Description
Issey Miyake brings out a new women’s fragrance in September 2012. Pleats Please – “the perfume that moves you” – is named after the signature fashion collection of pleated materials and bright colors that follow movements of the body, first introduced in 1993. This fragrance returns to fashion inspiration, pop culture and Japanese tradition of the house.
Pleats Please is a joyful, optimistic and exuberant fragrance of “vertically pleated” flowery, fruity and woody structure signed by perfumer Aurelien Guichard. Its opening splashes with Asian hybrid fruit Nashi, generated by crossing apples and pears (pear flavor is the one that dominates). The heart symbolizes femininity with floral accords of peony and sweet pea, while Indole molecule provides freshness and vigor to the composition. The base is generous with intensive accords of patchouli, cedar, vanilla absolute and white musk.
The design of the bottle follows the design of the Bio Bag from the Pleats Please collection, decorated with the cap made as a stylized white flower. The fragrance is available as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette with additional body lotion and deodorant spray.
merithebest – :
The opening smells like grape candy. Later, i get a soft, creamy and sweet smell.
This is a weird fragrance. Not bad,but weird.
Sillage is soft. Longevity is 3 hours more or less.
demcoleg – :
I bought a 30ml bottle of this today at a good price to try and it is very aromatic with opening bursts of pear, drying down to a beautiful Sweet Pea fragrance – exactly what I had been looking for.
An exquisite smell, Sweet Pea is pleasant and floral, but not overpowering.
A big fan of Issey Miyake fragrances, this one did not disappoint, and I can recommend it to anyone who loves floral perfume.
abrunoss – :
Just me that can scent a unpleasant chlorine scent on this one?
I hate to give a negative review but I afraid that’s exactly what I can scent from this perfume.
This bottle that I have, a friend of mine gave to me. She hated the scent, she told me that the smell is nauseating.
So she gave to me hoping that would maybe work for me.
Well as I said above it didn’t unfortunately.
I recommend never blind buy this one.
ImmenCymnpync – :
LOVE this!!!
I blind bought Pleats Please today, without having ever smelled it or read any reviews. I instantly loved it. I found that it smelled like melon and tropical flowers. My immediate thoughts were:”This is wonderful! I would like to wear this to the beach: this is going to be my new, most favorite summer scent!”
For me, the scent is the same as the taste of drinking a Fuzzy Navel. Really sweet, bubbly. So good.
I wore this to a garden party this evening and was busy and distracted and forgot about my new perfume, I caught a wiff of something beautiful, simple, yet complicated. I was just about to comment on this mesmerizing scent when I realized that it was me! Yay!
olenka55 – :
This little number is a compliment getter! Go figure one of the cheapest in my collection. It’s been a love for me.
HARKOW – :
I tested this fragrance today. I get mostly a strong sweet pea note with some pear and peony. It instantly gives a bright, cheerful feeling. It seems suited to an optimistic (perhaps naive?) personality. It does project to about arms length with one light spray. Unfortunately, this turned sour on my skin within 30 mins. I am not able to wear it.
RobertPul – :
Horrible soure in a very bad way! Scruber! Suspecting the variant of musk they use to be the problem since i get the same horrible sourness from Body Shop White Musk. When I use just water and soap to clean it of I’m stuck with a terrible fabric softner smell, which also indicates it’s the type of musk they use that is the culprint.
carmal – :
An overly sweet scent, it used to be my favourite when I was younger – and rightfully so because as you get older you get sick of it rather quickly. It’s certainly not a perfume for longevity but it smells lovely and young girls will love it.
Ogloszenia – :
Nice, but not great. Pleasant but a generic fruity floral scent. Nothing unique, impossible to detect blindly from a lineup of other basic fragrances. Projection- very poor. Lasting power- also poor. The green juice is the better of the two, however I can no longer find that anywhere.
pbn754speagoessenda – :
I have to agree with the other reviewers. The first hour of this fragrance is a bit off putting. However, after the pear dies off, I do like the floral scent. I would say it’s moderate in both lasting power and sillage.
Update: This fragrance works well with the Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea lotion (once both scents have calmed down from their initial applications).
ztmsaffi – :
dark pink scented potpourri (90ties), synthetic essential oil, too strong
aliosha333 – :
I Love this … its nothing like any of my other fragrances I own. If I feel like a “pick me up’ or I’m a little down I reach for this .. I love the fruitiness in the opening.
