We present a list of perfume new products for 2016-2017 from the French house Yves Saint Laurent with descriptions. During this period, the brand introduced a new fragrance, Mon Paris, consistently updating it, released several Black Opium flankers and expanded its exclusive collections.
Mon Paris
A sweet, fruity scent inspired by Paris. An original perfume from a line released by the French house in mid-2016.
Composition:
- top notes: strawberry, raspberry, pear, bergamot, calone, orange, mandarin;
- base notes: patchouli, white musk, ambroxan, cedar, moss, vanilla.
Paris Premieres Roses 2016
An alluring floral aroma with a predominant note of rose. The composition is softened by sandalwood, giving the aroma warmth and comfort.
Composition:
- top notes: rosehip, violet leaf, neroli, bergamot;
- middle notes: damask rose, peony, lily of the valley;
- base notes: sandalwood, white musk, violet.
Mon Paris Sparkle Clash Edition
A sweet fruity aroma that combines berries, fruits and flowers, turning into warm and enveloping oriental notes.
Composition:
- top notes: strawberry, raspberry, pear, bergamot, calone;
- middle notes: datura, peony, orange blossom, jasmine sambac, Chinese jasmine;
- base notes: Indonesian patchouli leaf, white musk, ambroxan, patchouli, cedar, moss.
Mon Paris Eau de Toilette
Another Paris-themed fantasy from Yves Saint Laurent, this time with dominant notes of raspberry, fresh bergamot and peony.
Composition:
- top notes: bergamot, raspberry, blackberry, pink pepper;
- middle notes: datura, orange blossom, peony, jasmine sambac;
- base notes: patchouli, cashmeran, ambroxan, white musk.
Mon Paris Star Edition
The next flanker of the Mon Paris perfume was released in 2017, and its composition has fewer notes, which makes the scent simpler and more straightforward.
Composition:
- top notes: red berries, bergamot;
- middle notes: dope, jasmine;
- base notes: patchouli, white musk.
Black Opium Nuit Blanche
New at the beginning of 2016, very similar to the original, but with a softer composition that will appeal to gourmets with its vanilla-coffee-caramel character.
Composition:
- top notes: rice, bourbon pepper, anise;
- middle notes: orange blossom, coffee, peony, coriander;
- base notes: vanilla, sandalwood, white musk, caramel, milk.
Black Opium Floral Shock
The sweetness of the pear is mixed with citrus freshness and the usual Black Opium coffee. This flanker, released in early 2017, is fresher and juicier, full of white flowers.
Composition:
- top notes: bergamot, lemon, pear, freesia;
- middle notes: gardenia, orange blossom, solar notes, white flowers;
- base notes: amber wood, white musk, coffee.
Black Opium Pure Illusion
In 2017, the flanker was replenished with a note of cashmere wood, which, combined with licorice, coffee, vanilla and cedar, gave the composition a soft and elegant oriental character.
Composition:
- top notes: pear, orange blossom, pink pepper;
- middle notes: coffee, jasmine, almond, licorice;
Black Opium Wild Edition
A limited edition of the perfume, housed in a bottle with an animal print. Classic Black Opium in the form of vanilla and coffee, is in harmonious coexistence with notes of almond and sandalwood.
Composition:
- top notes: pink pepper, pear, orange blossom;
- middle notes: jasmine, coffee, bitter almond, licorice;
- base notes: vanilla, patchouli, cedar, cashmere wood.
Black Opium Sparkle Clash Limited Collector's Edition Eau de Parfum
An oriental coffee-vanilla perfume already familiar to fans in a beautiful shining bottle.
Composition:
- top notes: pink pepper, neroli, pear;
- middle notes: coffee, jasmine, bitter almond, licorice;
- base notes: vanilla, patchouli, cedar, cashmere wood.
Black Opium Sparkle Clash Limited Collector's Edition Eau de Toilette
A rare Black Opium without a vanilla note, but with a tea note that complements the coffee with freshness, allowing you to wear the scent during the day.
Composition:
- top notes: green mandarin, pear;
- middle notes: jasmine, tea, orange blossom;
- base notes: coffee, white wood.
