April 2019: What a perfect fragrance for Easter when the weather is pleasant. Actually, I think that the naming of YVRESSE makes a lot of sense, in relation to Y: it contains more detectable, thicker notes, so the name has become thicker (longer) as well. this perfume is ,as much as i concern, nothing but a burst of aldehydes .too sharp and very ,very old fashioned. You girls who didn't grow up in the 1970's---you missed one helluva party! Bees feed on their early source of nectar. The odor hit me like a sledgehammer. The first thing I have to say is that it is beautiful. I'm not a fan of oakmoss. My review is for the vintage version. An absolute MUST try for any chypre and aldehyde fan. Hyacinths smell beautiful which is why they're often used in perfumes. Y may just be one of YSL's most underappreciated fragrances yet. I got a sample and I was afraid it would have been too floral floral, I don't specifically love heavy flowers oriented fragrances, but this one got me hook in the first sniffs. A 'thumbs up' fragrance as long as you don't give it your full attention. Carat can be worn in the office, church, brunch, etc. I admit, even though I am not young, aldehydes have been the hardest aspect of perfumery for me to deal with. Infancy is a particularly important period for turtles. I smell Lilac. νικά | 汉语 | Nederlands | Srpski | Română | العربية | Українська | Монгол | עברית | Luxois Watches | I do really like it, because it is very different from current day perfume offerings. It's a classic, green chypre that never fails to lift my mood. Very unisex...male fumeheads, you owe it to yourself to try this. If you like sweet modern violet, mixed with lighter greener florals, lacking skin type musk, or woods, you might enjoy Carat. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean Amic. Bit unique. This is nice fragrance for those who find Chanel No 5 too sweet and floral. ... Pairing the classic love story of Tristan and Isolde with a modern story of the “hyacinth … after the initial use it hit me and i remembered (again) why i hate aldehydes. My son was only a young boy at the time but he told me that I should wear this frangrance forever. Y by Yves Saint Laurent is a Chypre Fruity fragrance for women.Y was launched in 1964. Flowers need to be skillfully combined if you want to create a clean, but not a soapy composition. My all-time favorite chypre. Thanks for the advice! Powdery mimosa floats like a smooth silk ribbon spinning in the air above my head. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. As a springtime floral fan, this is such a lovely treat in a time where sweet fruitchouli perfumes seem to dominate. I was not expecting it to be quite so animalic in the base notes, but that's fine with me as I adore classic Chypres. A masterpiece. I received this as a gift about 25 years ago, before I developed my fascination with scents. Classic. I can also pick out the honeysuckle and violet. I think people who enjoy Chanel 5, or Idylle, or perhaps Carnal Flower, will enjoy this one. If you like Chanel No 19, Cristalle, Heure Exquise etc this is in that genre. I CAN´T STOP LOVING THIS! A harmony between chypre, flowers and green notes. There's a LOT of laundry type musk in the base of this which even outlives that persistent "sweet generic" synthetic note I pick up. However as a lily and Cartier lover I had to try it again. Wow, I finally got some of this and I love it! It is so smooth and elegant! Beautiful, classy, how come I've never heard of this one before? Chic et classique comme un tailleur Yves Saint-Laurent. They are like day and night ;))). Par Madame Leprince de Beaumont. It wears beautifully. I feel privileged to experience this beautiful gem! With that said, this is one of the prettiest florals I have found in quite awhile - even the lily, a note that doesn't often compliment me, is beautifully blended with the other floral notes. The way it is green and fresh but has a bit of a starchy flowery powder to it. Dar aceea de gradina nu cea din florarii! Maybe it's the aldehydes. Lily perhaps or mimosa combination but to me it smells like lychee. For more significant results, use this spray on the pulse points of your body. I can't fault it. It is a BEAST! I can't believe I am just discovering this now. I like everything in this composition, except violet and mimosa. I thought it is going to be sweet because of pear, but it is more like fresh than sweet. Carat was launched in 2018. Dry humor, with a warm laughter. This lacks the warmth that most of my favorite florals have, but that's not a bad thing, a little bit cooler is nice sometimes. But the bottle is beautiful, and I believe this would be an inoffensive fragrance for many. I have the original and the reformulation. ), it nearly immediately, becomes an almost "ice queen" powerhouse type of chypre (I mean this as a compliment) with a fabulous dose of Oakmoss. Cartier Carat is a beautiful blend