ViktorDAF – :
Instead of pear I strongly smell apple.
aansoseeij – :
My feeling is this is another inoffensively generic fruity floral – in the spirit of Marc Jacobs Daisy or Lola.
It’s not terrible, but it’s not memorable or going to be someone’s signature scent either.
Dekker.kz – :
Pleats Please is simply not for me. This fragrance comes across like a hug from the overly perfumed ladies at my grandma’s country club. It’s not bad. It’s just a particular genre of fragrance that is not my preference.
After the pear top note dies off, I find the florals sharply overwhelming for the first hour. The one-two punch of sweet pea and peony are just too much. The heart note could have used something to soften it – some vanilla, some woods, something. Dry down is lighter and less exhausting, not because the florals fade (they don’t!), but because there are other notes which make the floral less of a punch in the face.
Pleats Please is not bad or cheaply made, but too much for me. If you’re knocking back G&Ts with the other aging trophy wives talking about who to select for the debutante ball, then this may be your perfect scent.
DoxAbsots – :
After reading it’s reviews I decided that I’d love it but yesterday when I tested it,well I was pretty dissapointed
Very light and soft musky peony,whitefloral combo was my overall experience of it.I couldn’t go through it’s development since it was too light to be noticed among all other scents in a perfume shop but at the end of the day I could feel a shadow of lovely clean scent shining on my skin,right at the point I’ve sprayed this one
I think it’s one of those perfumes that I have to blindbuy so that I can have plenty of time to observe it’s development and start to like it
All in all I’m very interested in pleats please line.I have the purple one and I like it.green one seems lovely too.I see them all as lovely florals,great for spring.easy to wear but not boring
BTW,I’m shocked to see their prices in foreign sites.their much more pricey here,and as usual their not available in 1oz size
Yokozuna – :
A blind buy, and so glad I have this in my collection. I love the smell of Sweet Peas, so this is a winner for me.
At first spray, it opens with pink peony and pear, and when I first wore it I was disappointed because I thought I had been had, that no sweet pea was in this, just purely pear and floral, and although it was beautiful floral I was disappointed because I have so many floral, it was Sweet Pea I was searching for.
So carried on throughout my day…..2 hours later whilst at work, I caught a whiff of myself and thought I smelled gorgeous, and whats this? the most wonderful sweet pea smell that took me back to my younger days at school when we had the sweet-pea school festival. Yes I have sweet pea and it is truly glorious, and though it was late to the party, it stays right until the end. Pleats Please lasts a long time on my perfume devouring skin, and for an EDT its truly amazing….we’re talking 10-12 hours here! My bottle is a 50ml as it was a blind buy, but it is on my christmas wish list, and if I dont get it I will be buying myself a couple of 100ml bottles as back ups. I love it.
WAOS – :
fresh clean fruity floral fragrance.
Andrey85 – :
..! This is a fantastic fragrance! One of the most beautiul, authentic ways of remaking the scent of fresh, healthy white flowers. The distinct patchouli is too sharp in the opening but tones down after a while.
It’s beautfiul from a perspective of what it’s supposed to be, according to the describtion and the notes, but it might be too (white) floral for some.
lebigmag – :
This was a blind buy, from a Fragrantica recommendation, and while it’s not my thing (I’m into super sweet gooey gourmands) I do like it! It’s probably not a winter perfume, but I’m wearing it in winter! 😉
It’s a sweet likable floral. It’s got great sillage IMO but it’s NOT overpowering. It’s an airy, girlie, sweet floral. Pretty average actually, but likable! And easy to wear.
I don’t get any potent fruits, maybe in the very brief opening. I also don’t get any patchouli or woods, or vanilla for that matter…. but maybe I haven’t worn it long enough?
I get just happy florals. Since I’m not into florals, I can’t really say what note stands out, or what works. I just like it. Now the EDP comes today…. haha.
I can see how it’s compared to Juicy Couture- Couture, but this is way easier to wear… lighter and brighter and way less plastic/heavy.
I also don’t think it’s like any Elie Saab. I have all 3 Saabs: Le Parfum EDP, EDT, and Intense. Those are heavy, even the EDT. And the EDT on me is a sparkling bright citrus.
rusinovaleksei – :
Lovely fragrance! Beautiful all the way around!!!!
