YSL · 2022 · Dominique Ropion

Babycat

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
YSL asks $330 for 125 ml
35 ml$195
125 ml$330

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Pink and black pepper with resinous elemi, then frankincense and saffron, over Bourbon vanilla, cedar and soft suede.

The drawn Babycat bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Babycat’s scent picture, a draft: pink pepper, black pepper, elemi, frankincense, saffron, vanilla drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Babycat, top notes: Pink pepper, Black pepper, Elemi

Heartas it settles

Babycat, heart: Frankincense, Saffron

Dry-downwhat stays

Babycat, dry-down: Vanilla, Cedar, Leather, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

4 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 sweet1 spices

Citrus1

Herbs & lavender1

Spices1

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

RifaaqatParis Corner · shares pink pepper, black pepper, elemi, frankincense and 4 moreabout $23 for 85 ml · about a tenth of Babycat’s $330
Opus XII Rose IncenseAmouage · shares elemi, frankincense, vanilla, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
Honour ManAmouage · shares pink pepper, black pepper, elemi, frankincense and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.