Yves Saint Laurent
Babycat
Babycat, signed Yves Saint Laurent, is an unctuous and sensual vanilla fragrance. It opens on pepper and sichuan pepper, reveals incense and saffron at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla and leather.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Pepper · Sichuan pepper
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Incense · Saffron
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Leather
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Sichuan pepper: a niche material, declared by only 17 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
- Spicy, woody, gourmand and leather: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Babycat by Yves Saint Laurent seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
Our picks
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Olfactive Alchimie Cuir Solaire Leather Vanilla Gourmand from €64.90 Shares 2 accords, including leather.
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Montblanc
Explorer
Woody
Citrus
Leather
from €29.31
Shares 4 accords, including woody.
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Memo Paris
Sicilian Leather
Leather
Amber
Woody
from €255.00
Shares 3 accords, including leather.
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Mancera Hindu Kush Woody Amber Leather Shares 3 accords, including woody.
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