Blind purchased this from Marshalls today. I’ve never read any of the reviews for this prior to purchasing it, but it was so cheap that I couldn’t leave it in the store.
The notes are blended really well. I can detect sweet pea, pear and patchouli. The patchouli is a clean patchouli that gives the fragrance some depth. It has just the right amount of sweetness for me and it goes perfectly with my chemistry. I love it from first spray to drydown. I believe this can be worn all year round without any problems of it being too fresh.
Anyway, I love it !!!
Update—EXCELLENT LONGEVITY(8-10 HRS) AND MODERATE-SILLAGE!! This is one of the best blind buys and will definitely be getting a backup bottle!!!
u4kin – :
I don’t know what some others are saying about this being an “old lady” fragrance. Not that there should even be age-group designations for perfumes, but it feels perfect for the 25-35 set — not too sugary, not too musky.
electric, cold, juicy pear and youthful, fresh florals. i picture a sophisticated but girlishly spirited woman in a rose-pink, one-piece swimsuit wearing this pool-side in late spring.
sabrina – :
Equal parts unabashedly synthetic sweet pea and poached pear over ice, underpinned by a waft of incense. Bangkok at night. The notes are familiar but the blend is unique. It’s juicy, young and is aware of its womanly allure, but in a frank and matter of fact way. Optimistic and sexy, but very much not American because it’s not over the top. Brings me back to the big cities of SE Asia–luxury amidst jungle, hectic, breakneck speed of development.
RadioXyLigaN – :
Tried this at my neighbor’s house, it smells lovely on her. But apparently sweet pea and I don’t get along well, as I’ve suspected through the years. Plus, the bottle gave me nightmares!
sd1970 – :
I have a FB of the EDT – if you are interested in doing a swap just PM me 🙂
vishomevideo – :
Fizzy opening, progressing into soft pink peony and pear. Lovely sweet watery juicy fragrance- spring in a bottle.
Reminds me of I am Juicy Couture- there is a similarity there. Except this has a little more tartness and pink-ness to it 🙂
Gave this to my mum and it smells lovely on her, sweet pea and peonies suit her personality, (she often remarks at the scent of sweet pea, I suspect this is her true olfactory signature) and it’s such a bright youthful fragrance.
When I wore this I got tonnes of compliments, but fruity fragrances just aren’t me, I felt a little frivolous and overly sweet in it. This actually projects more than you think it does so a little goes a long way.
Lovely bright fragrance. Bold concept while soft at the same time. Interesting juxtaposition. Great assymetrical bottle. Very good projection and longevity. Fantastic.
sever0ff – :
About that bottle. I’m usually more focused on the perfume than the bottle so when I first got Pleats Please the bottle was my least concern. After owning it for a while I’ve realised that this bottle gives me an inordinate amount of pleasure when I pick it up. The way the pleats are indented in the front creates a perfect thumb grip making it a delight to hold. Sometimes I just pick it up and put it straight back down again! Several times!
About the perfume. I think it falls somewhere between Elie Saab (as do many others before me) and Moringa from The Body Shop. I like Elie Saab but it feels too “dressed up” for me. Pleats Please is more my style. It’s smells fresh and laundry white. It’s sweet and sparkling, a bit like a honey nectar fizzy drink. And it’s got patchouli. I think there’s quite a bit, more than the pyramid will let me give it.
If I ever decide to give it away someone else is going to have to pack it for me because if I pick it up I won’t let it go.
Marchelkin2005 – :
Feminine and sexy, smells like a high-maintenance lady.
Bormot – :
Enormous at first spray. lovely after dry down. Piece of advice; dont exceed one spray on each arm unless you plan on choking others.
noob – :
To my nose the opening is a dead ringer for Elie Saab Le Parfum (which I also own). The drydown is more fruity though. It is very likeable, and a daytime scent. I can see a relation to Lancome Poeme, but it is not identical. Sweet, but not sickly. Fruity, but not cheap. Flowery, but not overwhelming. A sophisticated floral-fruity!
jin260485 – :
Super sweet and synthetic (and I mean that in the best possible way) opening. Very loud and fruity. About ten minutes in, sweet pea comes out and it’s quite lovely. It feels a bit safer after that; I find the base quite soft and not too musky. Nice longevity and I think the sillage could be a bit much if over applied: not everyone is going to like this one! I have a colleague that liberally sprays it, more than I ever would, and you certainly know when she’s been in the room.
