Issara: A Tobacco Scent That Does Not Wear You

Issara by Parfums Dusita
Aromatic Fougere
Pissara Umavijani

Issara is the second fragrance of my Dusita series. I am happy I have reached out to Dusita website and ordered eight of Pissara’s perfumes. They are all unique on their own terms; however, she has her signature in each of them.

First of all, her materials smell raw and naturalistic but somewhat very much wearable. I am not sure if wearable for the general public but definitely wearable for someone who is used to niche aromas. Second, they smell rich and luxurious but at the same time fresh and effervescent. Even the heavy note profiles smell doable during daylight. Third, her scents are well balanced, it is hard to detect notes in particular.

Fourth, although her scents are light they all have a hint of natural sweetness which is perfectly dosed, most of the time. Fifth, we can see she puts into her Asian heritage into her creations and gives them meaning. We could continue like that for a long time. Long story short, you clearly see I am amazed by Parfums Dusita. Pissara gives us hope that anyone talented and passionate can create a top notch fragrance.

And now finally, let’s talk about Issara. I smell subtle tobacco, earthiness and dates. After looking at the notes listed, there are no dates but the sweetness comes from coumarin. The fragrance smells oriental but is not stuffy, somehow flies around and above, not overpowering. You wear Issara, Issara does not wear you which is pretty amazing with such a strong note profile. I see a slight similarity with By The Fireplace by Margiela in the sense it is sweet and smoky yet not too much.

Issara is a tobacco scent you can wear daily, man or a woman, the genderless quality is obvious here. If you are a collector or a fragrance fanatic, you need to have one or two tobacco scents in your wardrobe. Tobacco is decadent and daring and when done well, can be also versatile, pleasant and inoffensive. Issara is such a good example of the latter.

Jazz Club: The Fanciest Gentleman’s Club from Movies

Jazz Club by Maison Martin Margiela
Leather
Alienor Massenet

Replica’s fragrances are full of surprises. It is usually a hit or miss for me. But there is one thing you cannot take from them. The fact that their fragrances are totally unique and damn interesting. They blur the line between male and female and come up with unique ideas to interpret scent memories.

The scent of Jazz Club partially reminds me of a jazz club. However, a jazz club in Madrid I visited smelled smokier, dirtier and sweatier:) Real!

So, we are looking into a sophisticated gentleman’s club we know from English movies? Because the scent itself is far more aromatic than one would expect. It smells like a male cologne with added tobacco and vanilla. Weaker and less sensual than anticipated; therefore, women can easily wear it too. The generous portion of sage gives it a comforting feeling of cleanliness.

And for all those reasons, I am officially in the Jazz Club team. It is a cologny more aromatic version of Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford so if you do not want to splash on TF, Jazz Club should satisfy your needs in case you are not a total gourmand lover. Welcome to all fellow Jazz Club lovers. This house does not disappoint and I am thinking about trying more and more from them.