- Yves Saint Laurent perfumes and colognes:
Country:France
Main activity:Fashion
Brand website:link
Parent company:L'Oreal
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Yves Saint Laurent is the French fashion house founded by Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, often abbreviated as YSL.
Laurent’s fashion career began at just 17, when he served as an assistant to Christian Dior. Four years later, following Dior’s death, the 21-year-old Laurent was named head of the House of Dior. During the Algerian War of Independence, he was drafted into the army in 1960, leading to his dismissal from Dior. The stress of military service and the loss of his design role resulted in a hospital stay. After a brief recuperation, he founded his own fashion company, emerging as one of the most influential designers of the 1960s and 1970s.
Laurent gained fame for his impeccably tailored women’s suits and is credited with creating the first women’s tuxedo. As the first designer to expand from couture to ready-to-wear, he revolutionized the industry by making chic, accessible fashion available to the mass market and elevating ready-to-wear as a respected venture for designers. His ready-to-wear line was sold in boutiques namedRive Gauche, later commemorated in a signature perfume.
Yves Saint Laurent remained the brand’s lead designer through the late 1980s. After his retirement, renowned designers including Alber Elbaz, Tom Ford, and Stefano Pilati helmed the label. Laurent passed away in 2008.
Cosmetics and perfumes have long been integral to the brand’s offerings. The house’s first fragrance,Y for Women, launched in 1964, followed by modern classics likeRive Gauche(1970),Opium(1977), the men’s scentKourous(1981), andParis(1983)—all of which remain best-sellers today. Contemporary releases such asBaby Doll(2000),Elle(2007), andLa Nuit de l’Homme(2009) continue to attract new audiences. YSL fragrances are developed in collaboration with L’Oréal Group.
Our fragrance base features 272 perfumes by Yves Saint Laurent, ranging from the earliest edition in 1964 to the latest in 2025. These scents were crafted in partnership with renowned perfumers, including Michel Hy, Karine Dubreuil-Sereni, Ralf Schwieger, Cécile Matton, Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp, Honorine Blanc, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, Jean-Claude Ellena, Jean-François Latty, Pierre Bourdon, Annick Menardo, Nathalie Feisthauer, Michel Girard, Olivier Pescheux, Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, Pierre Wargnye, Juliette Karagueuzoglou, Olivier Polge, Carlos Benaïm, IFF, Quentin Bisch, Calice Becker, Fabrice Pellegrin, Alberto Morillas, Amandine Clerc-Marie, Julie Massé, Ilias Ermenidis, Hamid Merati-Kashani, Mathilde Bijaoui, Fanny Bal, Loc Dong, Harry Fremont, Dora Baghriche, Christophe Raynaud, Antoine Maisondieu, Daniela Andrier, Jean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Raymond Chaillan, Sophia Grojsman, Laurent Bruyère, and Sophie Labbe.
