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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

Kouros

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 notes

  • Civet in 517 perfumes
  • Artemisia in 988 perfumes
  • clary sage in 1,077 perfumes
  • Orris Root in 1,164 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • honey in 1,061 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: animalic, honey, leather, green, Cinnamon, Lavender, Vetiver, Tonka Bean and Honey.

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

Musk

Family

MenProfile

1981

Released

Perfumers

Pierre BourdonView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

muskyanimalicaromaticpowderyhoney

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

musky100%
animalic95%
aromatic89%
powdery84%
honey78%
citrus73%
fresh67%
woody62%
warm spicy56%
fresh spicy51%
floral45%
sweet40%
vanilla34%
leather29%
green23%
amber18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
AldehydesArtemisiaBergamotclary sageCoriander
Heart Notes
carnationCinnamonGeraniumJasmineLavenderOrris RootPatchouliVetiver
Base Notes
AmberCivetHoneyLeatherMuskOakmossTonka BeanVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

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Profile Matches

6

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

Kouros Summer Edition 2008

Yves Saint Laurent

Kouros Summer Edition 2008

Musk
Kouros Fraicheur

Yves Saint Laurent

Kouros Fraicheur

Musk
Kouros Tattoo

Yves Saint Laurent

Kouros Tattoo

Musk
Kouros Cologne Sport

Yves Saint Laurent

Kouros Cologne Sport

Musk
Kouros Energizing 2010

Yves Saint Laurent

Kouros Energizing 2010

Musk
Ambre Topkapi

Mdci Parfums

Ambre Topkapi

Spice

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Iquitos

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Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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Gucci pour Homme (2003)

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Baz

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