Exquisite Musk
A luxurious oriental balsamic scent that mixes classic rose, spicy musk and softer velvety accords.
Composition:
- top notes: ginger;
- middle notes: rose, cinnamon, nutmeg;
- base notes: benzoin, ambergris, oud, musk, labdanum, patchouli.
Velours
Balsamic powdery perfume from the exclusive Yves Saint Laurent collection, inspired by Parisian fashion and the nightlife of the French capital.
Composition:
- top notes: black tea, black pepper, pink pepper;
- middle notes: jasmine, orris root, incense;
- base notes: amber wood, musk, vanilla.
Cuir
Luxurious, refined, luxury aroma with a tobacco-leather composition flavored with rum.
Composition:
- top notes: rum, ginger, saffron;
- middle notes: osmanthus, black tea, tobacco;
- base notes: guaiac wood, oud, leather.
Vinyl
A sweet balsamic scent from the new collection of Le Vestiaire des Parfums. The fragrance celebrates the sensuality, modernity and audacity of vinyl.
Composition:
- middle notes: immortelle, myrrh;
- base notes: resin, vanilla anise.
Sleek Suede
The fragrance is thematically linked to Morocco and its leather craftsmanship. The soft oriental composition highlights notes of cocoa and vanilla.
Composition:
- top notes: cocoa, incense;
- middle notes: oud, cedar;
- base notes: patchouli, vanilla.
Magnificent Gold
“Magnificent Gold” by Yves Saint Laurent is dedicated to the luxurious gold embroidery on oriental clothing.
Composition:
- top notes: saffron, pink pepper;
- middle notes: sandalwood, vanilla;
- base notes: white wood, musk.
Exquisite Embroidery
“Exquisite Embroidery” is a perfume from an exclusive collection dedicated to the dazzling embroidery of oriental fabrics.
Composition:
- top notes: ginger, nutmeg;
- middle notes: rose, patchouli;
- base notes: ambergris, oud, musk.
Supreme Bouquet
The fragrance is dedicated to the most beautiful floral patterns of Moroccan clothing.
Composition:
- top notes: bergamot, pink pepper;
- middle notes: ylang-ylang, tuberose;
- base notes: amber, woody notes, patchouli.
Splendid Wood
A deep, hot oud scent inspired by woody motifs in authentic Moroccan jewelry and clothing prints.
Composition:
- top notes: incense, cardamom;
- middle notes: rose, jasmine sambac;
- base notes: cedar, oud, syt.
The distinctive features of French culture are unusualness and sophistication. The currents of world culture are born in France; this country is the cradle of haute couture. We collected information about the most prominent representative of French perfumery, prepared descriptions of top fragrances from Yves Saint Laurent (ISL) and found out what women think about them.
Manufacturer information
In 1961, designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berger founded a fashion house that gained popularity thanks to its women's clothing collections. A decade later, the High House of Fashion presented the first women's perfume Rive Gauche to the public. After another 20 years, ISL joined the Gucci group of haute couture houses.
Catalog of the best Yves Saint Laurent perfumes with descriptions of fragrances
Perfume Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto
The perfume was created for independent, brave ladies, filled with passion and sensuality. The aroma is catchy, passionate, hot, but at the same time feminine and sophisticated. Perfume belongs to the floral-oriental group.
Base notes:
- Tonka beans;
- sandalwood;
- vanilla essence;
- cedar.
Heart notes:
- lily of the valley;
- jasmine essence.
Top notes:
- currant (black);
- bergamot;
- green.
Perfume Yves Saint Laurent Cinema
The perfume emphasizes feminine sensuality. The initial notes are cyclamen and clementine, the depth of the aroma is filled with peony, amaryllis and delicate jasmine, wrapped in a vanilla-musk trail.
Base notes:
- musk (white);
- vanilla essence;
- ambergris;
- Benzoin.
Heart notes:
- amaryllis;
- jasmine;
- peony.
Top notes:
- almond flowers;
- cyclamen;
- clementine.
Perfume Yves Saint Laurent Mont Paris
The composition is filled with the radiance of love. The aroma opens with sweetish fruit and berry notes, in the heart there is a sound of dope, shrouded in orange blossom, jasmine and peony. The composition is completed by a provocative trail of chypre.
