![]() There are a thousand places in Paris where I could see you again and crush your roses against my heart. I will undoubtedly find you again one day. The Heart Notes were Violet, Damascena rose, Orris, Jasmine, lily and the Base Notes were Musk, Cedarwood, Moss, and Sandalwood. The Top Notes were Bergamot, Hyacinth, Blossom-calyx notes. It was very flowery perfume and has a rose based scent. In 1983 a new fragrance named Paris is launched as a tribute to Parisians who are always elegant, romantic, simple and charming. It was a huge success and it stayed in production from 1981 till 2017. Not just that it was one of the most expensive men perfume in 1981. Kouros is one of the most famous “love it” or “hate it” perfume. Base Notes were Honey, Leather, Amber, Musk, and Vanilla. Middle Notes were Carnation, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Jasmine, and Germanium. The Top Notes were Aldehydes, Artemisia, Coriander. The nose behind the fragrance was Pierre Bourdon. Yves invited Rudolf Nureyev to dance for 1,200 guests at an Opera Comique event. Kouros or the “young man” as Yves Saint Laurent said, is represented by the statues depicting muscular physiques during the archaic period. KOUROSġ981 is the year when Kouros “the scent of gods” was launched. Apart from Chanel No.5, it is the only fragrance to have achieved this level of success. Its been thirty years and Opium still remains one of the top ten best-selling perfumes in France. Just in one year, sales in Europe had reached $30,000,000. However, the name chosen by Saint Laurent caused a scandal especially in the USA because of its reference to a drug from the Orient.Īnd yet the stores were not able to keep up with the market demand because people went crazy after this fragrance. The Heart notes were Carnation, rose, ylang-ylang, cinnamon, peach, jasmine, and the Base notes were Benzoin, vanilla, sandal, patchouli, amber, musk. Talking about the fragrance the Top notes were Aldehydes and orange. The bottle was designed in shape of a small wooden box which was carried by Japanese samurai to carry medicine and opium. Yves was so involved for the launch of this fragrance that he took oversaw all processes from selection of fragrance to the design of the bottle. In 1977 YSL launched a new fragrance to coincide with its winter collection inspired by China. Rive Gauche was a huge success and it is still considered as quintessential French perfume.īoth Rive Gauche and Pour Homme meant to be bold but Pour Homme caused a scandal as Yves Saint Laurent decided to pose naked for the promotional photo. Heart Notes were Rose, Jasmine, and Lily while the Base Notes were Musk and Amber. Its Top Notes were Leafy green and Peachy. The scent was meant to be bold and flowery. Metallic bottle gave it a new look with a combination of silver and cobalt blue colors. Rive Gauche was intended for an unpredictable and fun woman. ![]() In 1971 YSL house launched two new fragrances Rive Gauche for women and Pour Homme for men. He wanted ladies to have the persona of the famous actress Catherine Deneuve who later represented YSL house. Yves Saint Laurent wanted a perfume which is lush, languid and heavy. The word Y was placed on the bottle like the neckline on her dress. ![]() It was the first fragrance they tailored for the women and even the bottle used is carved like a woman’s head and shoulder. Yīut we are here to talk about the fragrance so let’s start with their first fragrance “Y”. He further extended his arms in the beauty industry in the year 1978. ![]() But clothing was not the only way he wanted to dress women, so he launched his first fragrance “Y” in 1964 with perfumer Jean Amic. The firm set various fashion trends such as safari jackets for men and women, thigh high boots and the most famous classic tuxedo suit for women. At the age of just 21, he set up his own couture house to truly express his fashion sense. YSL was founded in 1961 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge. Later, it became well known in both beauty and fragrance industries as well. It started as a fashion house with a large variety of ready to wear for men and women. Yves Saint Laurent is considered one of the world’s most prominent luxury fashion house. ![]()
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