Search Suggestions

      MUSE – INSPIRING INK (2025) • YVES SAINT LAURENT🔺, ScentAdvice

      Yves Saint Laurent
      MUSE – INSPIRING INK

      2025

      PERFUMER
      Marie Salamagne


      MUSE – INSPIRING INK (2025) • YVES SAINT LAURENT🔺, ScentAdvice


      lavender
      clary sage
      incense
      orris
      ambrette absolute
      vanilla absolute
      ink
      amber woods

      MUSE – INSPIRING INK (2025) • YVES SAINT LAURENT🔺, ScentAdvice

      When I recently tried the YSL Vestiaire collection, Muse, which as the time of writing is the latest addition, was probably also my favorite.

      As an iris lover, this one instantly spoke to me, because the iris is most prominent in the opening. This remains true for the first hour or two, where Muse feels kind of retro, dusty, old-school. Iris in a library full of old books. There is also a hint of more buttery orris with a bandaid-esque tinge. For a moment I figured I smelled a suede-ish scent in here (presumably the ink accord), but I have to say that I lost that completely when I looked for it afterwards.

      While it stays relatively mature and understated, Muse goes a lot sweeter than I expected. Praline, nutty, woody, but definitely sweet. Not gourmand, but borderline going in that direction, with small nods to the more vanillic Babycat in the late drydown.

      I like it overall, a lot, although for my collection, I do prefer the somewhat fresher powdery iris for such a singular opening and/or a different drydown. Thumbs up.


      guest
      0 Comments
      Newest
      Oldest Most Voted
      Inline Feedbacks
      View all comments