Base notes:
- patchouli;
- musk (white).
Heart notes:
- dope;
- jasmine;
- peony;
- orange tree flowers.
Top notes:
- strawberry;
- pear;
- raspberry.
Perfume Yves Saint Laurent Opium Black for women
The most famous perfume since 1977. The aroma emphasizes the mysterious sides of the female soul, making the owner charming and magical.
Base notes:
- cedar;
- vanilla essence;
- patchouli.
Heart notes:
- jasmine essence;
- coffee.
Top notes:
- orange tree flowers;
- pepper (pink).
Purple perfume from Yves Saint Laurent
A continuation of the Manifesto line was the Manifesto L’Elixir perfume. The aroma belongs to the group of oriental florals, is multifaceted and changeable. The perfume envelops the wearer in an atmosphere of passion, inspiration, sensuality and eroticism.
Base notes:
- cashmere wood;
- ambroxan;
- vanilla essence.
Heart notes:
- heliotrope;
- tuberose;
- jasmine (sambac).
Top notes:
- mandarin essence;
- bergamot.
Reviews of Yves Saint Laurent perfume
Polina, 25 years old
Tested for women perfume Yves Saint Laurent Opium Black, interested in reviews. Reminded me of the scent from , which I said goodbye to long ago. But in principle the perfume is not bad. For me they are a little heavy, there is a lot of vanilla, but you can hardly smell the coffee.
Expert opinion: The target audience of this fragrance is ladies over 30, it is not surprising that it did not fully reveal itself on your young skin.
Anastasia, 38 years old
I've heard a lot of negative feedback about Yves Saint Laurent perfume from friends: one didn’t like Manifesto, the second complained about buying the Cinema fragrance. I even became interested and asked to borrow it for testing. The manifesto is vanilla, soft, somewhat reminiscent of my perfume from . Cinema is a light, tasty jasmine surrounded by some other flowers, with a pleasant trail of musk and vanilla. Reminds me of my old perfume from , but nicer and softer. I bought both bottles. I've been enjoying the new scents for a month now.
Expert opinion: I will be right if I assume that your friends purchased perfume through the Internet or a catalog, at best, having become acquainted with a sample on a blister. The perfumes did not develop on their skin. You wore them, “tasted them” and realized that they were yours. This approach is correct.
Yulia, 34 years old
I'll leave a review about the magnificent perfume by Yves Saint Laurent - Mont Paris. To say that I am satisfied is to say nothing. The berries sound great in them, like in a perfume from, combined with an alluring, but not suffocating dope, in the manner of a fragrance. They open up like a pyramid, very juicy, sillage, long-lasting. I recommend it to everyone!!!
Expert opinion: I see that you already had a couple of favorite perfumes, but you managed to find a middle ground for them. If this scent is yours, you will wear it with pleasure, and you will not need other perfumes.
Tamara, 29 years old
I read the reviews and was inspired to buy perfume Manifesto Elixirby Yves Saint Laurent. At first we liked it, but then something changed. At first the perfume seemed light and floral to me, but after a week I felt only bergamot and suffocating vanilla. There is no trace of floral notes left. Last time the same story happened with perfume from. Both then and this time we had to return to the conservative ones.
Expert opinion: Perfume is a capricious substance. They change their smell and degree of opening depending on the condition of the skin, air temperature and your own smell. I won’t say what changes in you after a week of using a new perfume, but, in my opinion, if there is a scent that you are confident in, stick with it for now.
Yves Saint Laurent: pros and cons
The ISL company is deservedly considered a leader in the world of perfumery and fashion. Its craftsmen adhere to the French traditions of lightness, sensuality and femininity. The brand's products meet the highest international quality standards.
The downside of ISL perfumes is that, like all branded fragrances, they are susceptible to fakes. It is also one of the most expensive perfumes in France.
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It wasn’t long before Yves Saint Laurent perfumes conquered the world. It all started in 1936, when Christian Dior's assistant Yves Henri Dona Mathieu Saint Laurent was just beginning his career in the modeling business. It took him 28 long years to create, together with his best friend Pierre Berge, the first perfume under the laconic name “Y”. And this was their complete, first and last... failure. Another fragrant invention helped to get out of such a sensitive situation - "Pour Homme".