of white, yellow, and green florals with a clean musky base. It is light, airy, uplifting and delicate. Vivacious, comforting, stylish. Anyhow overall its lovely fragrance. My daughter, who was born in 1994, told me that when she would smell Angel, when she was little, she knew she and her brother would have a babysitter for the evening, because … It even performs like a beast!! out of Whatever it is, it dominates the perfume, especially in the middle notes. Like a green, fresh wind. I’m a fan of the perfumer and have several in my collection that are favorites. Formal, dignified, structured and very grand. So being clueless about it myself I slapped it on. Fresh juicy pears are all I can smell for the first 15 minutes, later this fragrance morphs into a less fresh more sweetish but well blended flower scent. It goes on a little 'angry' as most aldehydes do, then settles into an almost delicious composition moving through dry autumn leaves and green grass to the plum note that I love in Rochas Femme. Just really well done. There is to my nose no note that stands out, there is no key moment, it is simple and wonderful for spring and summer wear. Very sophisticated, vivid, complex and LUX. 1,003 votes. They nailed the "prismatic" effect here, it smells effervescent, crystalline and boyant. The first time I tested it was in the summer and it was a headache inducing. I thought this would be more "dark" or how to say hmm, hevier. There's also something a little like pollen, a little like tuberose here. Light chypre with anhydride at the opening and mossy drydown. Although never commecially popular, Y has a cult status that cannot be matched. Oh my! However, until they come out with a steonger, longer lasting version, I’m out. It’s special. It would be awesome sprayed on the lower back and ankles! Some may find that a positive, but for me, there is nowhere near the strength or intensity to get on board with the reviews below. Here is another masterpiece that YSL is giving away alomst for free! Carat instantly reminded me of Champs Elysees by Guerlain but with a strong note of hiacynth which actually smells very “lilacey” (lilac is one of the dominant notes of Champs Elysees). This juice seems to be the cure for winter. Except for a few notes, this and the original Miss Dior smell exactly alike. All the reviews I read made me think this was right up my alley, and it IS. It is so clean, green, and to me, a much lighter, rounder version of Aromatics Elixir. Max is Prince Eric's loyal Old English Sheepdog in Disney's 1989 animated feature film, The Little Mermaid. An elegant, exquisite, timeless beauty. ... and you should not pick them because it brings bad luck to your home. I have tested edt and I imagine that edp would be divine. It contains the best of green florals and grassiness, a smart fruit choice, a confident dose of moss and just enough darkness in the basenotes to make it meld with your skin. I would describe it as smelling frozen flowers 😂 it is clean, powdery, soapy, soft and airy. He married the Dear Little Princess, and they lived happily ever after. Their beautiful petals and divine fragrance have indeed made them a very beloved flower. Blind buy, just because I like to explore Cartier fragrances, 30 ml bottle from Cartier website US. Among the perfumes I used during those years were Aromatics Elixir, Jacomo Anthracite, Montana, YSL Rive Gauche and of course Y. On my skin the lily, the tulip and the honeysuckle are very predominant to create a clean and very, very crystalline mix. Pleased to add it to my collection. The opening reminds me of every white floral ever, but give it 30 minutes...and WOW, what a beautiful scent! Being overshadowed by all the glitz and glamour that YSL seems to represent today, this bottle is often lost among the sparkly Parisienne or the candy pink Baby Doll. Elizabeth Arden 5th Ave. is way better and has the same spring flower vibe to it. Y opens beautifully with rose and powder and peach. The nose behind this fragrance is Mathilde Laurent. In France we do not find any more EDP but EDT !!!!! Similar to chanel nº 19 in the first five minutes, but nº 19 diverts after that, while Y keeps the opening notes for much longer. We can discuss swap options, (US). It’s cold, sterile, and dare I say... unisex? I had her spray my wrist and blotter. I think it's strictly an evening perfume to wear when you're dressed in glamorous clothes. A perfect fragrance for spring. This beautiful cold, white, light, crisp, crystalline floral fragrance reminds me of American Eagle - aerie blue bird perfume. Its not a scent I would wear because you need to be fairly sophisticated to carry it or it wears you. My work partners would tease me about wearing perfume to work but secretly, they loved when I was near. There was a bottle of this in my house when I was a kid and I remember thinking it was a guys cologne after trying it on once. It is largely localized within