Yves Saint Laurent
Body Kouros
Body Kouros is a deep and sensual amber fragrance signed Yves Saint Laurent. It opens on incense and star anise, reveals guaiac wood and resin at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, white musk and amber.
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
Incense · Star anise
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Guaiac wood · Resin
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · White musk · Amber
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Resin: a niche material, declared by only 13 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Woody, amber, gourmand, musky and spicy: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
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 shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Body Kouros 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.
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