Category: Yves Saint Laurent
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A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco
A blog reader put me to task for not connecting Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium and the idea of spice in my most recent treatise on spices. How could I be so foolish? Until recently, Soft(er) Orientals have always seemed like a half-baked idea to me. Yet an inclination for extremity and…
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Addendum: Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent
As a reviewer, it grows increasingly satisfying to rediscover scents. It is especially thrilling to leave them in the mental bank to engage in a natural fermentation, where the scent begins to dissect itself: able to then be redefined and rediscovered later on. It happens to be the case that what…
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Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent
I love fragrant outings in unknown territories… It means I can act clueless. My plan (scheme, actually) early one December was at once evil and genius. I would wander around promoting the idea that I had never worn a fragrance (despite the fact I was lingering around with both arms…
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M7 Oud Absolu by Yves Saint Laurent
A woody oriental to remember. © 2014 Liam Sardea A resounding disruption for a fragrance of excess, the first to use a oud accord: it merges with myrrh and cistus to create a warm, intense and fascinating trail. Mandarin gives a top opening and delivers singular vibrancy, whereas a…
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