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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

37 rue de Bellechasse

Orris root brings its cosmetic softness to oud's smoke and leather, softness set against a darker wood. Incense brings cool church resin to it and benzoin sweetens that resin toward vanilla, while musk blurs the joins.

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common accords

  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes
  • iris in 2,536 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: iris, oud, smoky, balsamic and earthy.

Of the 234 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1964 and 2024.

UnisexProfile

2017

Released

Perfumers

Cecile MattonView perfumer profile →
Julie MasséView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

amberirispowderyoudwarm spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

amber100%
iris91%
powdery82%
oud73%
warm spicy64%
smoky54%
balsamic45%
musky36%
earthy27%
woody18%

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

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Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

In The Wood For Love

Stephane Humbert Lucas 777

In The Wood For Love

Woody
Cuir Andalou

Rania J

Cuir Andalou

Leather
Narcotico

Meo Fusciuni

Narcotico

Uncategorized
Wood and Spices

Montale

Wood and Spices

Woody
Eau de Gentiane Blanche

Hermes

Eau de Gentiane Blanche

Floral
The Dark Side

Francesca Bianchi

The Dark Side

Resin

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