Le Vestiaire - Velours Yves Saint Laurent 2016

Do reviews of discontinued fragrances make sense? ... Probably not.
Does it make sense to test discontinued fragrances?
... No (at least from my point of view).

So much for the theory.
In practice, I accidentally tested a fragrance that had been discontinued, namely this one.
I didn't know that - that it had been discontinued.

What can I say: Tested and immediately flashed.
I got hold of a bottle and continued testing - you could have made a mistake, it might not be so good after all.
Nope, nothing there, still flashed - crap, it's discontinued...
And then - what luck - I got hold of a bottle.

I like vanilla fragrances. Not all of them, but those that are
- sweet but not sticky,
- perceptible but not too loud,
- embracing but not overwhelming
are

This fragrance is all that. I don't perceive any great progression here, for me it is a very soft, very powdery leather note on a beautiful, somewhat smoky vanilla throughout.

Why has this beautiful fragrance been discontinued - sigh...