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Paris

Yves Saint Laurent, 1983, for women

floral, green, sweet, powdery and fruity

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Notes

Top notes

  • Mimosa Honeyed, powdery yellow bloom, fluffy and sun-warmed.
  • Orange Blossom Creamy, honeyed white flower with a green, citrusy lift.
  • Bergamot Sparkling peel of a green-gold citrus, juicy and slightly floral, with a bitter edge that keeps it elegant.

Heart notes

  • Rose Petals, honey and a touch of wine; can lean fresh and dewy or deep and jammy.
  • Lily Rich, creamy, slightly spicy white bloom with a waxy fullness.
  • Violet Sweet, powdery and faintly green, like candied petals.
  • Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
  • Ylang-Ylang Banana-tinged, custardy and sweetly floral, with a smooth tropical glow.
  • Lily of the Valley Clean, dewy and green-white, like crushed spring stems.

Base notes

  • Sandalwood Creamy, milky and softly sweet wood, smooth as polished timber.
  • Iris Cool, buttery, powdery and slightly earthy, like lipstick and cold stone; taken from the root, not the flower.
  • Oakmoss Damp forest floor, bittersweet and slightly salty-green.
  • Amber A warm, golden, resin-and-vanilla effect, soft, sweet and enveloping.
  • Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.

Smells like Paris

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