Le Vestiaire - Babycat Yves Saint Laurent 2022

Over 600 fragrance reviews for a fragrance that hasn't been on the market that long and isn't available in every perfumery around the corner? You could really call that hype. One that I honestly can't understand. There are much better and more sophisticated vanilla fragrances, even in combination with incense. Lune Féline Eau de Parfum comes to mind spontaneously - without incense, but in a similar vein. Also somewhat similar is Leder 6 by Schwarzlose. I don't want to denigrate the fragrance, but I think that alongside many very positive reviews, there should also be room for a somewhat more neutral opinion.

Now to the fragrance: I would have expected a complex, multi-layered fragrance with a progression. One with a clear sillage, mysterious, heavy and noble.
What I got: Incense, leather and vanilla. No more, no less. No great development, seems a bit cobbled together to me. I'm not a big fan of incense in perfume anyway, if I want incense, I go to the... The vanilla is quite pleasant and somewhat reminiscent of Guerlain vanilla. But the rest of the ingredients don't make it any better.
I secretly wonder where the baby cat is supposed to be hidden - I suspect it's hiding behind the last pew.
Too bad, but: Not my business!