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    Aqua vs. L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme

    Aqua by La Rive bottle

    Aqua

    La Rive
    2014
    Very similar
    New comparison

    L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Aqua vs. L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    AquaL'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum
    Launched20141994
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerJacques Cavallier Belletrud
    Best seasonSummerSpring

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Aqua

    Aromatic
    Citrus
    Green
    Fresh
    Sweet
    White Floral
    Woody
    Floral

    L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme

    Citrus
    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Floral
    Aquatic
    Green

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Bergamot
    YuzuBergamotMandarin OrangeLemon VerbenaCypressCaloneCorianderSageTarragon
    Heart
    Water notesJasmine
    Blue LotusLily of the ValleyNutmegBourbon GeraniumGeraniumSaffronCinnamonCeylon CinnamonMignonette
    Base
    Cedarwood
    Tahitian VetiverVetiverMuskCedarCedarwoodSandalwoodAmberTobacco

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Aqua vs. L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    AquaL'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Aqua is not trying to reinvent anything. It delivers clean, aquatic freshness with jasmine lifting the heart, and cedar doing the heavy lifting at the end. Solid daily driver, not a statement piece.Aqua
    Yuzu opens tart and bright, citrus drives it forward, and then the drydown delivers something unexpected. Spice and wood from a fragrance everyone calls fresh.L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Aqua vs. L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    AquaL'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
    1.3 oz$70.00ecosmetics
    4.2 oz$130.00ecosmetics

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