YSL · 2020 · Anne Flipo and Carlos Benaïm

Libre

YSL says

You’ll smell mandarin essence, bergamot essence, lavandine essence from France, Diva lavender heart, jasmin Sambac absolute, living orchid accord, orange blossom flower absolute, vanilla extract Madagascar, vetiver essence, ambergris accord and tonka absolute from Venezuela.

More from YSL’s description

It also mentions lavender from France, orange blossom from Morocco, blazing orchid accord, lavender essence from France, Moroccan orange blossom, glowing orchid, warm vanilla, ORANGE BLOSSOM FROM MOROCCO, DIVA LAVENDER HEART FROM FRANCE, VANILLA BOURBON PURE JUNGLE ESSENCE™ FROM MADAGASCAR, INTENSE VANILLA BOURBON FROM MADAGASCAR, liquorous captivating rhum accord, FRESH LIVING ORANGE FLOWER FROM MOROCCO, VIBRANT DIVA LAVENDER FROM FRANCE, lavender from France, orange blossom from Morocco and greedy vanilla from Madagascar.

The house’s page

The drawn Libre bottle

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Libre’s scent picture, a draft: mandarin, bergamot, lavender, jasmine, orchid, bitter orange drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Libre, top notes: Mandarin, Bergamot, Lavender

Heartthe first hours

Libre, heart: Jasmine, orchid, Bitter orange

Dry-downhours later

Libre, dry-down: Vanilla, Vetiver, Ambergris accord, Tonka

On the label

What’s inside it

11 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals6

CitronellolBenzyl salicylateMethyl anthranilateHydroxycitronellalGeraniolFarnesol

Sweet1

Coumarin (tonka)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)

Not for the smell8

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl alcoholYellow 6Violet 2Yellow 5Red 4

Named by YSL, never on a label

Mandarin essenceBergamot essenceLavandine essence from FranceJasmin Sambac absoluteLiving orchid accord, not in Ingredients yetOrange blossom flower absoluteVanilla extract MadagascarVetiver essenceAmbergris accord, not in Ingredients yetTonka absolute from Venezuela

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

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Counted from the printed lists: 11 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.