Middle Notes: Cinnamon, Cloves, Lavender, Cardamom, Rose, Pepper, Saffron, Violet, Herbal Notes, Jasmine, Geranium. It’s fair to say that while Kouros Eau de Toilette has almost a mythical status within the fragrance community, there is nothing wrong if this style of fragrance doesn’t suit your tastes. YSL Kouros Eau de Toilette is a fragrance for men. As listed above, it is available in 2 different sizes, 50 ml and 100 ml, and in a travel set version containing 2 25 ml bottles. This scent was first released in 1981, making a classic at this stage. Overall it is an earthy, fresh fragrance that is long lasting and that is best suited to evening wear. YSL Kouros Eau de Toilette

Even after more than 40 years after the release of this monolithic perfume, I’ll easily recognize Kouros from the masses of copycats. hours are your best bet, and after the initial blast, the performance is moderate if it’s cold outside. Otherwise, it’s almost a skin scent. So, no worries about offending anyone. EDIT 08.09.2018: The comparison with a sample from an old vintage bottling revealed the following: I am not odorless when it comes to animal notes! The smell of a superficially maintained but obviously in need of renovation pub toilet keeps the above-mentioned warm and soft notes at bay for hours. Housekeeper's comment: "I couldn't sleep the night away because a very Stone Age part of my brain was desperately trying to stop me from sleeping next to a sleeping cougar." Guys or ladies over 30 and 40 years of age will feel right at home with this one. That’s if they like musky fragrances, and by musky, I mean the old-school kind of musk.Oakmoss, Civet, Honey, and Leather combination in Kouros dry down is something yet to be surpassed by another perfume. Too bad it’s practically a skin scent when it reaches this stage. Middle Notes: Juniper, Styrax, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli Leaf, Patchouli, Ambrarome, Atlas Cedar, Texas Cedar, Grass, and Amyris.

Memories of various scribbles come up. Spellings of Ferkeleien, which have opened up to us only much later. The man and I grin at each other. Because it includes powerful guaiac wood, cedarwood, earthy smelling patchouli, and a high dose of civet & skatole, which uplifts the super animal smell. And when this animalic tone gets combined with muskiness, it simulates human sexuality. Honey stays present while citruses die down a bit as we approach heart notes. Each time I test it, I cannot shake off the feeling of the fact that due to the ingredient restrictions on musks( Civet), and Oakmoss being almost completely banned from use in perfumery, there is a big empty hole that embraces the middle stage. Tame performance and hollow middle stage keep it from reaching the yesteryear greatness. Young folk will find it more accessible, while perfume aficionados are probably praying that the next reformulation still retains what’s good in this one.

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Don’t get perplexed seeing tons of ingredients on each layer of accords. Because it’s not so complex. This gives it an interplay between human and animalic powdery musks that should have been stronger, and present, without being somewhat one-dimensional. I adore the dry down of Kouros. I love how everything comes together in the base like an orchestra, and it’s almost on the divine level. This fragrance is my most worn fragrance for 20 years. He's been with me since I was a kid in my eighties. Deeply rooted in my limbic system since it was very popular at that time. For my childhood nose, he was also the epitome of perfume for a man. There’s no better way to describe what Yves Saint Laurent stands for than in the words of the famous designer himself; “Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

The choice of a perfume has as much to do with the regional culture as with one’s preferences. It is even much more controlled by existing social codes than by desires believed to be one’s own. pierre bourdon Today, anything but business and short trips to the store is probably a no-go. Suit and tie attire work best with Yves Saint Laurent Kouros. Uniqueness and value for moneyIt’s a pure adult gentleman-type fragrance, which is tough in nature. Hence, I’ll never recommend it to high-school going gents. The deep animalic aroma of this straightforward & best-smelling YSL cologne will make you sure to be remembered by others. Because they will either love or entirely hate the harsh vibe of Kouros. During the first two decades, the brand popularized the Beatnik look and created the most iconic tuxedo suit for women, the Le Smoking suit. Kouros comes in a white columnar-shaped bottle looking just like something from ancient Greece and statue-like reminiscent of the bodybuilding guys from Kouros commercials. In the press kit for Yves Saint Laurent, he also said: “He is handsome like a god. He is handsome like a man. He is the Absolute, the eternal beauty, the miracle, the revelation of the divine, true and simple grandeur.”