gay communities, making use of words derived from the local languages, including Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Waray and Bicolano. It’s no wonder that people love this scent. A clean abstract musky floral.I still couldnt help think fancy dish washing soap because of all the laundry musk base and abstract florals.... SherryBerry: Are you thinking of Vivid by Liz Claiborne? Gonna try it that way because it is a quality lovely fragrance just uber strong! i bought my EDP Y in Spain. This is such a little known gem - a quiet little gift from the perfume past. Something to feel really good. Even though it's not the type of fragrance I usually wear, I loved the version of Y that I had during the 1980s. She chimed in that maybe they did smell alike, but the Cartier was of much higher quality. Anyway, I did enjoy Carat. I bought this one today after smelling the disastrous reformulation sans oak moss and grabbed this one with not one but two types of oak moss in it! It's not cute, any which way you look at it, and it doesn't bring out all of its big guns until about two hours in. I like it very much. There is only one word that I can use to describe this fragrance - HEAVENLY! Interesting, huh? I agree with Migalex - this is totally sophisticated scent! However, will continue to look. Luca Turin describes it as quintessentially French, as French as Les Parapluies de Cherbourg and Chablis wine, and I agree. This perfume I was wearing for years, it's a very light, female, soft and tender perfume. No sugared fluff, no berry or candy gimmicks, just quality and creativity. It seems as if I have found my perfumed Holy Grail:Gosh, what a achingly beautiful scent!! In the fall, the autumn leaves rustled underfoot and a chill in the air complement Y's earthy character. Bravo. So I gifted it right back to her and she loves it. Swardspeak uses elements from Tagalog, English, Spanish, and some from Japanese, as well as celebrities' names and trademark brands, giving them new meanings in different contexts. It is also softer than most green scents having no sharp edges. This scent surprised me, I was a little scared that it would be overly sharp as I didn't get on with Ma Griffe though I like most green perfumes. Haven't seen it for a while - has it been discontinued? Shower your space with the fresh smell of clean bamboo and the watery, floral scent of hyacinth. I simply was afraid as I wasn't sure how long I would be able to easily find replacements. How to Feed a Baby Turtle. This is the "Frenchiest" perfume I've ever smelled. I'm not usually a fan of chypres, but I've always quite liked this one. And acts nice all the time. this was my summer scent since the outside was just oh so hot and muggy. The higher the temperature, the more uphill, because the powdery violet and mimosa change the composition into a creamy soap. It must be the later reformulation. These will enhance your décor while being a useful place to store towels, books, magazines or any number of household items. 12" Foldable Hyacinth Storage Basket with Iron Wire Frame These beautiful storage baskets measure 12"L x 12"W x 12"H. They fold flat for easy storage when not in use. Smells like a diamond! My absolute favorite vintage and quite possibly my favorite fragrance ever. will be used judiciously. It then quickly became really sweet/ambery & kind of generic smelling. Mature and elegant for our nowadays noses, yet Y must have been "tres en vogue" by younger women in the 60's. It may be the one! Such Pleasure took the Serpent to behold [ 455 ] This Flourie Plat, the sweet recess of Eve I have worn Y on and off since 1971, when my sister gave me a bottle of the eau de toilette. For some rather unfanthomable reason, I love this perfume. Perfume lovers: 613483 The edt really takes me back to some lovely memories. OMG! I wish they were more pronounced. This newly launch perfumes makes me go to the cartier boutique to have a try. The heart is floral with hyacinth, Bulgarian Rose, tuberose, jasmine and ylang-ylang. I will wear it for work and in the daytime instead of Femme or Opium alongside No 19. I will purchase a full size bottle later in March, it'll be a great perfume for late spring/summer days. But I couldn’t get crazy about the scent. One fruity. These flowers are like showgirls dancing and grabbing your attention. I simply cannot believe I've passed this one up all these years! This is how I've always imagined the Spice Coast of India to smell. The Bamboo Rain Candle contains one hidden jewel valued at $20 to $7500. Totally in love with this beautiful fragrance. Too bad it's discontinued, but the new rules would make it impossible to recreate anyway,with all that oakmoss. It is made for persons that likes florals, obviously, but for me it was shockingly unpleasant, because I never expected it, and tried it blindly. I tested this in a dept store and thought I liked it so I got a couple of samples. Carat