As a purely aesthetic aside, I love the bottle.
saneq1 – :
It´s a slightly strange and interesting scent. The beginning is VERY bright, almost harsh- I guess it´s the indole molecule? I usually find peony soft and sweet pea “dainty”, so it must be the molecule. The dry-down is VERY pretty- soft, natural patchouli, a teeny bit of vanilla, the way I like it, easy-going musk and cedar, which is my favourite woody note. I enjoy this and my man really likes it- he likes everything with some patchouli! It´s got good silage and regular longevity.
usp319Bessinepome – :
I think it’s almost same than Roberto Cavalli-Just cavalli. So delicious! But too similar, so I would not shop it.
eriksson – :
It was my fifth fragrance by Issey Miyake, but this time I did not enjoy it. Too sweet and spicy for me. Too heady and intrusive. Definitely not my cup of tea. Like everything that I dislike it has a great staying power on my skin. Had to scrub it off. Such a pity…
rgkelyiebj – :
I really enjoy this fragrance. Its a very pretty scent, very feminine. I find it a very simple and easy to wear perfume. To me it smells like straight up beautiful white flowers. Somehow it reminds me a lot of jasmine flowers, even though this note is not in the perfume. I also love sweet pea. I don’t detect the fruity notes in this as I find that the florals are very overpowering. Its definitely a very sweet floral in my opinion. Lasting power is not incredible but lasts long enough on me. Overal, simple, feminine, beauty in a bottle.
FunkuMunky – :
Oh dear sweet pea, how I long for your sweet kiss:) and Well its all there in this beautiful fragrance. To my nose it has a sweet and sour composition, and its just fresh enough Without being too fruity floral. Also it has alot of depth. From The bottle cap I can smell The deep wonderful musk, after a couple of days. Pleats please also leaves me with a longing for a tropical vacation. Im deff thinking Hawaii 🙂
PS if you are looking for a nice dupe, then try Oh! De parfum by georges mezotti its really Excellent.
UsenseCab – :
My temptation for this spring, my dazzling, fizzy, head turning pear punch.
The opening is deliciously fruity sweet (a juicy, delicious pear), sometimes I even get the scent of pear hard candies. Then the sweet pea scent comes in, and that fresh pear becomes a bit fermented on me which adds a light bitter note to all this composition, maybe few drops of some pear alcohol. I get an aromatic honey drop too and that bitterness + the honey makes me think about Elie Saab Le parfum. Of course, this perfume is lighter, more appropriate for spring/summer and every day use. But still it is not the usual, sweet, little girl perfume!
The base becomes more gourmand (could be the vanilla), warmer, more rounded. I don’t get any patchouli (maybe it just adds the warmth and makes this perfume last longer) , but there’s certainly some musk, which makes this perfume sensual and inviting.
I might purchase this for spring. I’m still thinking about it.
lewa61 – :
Tested today, as it was on sale at House of Fraser. I was really tempted to buy it. I agree with nitschevo’s review below, it starts very fresh and fruity, but after a little while it develops in a sweet and intense floral. The only reason why I didn’t buy it, it’s because I am looking for a summer scent, and I feel that this one could be suitable only for spring or a cooler summer, it might be a bit overwhelming in the heat. Good longevity for an EdT, though!
antonio11051991 – :
Really nice one! At the beginning it is very fruity and fresh thanks to the pear, which I love. But then it gets heavier and more floral with a sweet undertone and smells like one of the Alien flankers on me. Weird but great! Can still smell it on my jacket sleeve 2 days after testing it!
Deroxskhzl – :
It smells like dolls, like the ones I used to get for christmas when I was a child. Really nice!
gheka32 – :
Oh I regret not reading the reviews before I bought this.It is a pretty, slightly floral musk. Nothing special about it, smells so familiar to Elie Saab and JC Couture Couture. It is definitely a safe bet if you like those, and it is a fraction of the cost of Saab! Office friendly,demure and safe. I just don’t think it’s for me.
