WHAT I SMELL: Issara’s opening is warm and mysterious focusing around a heavenly dreamlike pine and cedar. It also feels gently masculine along with a sense of confidence and security. In a short while, there’s a light barber shop vibe that emerges, like hair tonic. This helps to make the perfume feel neat and trimmed without feeling stuffy. As the perfume continues to develop, there’s a buzzing and humming radiance that moves the perfume from the barber shop to the more herbal topped with just a hint of flattened booziness. There’s a consistent green that sits at the base, but more of a forest vs. a floral green. I find at this point that there’s a real beefiness to the fragrance. But as soon as I say that, out bursts a more sparkling pine tinged with a light sugared amber and honeyed tobacco. Here the perfume resides in the most perfect of states for a lengthy period until a light musk is added to the mix which doesn’t detract from the overall state of grace. Where other perfumes lose their sweet spot at the heart, Issara keeps on giving throughout. Absolutely wonderful.
From the Parfums Dusita website:
A one of a kind fresh Fougère fragrance for the free and independent spirit – the scent with a sense for inner freedom. A fabulous perfume evoking fresh summer mornings, lush green fields, an invigorating breeze blowing through the pines …
At the Top: Brisk, fresh green Pine stirs the senses and blends joyfully with subtle, soft herbal notes for a walk in nature!
The Heart : A rousing Coumarin accord delivers the pure country-fresh fragrance of new-mown hay, with rich balsamic notes of the forest from Vertiver Bourbon, and the intimately mellow scent of Sylvester Pine Leaf.
Base Notes : Played by a trio of spontaneous, earthy aromas — magical Musk, a woody Oakmoss and an extremely rare, rich natural Ambergris
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: The perfume for the Millenial man. It’s a traditional male scent with a modern and softer edge. It could easily be worn at the office (buttoned up), the virtual office (buttoned down), a night out with the boys or at the grocery store with the kids.
THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE ISSARA: easy, comfortable, nod-to-nostalgia
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ISSARA: Megan in Saint Maxime, Kafkaesque, The Scented Apprentice
BOTTOM LINE: I am typically a bit skeptical when I keep hearing raves about new perfumes that seem to sweep through the various perfume groups on Facebook and other sites; but Parfums Dusita with its first trio of debut perfumes really delivers on all fronts. Melodie de L’Amour is a beautiful deep and narcotic white floral that is sensuality in a bottle and Ouhd Infini restores my faith in the use of oud which has been so completely overdone in the last couple of years. I’m having a hard time deciding which one of these three is the true masterpiece in the collection. Maybe they all are?!
- Bone Rating: 4.5 out of possible 5 bones
- Scent: Aromatic Fougere
- Nose: Pissara Umavijani
- Classification: Unisex but leans masculine
- Expense: $295 Euros (approximately $330 US) for 50 ml parfum extrait
August 1, 2016 at 9:43 am
Great to see more love for this new, budding brand. Oudh Infini was really interesting. Melodie d’Amour was too narcotic to me. I found Issara intriguing but to me it smelled more traditional, for someone of certain age. I might be wrong though as my samples have evaporated quite a lot so maybe something wrong happened to them too 😦
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August 1, 2016 at 6:21 pm
Interesting that they would dry up so quickly. Too bad, they’re all such nice perfumes. 3 very distinct perfume in different genres is a great way to introduce a new line. I can’t wait to see what comes next!
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August 2, 2016 at 8:23 am
Maybe they were affected in my suitcase during a flight back home
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August 2, 2016 at 8:29 am
I am sure the new bottles will be much better :).
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August 2, 2016 at 8:27 am
Dear Lucas,
I am so sorry to hear that the samples are evaporate very fast. I think it is because of the spray bottles. At the moment we are changing them to a much better ones. Please do email me your address, we will happy to send you some new ones to try :). Thank you so much!
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August 1, 2016 at 5:07 pm
This sounds great, although it probably has too much of a masculine vibe for me. The one I want to get my mitts on is Oudh Infini.
I can’t say I’m skeptical, but I’m getting a wee bit more cautious. I’ve certainly fallen for the story behind Dusita hook, line and sinker, which is obviously really goofy of me. 😉
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August 1, 2016 at 6:22 pm
My dear Holly…I don’t think of you as an oud gal. But the great thing about Infini is that it’s not a heavy deep and dark oud so I could see it working for you 🙂
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August 2, 2016 at 8:28 am
Thank you so much 🙂 The scented hound and Holly for your comment 😀 I truly appreciate that…. 😀
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August 2, 2016 at 6:24 pm
Pissara…thank you for such beautiful creations! All of them are incredibly special in very unique and individual ways. Congratulations!
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August 2, 2016 at 3:45 am
Hello! I like the Millenial Man pic – perfect. It is a lovely perfume and definitely more masculine leaning. The perfumes are really getting good feedback. Thanks for the link love. x
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August 2, 2016 at 5:01 am
My pleasure my dear. I hadn’t heard of the line prior to your posting. Thanks for the introduction to the line! xoxoxo
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August 3, 2016 at 8:39 am
No problemo! And I thank you for my introduction to Rendezvous from DSH. xxx
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August 2, 2016 at 8:36 am
Thank you so much dearest Megan 🙂 i am truly grateful….with love…
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August 2, 2016 at 11:38 am
I’m glad you liked this one, Mr. Hound. This is my most loved perfume at the moment. 🙂
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August 2, 2016 at 6:24 pm
🙂
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August 4, 2016 at 2:10 am
Since I looove pine scent in perfumes, this one seems like something I might like. I’ll be on a lookout for these (it looks like luckyscent doesn’t have it yet).
Additional points go to the brand debuting with just three perfumes and not the whole perfume wardrobe.
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August 4, 2016 at 5:25 am
Agreed! I believe at this time you can only buy them online or at Jovoy Paris.
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April 9, 2017 at 5:09 am
My country’s niche retailer, NEROLI.HU has just begun carrying this line. I’ll have my Issara sample next week. From the almost unanimous praise what I find at the several links, I’ve learned this is a very special scent, I’m very curious. At about 57 years age I was about resigned if I’d ever find a scent like this. I hope it will perform 🙂
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April 10, 2017 at 5:16 am
Sandy, I don’t think that you’ll have any problems liking Issara or any of the Dusita perfumes. They are blended so magnificently and all are unique in their own special way. Thanks for stopping by and for subscribing. I love the fact that I have a reader from Hungary….the internet sure makes the world a much smaller place doesn’t it 🙂 Have a great week!
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