falls in the same fresh, clean, natural, green category, but without the dreaded freesia and I can see myself wearing this when I need to just smell shower-fresh, simple and dewy. Unfortunately, perfume like this is no longer made. The green-ness provides an added sparkle and it eventually dries down to a very light and sweet powder. I really love YSL making this kind of perfumes attainable for everybody (at least online that is..). Perfumes: 64050 It is very romantic, has a spring aura, can be compared with a thin light flowery veil fluttering in the wind. I’ve just received my bottle of carat and my initial thought were that it’s been done before. It was a favorite of Hollywood actresses like Julie Andrews, Julie Christie and Catherine Deneuve. If you don’t mind fleeting fragrances, and love well blended florals, give it a try. I think this is a youthful, lovely scent. The hyacinth and violet are quite modern here because of the combination with the musk and I love it. Very nice. It’s floral, but in a very abstract way. The opening is indeed what I think of as very "French"; fizzy, green, floral with a wonderful chypre flavour. I love rive gauche and Chanel no 5 and 19 , so I figured 'y' would. Well, immediately I knew it reminded me of something I had smelled before, but knew inside that it was a perfume from a while ago. Love this crystalline abstract flower to bits! I purchased a 12 pack sample lot of this perfume. Hyacinth Empinado/STAT. Fingers crossed it goes away or I will be looking to swap my 100 ml bottle. Irisjetaime, laleaua miroase minunat! An evergreen gem. Yes, smell of dried fruits and moss are so wonderfully combined. Longevity is pretty good, it starts off sharp and quite metallic within the first 2 hrs and then dries down soapy after 6 hrs or so and lingers. This baby is better than Emeraude and Bandit and No 19 and O de Lancome. A great re-buy after all this time. It's very delicate and refined. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean Amic. Luckily, I can still wear it because I have a good supply of the vintage edt. The pitty is that it doesn't stay very long on my skin: after an hour or two, three it is almost gone. The fruity opening is a great pleasure, aromatic but not really sweet, just fresh and energizing. What I did notice, is that it had a bit of a retro smell, which is really up my alley. Had a bad cold, nevertheless Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe, ... they “lurked” and are “troubled” and “confused” as they overwhelm the sense of smell in “odours,” a word like the others with unpleasant connotations. I love the idea of creating a prism from every color of flower, but I'm afraid this worked more the way it would to mix every color of paint - it's all muddled together. It's lovely, yes, and sweet, yes, and balanced, yes. It actively absorbs and purifies air and water to give you that nice, clean scent. Huge longevity and huge sillage!! It is strange, because it has a few notes that smell quite natural individually, but the overall result is overwhelmingly synthetic. From a contemporary point of view, shaped by fragrances that are designed to smell "cute" on paper for the first ten minutes (in accordance with the shopping strategy of an average customer), Y is definitely every marketing department's nightmare. As Y dries down, it takes on a soft, gentle, understated floral chypre feeling, a bit like an old Patou scent with a pinch of pollen sprinkled over it like fairy dust. I'm not a big fan of chypres but got this in a box of other mini YSLs to mark the 1983 launch of Paris. In my late teens and throughout my twenties, I was all about strong, powerful almost astringent scents, always 100% 'sugar free'. It is the first perfume I have encountered that takes you on a journey with its individual notes. It’s one that is strong and brightly hyacinth! A very soft, sweet lilac. Aldehydes and other florals slowly come in and then the small meteorological miracle occurs. Fragrantica® Inc, San Diego, CA United States. I know I should love it, but I'm not sure yet! 22. bought this (edt) in a blind buy after reading the reviews here. It's not the same. I notice that note in a lot of new releases. I like it, but not on me. It's for someone who adore clean perfumes. Jean Amic created the scent and it has a strong punch of aldehydes, plums, peaches, gardenia, galbanum and green notes. Very calming. To Scent lover and PR, the problem might be just chypre genre, I also many times feel chypres suffocating and they make me cough, there's something thick and dizzying. Y by Yves Saint Laurent is a Chypre Fruity fragrance for women. Today my full bottle arrived. A prince by birth, he was cursed by a mysterious Enchantress as punishment for his selfish and cruel nature. I feel so extremely fortunate to have tried this exquisite masterpiece and I really wonder how the heck I've never had the change to try it before now.