Alex_Noss – :
A sweet fruity-floral. I detect similarities to Juicy’s Couture Couture, but I think this most closely resembles Elie Saab Le Parfum (which is great!). That’s quite amazing when you think about the fact that orange blossom is not listed in the notes…but there’s definitely an orange blossom mimicker here. I like the playful spirit of this scent. Generally I am pretty bad at picking out specific fruit notes, but in this fragrance I can distinctly smell pear for a short duration after spraying.
Edit: Before I forget, the bottle reminds me of a sea anemone! 😀
BUHARIK – :
Holy Nose! I adore this fragrance. I recently purchased it as a blind buy and I couldn’t be happier! When the weather warms up I will definitely be spritzing this on my neck, in my hair, and wrists daily.
The initial spritz screams feminine, fruity freshness. Then she calms down into this lovely, clean amalgamation of olfactory confection.
If you want girly and clean and fresh, you’ll love this.
fortust – :
its similar to couture couture yes, but this has more musk and i think its a better scent its more of a real perfume than cc, it stays on your clothes REALLY LONG! I have to buy this!
maris222 – :
A blind buy when I was looking for a light, spring type floral. Doesn’t have very good longevity or sillage to my nose, and needs more than my usual three sprays to really get the full effect.
I like vanilla, I like cedar, I like the smell of sweat peas, but I’m not sure I like this.
Underneath the smell of pear, vanilla, musk and pretty flowers there’s something else, a twist of something a little dirty- but not sexy-dirty, more sick-dirty.
The perfume makes me think of a pretty, blonde girl in Victorian times; in the flush of youth, but beneath her porcelain skin and sky blue eyes tuberculosis is eating away at her lungs.
I don’t hate it, and it might grow on me, but I don’t think I’ll repurchase if I ever use up the bottle.
ETA in 2016: It did grow on me. Smells quite a bit like musk stick lollies with a twist. Not a favourite but I’ve smelt a lot of perfumes I like a whole lot less, not to mention other people seem to like this on me.
Still not sure I’ll repurchase if/when I run out, but I might since I like the bottle and sometimes one needs a crowd pleaser.
Also seems to last better now that I’ve known it a while, though perhaps that’s my nose getting better.
urik.1990 – :
It’s sweet, but not as fresh and light as I expected. It’s similar to the EDP version of this perfume.
I get a lot of vanilla, musk and patchouli from it. All very strong notes.
The sweetness is strong and cloying. Not my cup of tea.
Enormous sillage and longevity.
chenec – :
I received a sample of this months ago from a Feel Unique order and after wearing it just once I fell in love with it. It’s refreshing and feminine scent. Just sweet enough to be pleasant without being too girly. It lasts a great time for an EDT and has great silage. I recently bought my own 50ml bottle from Amazon for a great price and I love it!
Blomeinvili – :
OLD LADY!!! Juicy Couture by Juicy Couture with extra musk >_<
EDIT:
Oh god… it’s growing on me! Really quite similar to the Elie Saab (the only one I have/wear is the intense EDP) but just a little less warm, or more… sharp? Crisp? And I think it has a little more silage than the Elie Saab.
The spray on mine is really good, quite a decent amount comes out with ones spray – so today I literally just did one on my chest/scarf and went. It lasted a good hour or so.
I think it could still come across as old-ladyish to some people. But when it’s on you, you can start to enjoy the gardenia/frangipani smellingness of it (I don’t think those are in it… but it’s the smell I get). I would expect Michael Kors to come out with something similar as well, with a bit less depth.
Ordinator63 – :
I managed to get hold of a sample and it was love at first sniff. It has all my favourite scents in there so it was kinda inevitable. I tried it a few times to test the sillage and longevity. This is the most impressive eau de toilette I have tried for sillage and longevity and believe me I have tried hundreds over the years. The opening is bright, fresh and sweet. I dont get the artificial toilet cleaner smell on my skin at all. It seems to be a hit with my oh as well. I am definitely NOT a girl but still very happy to enjoy this delightful scent. I dont think we should be ageist when it comes to perfume! If you love the scent then wear it!
I have both Just Cavalli and Elie Saab and it doesnt smell like either of them! For starters there is no sweet pea in either of them and its obvious in this!!