Such timid first steps helped to conquer the world perfume market and explode it with completely new aromatic masterpieces, among which Opium, Rive Gauche, Paris and many others take their place of honor.
In 1977, the most scandalous and provocative perfume from Yves Saint Laurent, Opium, was presented. These women's perfumes turned out to be a phenomenal masterpiece in the world of perfume art.
They had an exotic oriental-spicy aroma, which was preferred by sexy, passionate and seductive ladies. It fascinated with its audacity and was created as a fragrant elixir for sensual, graceful and graceful female predators with a hypnotizing look. Only the Opium perfume from Yves Saint Laurent provided a woman with the opportunity to gain absolute power over a man’s heart.
The French revolutionary perfume “Opium” is even today considered one of the significant markers created in the era of the 70-80s, which managed to express the progressive trends of that time, namely, sexual freedom, women's equality and the intoxicating temptation of drugs.
In order to defend the shocking name of the new women's perfume, Yves Saint Laurent withstood a real battle, the victory of which allowed him to keep the narcotic “name” of this perfume.
Many critics agree that it was thanks to the name that the women's perfume “Opium” received such wide worldwide recognition and was among the perfume bestsellers of the 20th century.
However, a wave of indignation in America was caused by the name of the new fragrance among emigrants from China, who demanded that Yves Saint Laurent not only rename the perfume, but also make a public apology for his insensitive attitude towards the history of China. This requirement was associated with unpleasant events when, in the 18th and 19th centuries, opium was imported into this country by Anglo-American colonists, which caused a huge number of deaths among the local population.
The ban on the sale of Opium perfume was effective not only in China, but also in many other Asian countries.
Despite all that has been said, the advertising campaign, which was carried out under the direction of Yves Saint Laurent, on the contrary, tried to further strengthen the scandalous campaign of the new fragrance. In particular, Opium perfume was sold under the slogan “For those who are dependent on Yves Saint Laurent”.
This statement was perceived by many French as veiled drug propaganda.
Numerous scandals led to investors beginning to doubt the profitability of Opium, which in their eyes was a kind of explosive mixture of the revolutionary perfume industry of the 70s and the exoticism hidden in the very name of the perfume.
Nevertheless, confidence in the new fragrance did not leave its creator. Therefore, Yves Saint Laurent decided on a little trick. He offered investors several nameless samples to choose from and asked them to select the best scent among them. The undisputed winner was “Opium”. The perfume was also tested in the USA and Germany, and took first place everywhere.
The authorship of this oriental spicy enveloping perfume belongs to perfumers Jean-Louis Suzac and Jean Amick, who created the fragrance for Christian Dior And "Duna", and for Oscar perfume "Oscar de la Renta".
The fragrance “Opium” was created in accordance with the strict requirements of Mr. Laurent, obliging him to create an unsurpassed fragrance that could please the great Empress of China, Qixie, who bore the middle name “Jade Orchid” and ruled from 1861 to 1908. She went down in history as the most odious person.
Description of the perfume
The perfume “Opium” turned out to be extremely unique
Yves Saint Laurent was born back in 1936 in the country of Algeria, which at that time was a French colony. As a seventeen-year-old boy, he arrived in Paris, where he began his rapid career in the world of high fashion. In 1964, he released the first perfume, which was strikingly different from the perfume on the shelves.
“Opium” - Yves Saint Laurent released this perfume in 1977. It was a shock. Millions of ladies on all continents dreamed of owning a treasured bottle with an amazing scent. Base notes: sandalwood, cloves and rose. The spicy, oriental aroma of this perfume envelops and intoxicates, immersing you in the world of female passions and unfulfilled desires.
Thirty years later, Yves Saint Laurent’s “Belle D’Opium” perfume enters the world stage. This time Stefano Pilati, an Italian designer, took part in the creation of the perfume. The base note of this perfume remains the same: musk, sandalwood, amber. With a completely new top note (white pepper, mandarin, Casablanca lily) and heart note (jasmine, peach, incense and gardenia), a new sound is created. The aroma is light, like a breath of breeze, refined and attractive - these are the associations this perfume evokes. A square bottle of blue glass with gold inserts, symbolizing the eastern origin, was designed for it. Such perfumes appeal to romantic people who are capable of light flirting and value themselves highly.
