Yves Saint Laurent
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Galbanum and bergamot collide with immediate sharpness, the citrus bright and lemony whilst the galbanum lends an almost metallic greenness. Pink pepper arrives as a subtle prickle, warming the composition's cooler edges within moments.
The rose notes materialise softly, their powdery quality suggesting cosmetics rather than a garden, whilst the green and fresh accords stubbornly persist, refusing to release their grip on the composition. Angelica seed begins whispering beneath, adding an earthy, slightly unsettling complexity that prevents sentimentality.
Cashmeran and white musk dominate a significantly quieter base, the fragrance settling into a soft, pale cloud of warm skin-scent. Longevity becomes an issue here—the composition fades considerably, though what remains carries that elusive angelica earthiness, now more prominent as brighter elements dissolve.
Blouse arrives as a whisper rather than a declaration—a fragrance that privileges nuance over projection. Quentin Bisch has crafted something deceptively simple that rewards close attention: the galbanum-bergamot opening provides a sharp, almost herbal green bite, immediately complicated by pink pepper's subtle prickling warmth. This isn't a fragrance playing at freshness; the galbanum lends a slightly metallic, dewy quality, as though you've brushed against wet garden foliage at dawn.
What distinguishes Blouse is its restraint in the heart. Rather than pivoting towards floral grandeur, the Damask rose and rosyfolia emerge with remarkable gentleness—powdery at the edges, almost cosmetic, yet never synthetic. There's an intimate quality here, something akin to the faint scent of rose-water lingering on fingertips. The green and fresh accords (88% and 76% respectively) refuse to recede; instead, they weave through the florals, maintaining that herbaceous backbone.
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