L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme Shades Of Kolam by Issey Miyake Reviews & Perfume Facts

L'Eau d'Issey Shades of Kolam in Eau de Toilette, emerged from an extraordinary journey and an unprecedented collaboration between Marie Salamagne, perfumer, and the artist duo Twice Studio. These thr ... ee designers met in Chennai, in the heart of Tamil Nadu in India and had only one thing in mind: to discover and be inspired by the fascinating art of the Kolam to create the legendary perfumes L'Eau d'Issey and reinvent L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme.

The inspiration of the Twice Studio was of course, the art of the Kolam, with its contrasting richness of colors and shapes. To breathe life into the bottles of this special edition, the designers started all over again and created a typography in the Kolam style. The intertwined letters are evidence of this subtle art. The fresh, bright colors are due to the pigments used for the drawings on the floor. But they are also the colors of India, a country where light turns every color into unique emotions.

What is Kolam?: Kolam is a unique art that has been passed down from mother to daughter, generation after generation, for centuries. A technique that combines artistic expression and mathematical skills with ancient spreading techniques. These geometric patterns, which Indian women draw with rice powder and color pigments, create captivating arabesques that unfold in concentric circles to form mandalas. With its many forms that mix in different ways, the art of Kolam demands endless creativity. Each work combines fascinating works of art with a striking color palette.

L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Shades of Kolam: Woody, elegant and radiant, L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Shades of Kolam captures a market atmosphere with mountains of lively spices: the warmth of light wood combines with a dazzling green tea accord.

In this eau de toilette, the fragrance of cardamom seeds is exploded, accompanied by grapefruit and bergamot. As a heart note, a hint of green tea rises above the elegance of the strong note of a coriander seed. The woody base note made of cedar and cashmeran is reminiscent of the scorching heat of southern India, but also of the sweetness of a tea with milk and cardamom, which is served in the Chennai markets. Simply delicious!

The warm royal blue of this L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme appearing in a transparent bottle is reflected on the cap. The typography, inspired by the art of Kolam, spirals upwards here too and draws the name of the perfume. The prevailing shade, this bright royal blue, which appears transparent on the bottle and penetrating on the cap, shows us that even blue is a warm color in India.