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Le Vestiaire des Parfums

Babycat Yves Saint Laurent 2022

Ranked 90 in Unisex Perfume

8.3 / 10 1447 Ratings

A popular perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is sweet-smoky. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet

Smoky

Spicy

Resinous

Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Black pepper

Elemi resin

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Frankincense

Frankincense resin Saffron

Saffron

Base Notes

Vanilla

Suede

Cedarwood

Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

Ratings

Scent

8.31447 Ratings

Longevity

8.51297 Ratings

Sillage

8.11286 Ratings

Bottle

8.21201 Ratings

Value for money

6.81051 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 10/30/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Le Vestiaire des Parfums collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Rifaaqat

Fierte

Vanagloria

Eau the Audacity

Nayel Queen

Wonder How You Feel

Reviews

82 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/26/2022

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Razvanyke
215 Reviews

Razvanyke

Very helpful Review 9

A vanilla dream !

I am the lucky owner of this beauty and unfortunately before getting my perfume I have read a few "reviews" about it on Fragrantica or Parfumo .. of course they are mainly unfavorable.

And we humans tend to be very easy to influence with visuals or text, therefore my expectations were low .. I was waiting to dislike it.

Then when I got it, with the typical luxurious YSL La Vestiarie presentation, the 125ml version .. I opened it, it was already potent without spraying and two sprays on each shoulder and one on the wrist to see what will it be ..

This starts very smoky and spicy in the same time, the pepper does a great job and the elemi with its resinous character makes it very mysterious, oriental like.

Then you are hit with the saffron, but not in big quantity .. and a big heart of frankincense, almost reminding me of the Dhofar one from Amouage, very very high quality smelling.

And in a few minutes, the awesomeness comes to life .. a vanilla to die for, in the company of the strong smoke and the nicest frankincense you can smell in a non Amouage/OmanLuxury.

Projects like a maniac for 4 hours or more .. then up to 8 hours stays like a skin scent, but so addictive .. so far this is the first scent which made sniff my arms over and over again.

I know Dominic Ropion created Vanagloria too, which is regarded as one of the nicest vanilla out there .. and I do not know the Laboratorio Olfativo creation but if they smell similar like someone said, why is that bad? Ropion created Promise for Malle and Oud Aquilaria for OmanLuxury which are 1 to 1 .. how is this not good, I would ask?

YSL made a good job here, the scent is awesome .. and has nothing to do with the name.

12/19/2022

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Vitodito
94 Reviews

Vitodito

7

CopyCat

Babycat, also known as Copycat, is an exact copy clone of Vanagloria by Laboratorio Olfattivo.

Created by the same perfumer (Dominique Ropion) who seems like he used the same formula to gain double money.

Since laboratorio olfattivo is true underground niche and youtubers hardly get at that, ysl is easier to hype. I’ll stick with vanagloria. Both are caramelized incense. Same juice in 2 different bottles. I really can’t understand why nobody knows about Vanagloria and Babycat is out of stock :-)
Ropion is laughing at that i’m sure.

Similarities:

Rosendo Mateu 5: 75%
Vanagloria: 101% (altough i wouldn’t say similarity, is actually the same juice in 2 different bottles).

05/17/2024

ArkangeL
155 Reviews

ArkangeL

Helpful Review 2

Clingy Cat

Such a bizarre name for a fragrance. I anticipate the squinty eyed stare when people compliment and curiously ask what I'm wearing. I find myself pridefully stating "Yves Saint Laurent", just before mumbling "Babycat" with slight embarrassment. "As in kitty cat?" Yeah, sure. Truthfully, I bare no guilt when wearing this fragrance as I genuinely enjoy it. Is it worth the hype? Yes, of course! It was created by Dominique Ropion! However, it is not worth paying the ridiculous upcharge for the sake of saying you have it. I was lucky enough to have a friend grab me a bottle from Harrod's in London. Babycat is a fragrance for both vanilla and frankincense lovers. While it evolves beautifully, I favor the dry down. The final phase of this fragrance is where the frankincense note is most prominent. This fragrance opens with sueded vanilla and pepper, although it doesn't come off peppery by any means; at least not to me. Soft, yet deep and lingering. This cat has good longevity and clings to me without a problem; and I should add I don't have the most hydrated skin. Babycat is not close enough to Caftan to be deemed a substitute, but it is in the family. While I have very little desire to wear this fragrance right now, I see myself reaching for this often the moment September is upon us.

12/05/2024

8Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

Helpful Review 2

More than vanilla

I'm a big fan of Rosendo Mateu 5, which Babycat is always compared to. Vanilla is my favorite note, I like the animal print this was inspired by and I obviously adore baby cats (who doesn't?). So I was already sure that I wouldn't hate this before I even tried it, and it really is quite a lovely fragrance.

It has the same blend of sweetness, muskiness and sharp saffron that RM 5 has, so this is not a simple vanilla scent. I wouldn't say the two are twins though.
Babycat starts out quite spa-like and even herbal. I have no idea where this is coming from, nothing in the notes list indicates a herbal scent, but I got it every time I sampled this. This is something I don't get in RM 5 and can honestly do without.
The next difference I notice is that the vanilla in here is warmer and more buttery, which I love. It's mixed with a cool, almost soapy frankincense note. Together they feel soothing and cozy, but the saffron and pepper keep everything lively.
This is a scent of contrasts that come together in harmony.

There is something smokey about this, too, but if you want an even smokier version of this scent profile, you also need to try Queen of the Night by The Merchant of Venice.

There is one thing that I love in 5 and don't get in Babycat (or Queen of the Night), and that's the heavy dose of floral creaminess. It just takes the scent to a whole new level.
I would say that these are different enough to own both, but I know that I would always reach for 5 if I had to chose. So I don't need Babycat in my life. My bank account surely feels relieved.

03/27/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Laurenelizam
2 Reviews

Laurenelizam

4

Love it or hate it, I’m obsessed

Okay this perfume has me in a chokehold. This is a perfume that shines as it wears on your skin. Seriously, the dry down is absolutely gorgeous. I am a big fan a dark resinous scents. The opening is a powerhouse of resin and smoke. So you have to like that style of churchy incense and smokey vibes. But as this drys down on the skin the vanilla and suede are absolutely essential to making the resin feel cozy and soft. It’s a dream, and for those who love it know it’s a lifer. If I had to only pick 5 perfumes this would 100% be one of them. I just wish YSL would make this more available.

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