette (ie. better than a cologne, but less than an eau de parfum)

If this scent is to represent a journey to Izu, the Riviera of Japan, I will be placing Izu on the places to visit in my "bucket list".

This fragrance is like a beautiful Ikebana arrangement. It is a soft floral & musk warm down, leaving you in touch with your feminine persona.

Thank you Keiko and Fragrantica for an opportunity to try this fragrance!

I don't know why it's advertised as unisex: on me, it was a gentle feminine fragrance, floral and light, but exquisite and beautiful at the same time; it's more of a sweet floral on me (rose and jasmine rounds it up), no sharp citruses here, absolutely delightful)) the only drawback was that it didn't last long at all... the longevity is more similar to cologne than eau de parfum, which is probably the whole point of this line.