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne perfume is a floral scent with woody accents that gradually opens up. Top notes are blackberry and cranberry, heart notes are violet and the base scent is sandalwood, musk, patchouli, vetiver. Perfumers took part in the creation of these perfumes - two Sophias, Groysman and Labbe. They are filled with love for Paris, its streets in which you want to get lost in search of great love. Their sensual and delicate aroma will make your senses tremble in anticipation of a soon meeting. The designer bottle with the leather logo of the Fashion House is as good as its contents.
Yves Saint Laurent's "Cinema" perfume, in which the top notes are cyclamen, almond flowers and Corsican clementine, are complemented by jasmine, peony and amaryllis (heart line), the base notes are simply stunning, because they are represented by amber, as well as white musk and Bourbon vanilla. The floral bouquet of this fragrance is full of femininity and charm. You want to admire such a woman and give her love.
The fashion house is constantly working on new fragrances to surprise and delight its fans. Yves Saint Laurent perfume “IN LOVE AGAIN” has a floral aroma - fresh, sparkling and romantic. Flowers, fruits and berries give a feeling of youth and purity. Top notes are grape, grapefruit and blueberry. The heart line is made up of water lily and tulip tree, and the base line is made up of water lily, sandalwood and blackberry. These perfumes will not leave a man indifferent; he will want to follow such a woman to the ends of the earth and do crazy things for her sake.
Another Yves Saint Laurent perfume “Saharienne” deserves no less attention and makes men’s hearts tremble. They are named after a safari jacket and have a light citrus scent. Top notes: mandarin, lemon and bergamot; heart notes: orange blossom, galbanum. Baseline: pink Madagascar pepper and ginger. This is a perfume for a free, independent and at the same time feminine person.
Classic Yves Saint Laurent perfume “Y” is intended for an elegant and sophisticated woman. This is the first Master perfume, modernized and sounding very modern. Baseline: amber, sandalwood, patchouli, styrax, vetiver, oakmoss. Top notes: gardenia, honeysuckle, plum, peach. A slight bitterness makes this perfume unforgettable. Yves Saint Laurent is a perfume that does not go out of fashion and will be the best gift for the woman you love, so if you need a gift, feel free to choose something that has been tested more than once by time.
“I chose your name for the fragrance because I don’t know a more beautiful name. Because I love you. My Paris."
Yves Saint Laurent
A city free of restrictions. Spontaneous and passionate, Paris is a city of lovers, partners in their own freedom, aware of their desires. He not only serves as a backdrop for their love, but also helps it to flare up. Gives you the courage to love - madly, deeply and dizzyingly. From grandiose buildings to small attics, from cobblestone streets to courtyards - Paris is everywhere, it is the air you breathe. Like modern love, this city captures us, and we willingly surrender to its power.
Mon Paris is a provocative interpretation of traditional chypre. A scent that fills you with new aspiration and ignites passion. The heart of the aroma is dominated by the dizzying and magical Datura flower. The base notes of the fragrance are revealed by the essence of patchouli from Guatemala, which is distinguished by woody amber undertones, and the Indonesian version of patchouli - by warm spicy notes. Combined with bright musky tones, they create a unique airy, light and clean structure. The classical law has been broken. A new dizzying chord took its place.
Mon Paris- this is the scent of a city shrouded in desire, passionately surrendering to a dizzying fall, taking captive everyone who tries to resist their own feelings. A fragrance for modern lovers, inspired by the City of Lights. Seize the moment, go beyond the present, be ready to fall into the passionate embrace of love.
The Mon Paris bottle, made in a traditional French style, is designed to take its rightful place in the collection of legendary YSL bottles. The multi-faceted glass bottle and the precious pink elixir that fills it perfectly complement each other. Modern and dazzlingly stylish plastron tie, tied around the neck of the Mon Paris, made of soft silk ribbon. Next to it are two leather cord ties and shiny gold YSL Cassandre lettering.