Jock84 – :
When l first tried this perfume l was so enthusiast about it , very fresh ,soft floral vibe and musky(love musky note)…so l put it in my wish list to buy it. The other positive things about it are the almost HEAVY sillage on me for a summer scent and very good longevity more than 6-7 hours . personally l don’t like skin scents (in this period of my life)and always in summer l am searching for fresh perfumes l can smell on me during the day and this one is in this category. l was wearing it yesterday and…..something was wrong with my chemistry…WHAT HAPPENED??? Ohhhh…yes was the drydown!!!! Something in it, doesn’t agree with my ph and this “something ” was boring me during all the time l was wearing it…l still like the opening but in the development is not what l want ,only one note is against me …l am still in love with L eau Florale and especially with L eau Absolue !!!!
H2O – :
Very potent juice – burst with sweet pea (so stands out as I have never experienced a strong and natural sweat pea note in any fragrance before).
There is a very faint musknote in the background that gives it sweatness.
Will se what developes…………….
Matthew.Scream – :
Sort of a crumpled bottled look. Not the type of pleats I envisage, but being familiar with Issey’s garment designs of the 90’s I see where the idea came from, though personally I prefer crisp perfect pleats myself. Anyway the frgrance,
Perfect for summer. A Melbourne summer. On me the fragrance does not last long at all, an hour tops. Hint of musk at stumps. As a hint of musk after the final drydown. I probably will have to purchase the an EDP, though as a summer scent the EDT should surfice.
The fragrance reminds me of a field full of market flowers. Lovely and freshly sweet. I smell the freesia over the other notes then the musk.
I don’t like the bottle cap. It;s like a fallen flower. But again I see the design principle behind the bottles design. Very reminiscent of Miyake’s cumpled oversized designs of yesteryear with geisha type models. I recall the garment designs quite vividly.
But I do like this over L’Eau Issey. Even though I absolutely love the way L’Eau used to smell on me.
Cheers T.
Cat Cheshire – :
This is a sweet mix of floral and fruity. More in a sweet pear diection with vanilla under. I think its more for the winter days when you crave for sweetness. I dont sense freshness nor juicy in this. But it is one of a kind and I like it after first sniff.
maxrodionow – :
For me this one definetly has a sporty vibe to it. After first spritz I can smell fresh pears and after an hour it turns into an aromatic mandarine scent. It stays close to the skin and the lasting is moderate. I can totaly imagine wearing this while I’m jogging. Great for sport activities. Like it.
roma9 – :
I agree that the opening is similar to Couture Couture, but the drydown is not. While CC retains its character, Pleats becomes more of a musk and loses the initial juiciness of the pear that’s so beautiful for the first 30 mins or so.
It has very distinctive different phases, which I love. It’s like 2 frags in one!
1st phase: ALL juicy pear, peony, and sweet pea
2nd: ALL patchouli and musk, only a little peony left
I don’t care much for patchouli as an obvious note, so it’s not for me. The 1st phase is beautiful and the 2nd is sure to please patch lovers 🙂
EDIT: Oh fine, it’s won me over. That drydown has grown on me and now I’m craving it, lol. Also I had the pleasure of experiencing a VERY indolic scent yesterday (although it was jasmine) but still, I do not get an indole smell from this at all other than what I would naturally interpret as ‘soft musk’ in it.
marinchonok – :
This is like a sugary White Shoulders on my skin. I’m going to contribute that impression to the “indole” note.
Kind of a let down as I love indolic white florals. I was expecting some sort of weirdo fruity, white floral powerhouse.
Instead it’s like mixing White Shoulders with baby food.
yei637Unlogrere – :
According to the notes, this scent should be right up my alley. But there’s just too much sweet pea which gives the scent an overall sticky sweetness. The peony and patchouli are abscent as far as I can smell.
I personally stay clear of sweet and/or gourmand scents so this Pleats Please is not for me. However if sweetness is your thing it is well worth it to test.
rabota_work – :
This perfume smells like musk sticks, which is a candy we have in Australia and perhaps new zealand and the u.k.
Musk sticks are sugary sweet, soft and, you guessed it musky and whenever i spray this i remember being a kid and spending 20c on a bag of them at the milk bar and eating them all on the walk home so i didn’t have to share them with my brother.
mmm delicious.
tlymak – :
To me it doesn’t smell like Elie Saab, Pleats please is very fresh and fruity but I feel like it doesn’t have much “personality” in comparison with E.S. perfume.
k79 – :
fruity and floral, but there is something that hits me that is kinda like cinnamon. im not sure how to describe it, but its kind of like a bitter spice. someone else said grape, and sometimes i get a grape like vibe, which i think is the pear. it smells pretty nice an hour later. i get a fruity vanilla. its kinda interesting in that its definately fruity and floral, but its like there is something i cant put my finger on that is a little bitter. while i do like this i think it may be a bit too girly for me. nice though. maybe an under 25 fragrance. spring or summer and fine for work.
my husband really likes it though.
