YLEM PARFUMS
SOAP BUBBLE

2024

PERFUMER
Andreas Wilhelm

floral notes
magnolia
fruity notes
sugar
white musk

‘Soap Bubble is a soapy white musk fragrance infused with florals, sugar & fruity accords.

Ylem is a hypothetical susbstance proposed by G.Gamow, believed to have existed just after the big bang and considered the origin of all existing elements. We created three otherworldly fragrances named after nebulae existing in the universe. Our master perfumer Andres Wilhelm and we used colors, names and emotions evoked by the nebulae and transformed them into three beautiful scents’. – Ylem Parfums

I was happy to test the pre-release samples of Eastern Veil, Eye Of God & Soap Bubble; a trio of fragrance that YLEM is launching with in 2024. Soap Bubble is quite the quirky outlier, whereas the other two are closer to each other and feel more serious.

I’ve smelled a combination of sweet and soapy before, but rarely with this strong of a juxtaposition. It’s quite gourmand to me, with hints of chocolate dusting, yet simultaneously, there’s a distinct soapiness.

It’s not the sharp, bright aldehydic soapiness, which I think could’ve clashed with the sweetness. Instead, it’s a subtle, smooth, lactonic soap from a handsoap, lotion or perhaps a body milk type of product.

Especially after the opening, it starts to remind me of those soaps or lotion with creamy, milky and sweet notes that you often see from big brands like Dove, such as almond, coconut, macadamia etc. I use those occasionally as they are very pleasant and the same is true for Soap Bubble. It conveys the softness and creaminess of that style really well in perfume form.

Definitely the lightest of the set in my first time wearing, with a drydown that was hard to detect after a while, especially next to Eastern Veil and Eye of God, which are both much stronger scent profiles. A fun one, the most pleasant one to wear from start to finish and on first impression it’s up for debate whether this or Eastern Veil is my favorite.