Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme, from Yves Saint Laurent was released in 1971. The perfumer behind this creation is Raymond Chaillan. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Lavender, Lemon, Lemon Verbena, and Petitgrain, middle notes of Brazilian Rosewood, Carnation, Clary Sage, Geranium, Marjoram, and Rosemary, and base notes of Amber, Cedarwood, Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, and Vetiver.
Okay so I got an eighties sample of this recently and I remember this perfume being around and obviously it’s cool because it’s Patrick Bateman’s choice of man pong. I like it. It’s a good masculine aromatic, Chypre whatever... clearly quality, they don’t make um like that anymore etc... but it’s not one I would hold up as one of the better old skool masculines. I think it’s the combination of a very sugary, citrus, a kind of lemony lift a la Eau Sauvage or Chanel pour Monsieur and a creamy odd sandalwood. It manifests in the heart possibly with some florals and feels a bit...well... wrong. Then it subsides and becomes a really beautiful, manly, complex thing of beauty. I guess my point is I have other masculines from the 80’s and such and I find them a bit more satisfying, because they don’t have a ‘weird’ phase in the middle somewhere.
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Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent
Okay so I got an eighties sample of this recently and I remember this perfume being around and obviously it’s cool because it’s Patrick Bateman’s choice of man pong. I like it. It’s a good masculine aromatic, Chypre whatever... clearly quality, they don’t make um like that anymore etc... but it’s not one I would hold up as one of the better old skool masculines. I think it’s the combination of a very sugary, citrus, a kind of lemony lift a la Eau Sauvage or Chanel pour Monsieur and a creamy odd sandalwood. It manifests in the heart possibly with some florals and feels a bit...well... wrong. Then it subsides and becomes a really beautiful, manly, complex thing of beauty. I guess my point is I have other masculines from the 80’s and such and I find them a bit more satisfying, because they don’t have a ‘weird’ phase in the middle somewhere.