Thourlmum – :
I don’t recognize any of the notes listed. For some reason this one is smoky on me… I was really expecting there being incense here, or at least vetiver :S It’s also very sweet and powerful the first half an hour. To me it smells partly like a big polluted city, which might be from the indole… I actually kinda like the smell – it’s quite interesting, but the musk in here makes me nauseated and there’s also something in this perfume that makes my head hurt quite badly even in very low concentrations – I sprayed this (barely) on a scarf and 4 days later smelt it. The smell of the perfume was actually gone, but my head began hurting really soon after, so I had to give this one away.
Quite many compare this to Couture. I don’t remember them smelling alike, more than the “dirty” feeling of both (although different dirty) :/
konchagin – :
I had a similar experience to Lambikini’s in that I was very surprised by the dry down, and couldn’t reconcile the listed notes to what I could smell.
I can only describe my olfactory experience as a bit of an adventure, as from the moment I sprayed it on until half an hour later every sniff was a huge surprise – you know how the top notes usually flow onto the middle notes, which then flow onto the base notes and it’s this progression that makes a fragrance what it is? Well, with Pleats Please it was a bit like walking down a street market on a bright summer day, and when you turn the corner you’re facing a field in the countryside! And then you walk a bit futher, and all of a sudden it’s night and dark, you’re in a forest, and it’s raining…
I would absolutely love this fragrance except the sillage on my skin is NULL, which I don’t understand, as I could smell it on my scarf from a distance, hours after I’d worn that scarf!
samdemid – :
This made me think of the 90-ies strange enough. It made me think of Red by Hugo Boss. I went in and looked in the description for Red and maybe it´s because they both have pear in them. But its not only that, it feels as if they are from the same era. Very flowery and for me a bit powdery as well. If people around me wore this I would not complain but it will not be on my wishing list!
flarmIllupmub – :
My body chemistry doesn’t work with this. I get rotten pears all the way. It smells very artificially sweet as well. Even people around me disliked it the few times I’ve worn it. This is a big no no for me.
However, a friend of mine loves it on her and it’s her winter fragrance because she thinks it’s really sweet.
volont865 – :
I don’t get how anybody would think this is an innocent, girly fragrance. It is VERY sweet but in a dirty way, like over-ripe pears. Over-ripe to the point of almost being rotten. I guess that’s the indole?
Last Christmas I went to Sephora one morning and spritzed it on my wrist. The smell got stuck to the sleeve of my t-shirt and from there, to the sleeve of my jumper and my coat, so I was stuck with it the whole day. It made me feel quite sick, but I just couldn’t stop sniffing my wrist.
I don’t hate it, and I would not say that I like it either, but it is strangely attractive.
ceco66 – :
Oh Sweet Lord!!! The drydown of this perf is sooooo sweet and different. The marriage of the pears and apple, the vanilla and musk is a new thing for me, so it was love at first sniff of the drydown. Very happy, positive, girlie vibe. I can see this becoming my signature scent except when I’m being dark and mischievous or femme fatale.
This is innocence in a bottle, floral innocence. The sweetness is not overpowering and the patchouli takes a back seat while vanilla n musk roams free. I love it. I must confess Pleats Please is my 1st romance with Miyake and it may last I fear.
Yes, I want to smell like this more often that not with just 2 or 3 spritz. Nothing overpowering cuz sillage is good and the lasting power is amazing. I’m in love.
I fear its a love or hate kinda perf. No middle ground here.
vasiliy – :
The duty-free at the airport in our city was having a massive Pleats Please promotion, so I eagerly grabbed a tester and gave myself 3-4 sprays. I was engulfed in some very sweet florals – similar to those in Armand Basi Lovely Blossom, Juicy Couture, or any of a number of contemporary pink scents that combine a floral scent with some sort of honey or syrupy accord. At that stage the fragrance didn’t impress me as a Must Buy, though I was happy to tick it off my Must