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Le Vestiaire des Parfums

Muse Yves Saint Laurent 2025

8.2 / 10 196 Ratings

A new perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for women and men, released in 2025. The scent is powdery-sweet. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Powdery

Sweet

Floral

Spicy

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Moroccan lavender

Frankincense

Clary sage

Heart Notes

Bourbon vanilla absolute

Orris concrete

Ambrette seed absolute

Base Notes

Ink

Amberwood

Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

Ratings

Scent

8.2196 Ratings

Longevity

7.7158 Ratings

Sillage

7.1156 Ratings

Bottle

8.6138 Ratings

Value for money

6.4107 Ratings

Submitted by Omrfrq, last update on 10/28/2025.

Interesting Facts

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

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Punk romantic

Blanche Bête

Black Tie Eau de Parfum

Velours (2016)

Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum

Bois Doré

Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/08/2025

Nanaafromgha
154 Reviews

Nanaafromgha

4

If I were to become the sexiest ballpoint pen…

I would smell like this!!! I’ve come across ink notes in perfumes before, but this is the first time I’ve actually wanted to smell like black ink straight out of a pen.

I’ll admit, the opening of Muse feels incoherent cause that ink note is just so realistic and intense (especially if it’s a note that’s new to you). It’s strange, but in the best and most artistic way possible. As it begins to settle and make way for the other notes, you are met with a sweet and slightly boozy vanilla, wisps of lavender, and a creamy orris. Not iris the flower, orris the earthy root that accompanies the flower. You also get hints of the frankincense and dry woods. It’s very dark, mysterious, but also has a “come closer” vibe to it. I know I call just about every fragrance sexy, but this one is reallllll sexy. It’s very addictive and it’ll have you sniffing yourself like a fiend. And the purple juice is the cherry on top. This kind of iris is quite novel to me, although I have seen it compared to Velours (2016) and Black Tie Eau de Parfum.

Performance wise, this has been great so far. The sillage is strong for the first few hours and it’s not a scent that dies down quickly. You’ll continue to get wafts of it as you move, even around the 6-8 hour mark. I must say this was a very successful blind buy for me, even though I would NOT recommend blind buying this. The season in which it’s been released confuses me (it’s very hot where I am now), but I am so pleased to add this one to my small collection of iris scents and to my fall / winter artillery.

07/02/2025

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Caroleanne81
189 Reviews

Caroleanne81

2

Instant love!

It’s been a long time since I fell instantly in love with a scent! This was an immediate full bottle buy for me, and I bought the biggest size. I love the opening and find it so addictive.

Muse is a very comforting, classy, sophisticated, mysterious, sexy, feminine scent. I can smell all the notes, but I really love the ink. As a hater of Blanche bette and Gris Charnel, both of which I find dull, I don’t think this smells similar to them at all. Smelling them side by side, Muse is actually very close to Black Tie Eau de Parfum. It has the same elegant, powdery, softness but with the addition of the ink note, setting it apart from any other fragrance on the market. Perfect for spring, autumn and winter, and suitable for any occasion. 100% signature scent worthy! Now I can take Black Tie off my wish list. This is so very well done and just absolutely stunning!

08/04/2025

10Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

KT4267
14 Reviews

KT4267

1

Nostalgic but modern

Some fragrances speak in declarative tones, boldly pronouncing themselves to the world. Some speak in whispers, soft and beckoning. Muse by YSL is a quiet, contemplative and poetic composition that unfolds like a long forgotten handwritten love letter found stuffed in an antique desk. This will be familiar to people who like Velours YSL, Black Tie Celine and Vanille des Afriques Ormonde Jayne. They all share a similar iris presentation.

The opening greets the nose with a trace of frankincense , but where some frankincense perfumes are heavy Muse’s is gossamer, made softer by the lavender that shifts the spicy smoke to silk.

There’s an interesting interplay here too, where the aromatic edges of the lavender and clary sage are present but they lack the bright, sparkly quality present in other aromatic compositions. Muse trades effervescence for introspection, wearing like a soft whisper rather than a declarative statement.

As the scent begins to warm on the skin, the beautiful orris note pushes forward. It has a unique blend of powdery softness and doughy chewiness that orris root sometimes displays, but it stays even and doesn’t veer too far in either direction. The orris has almost a tactile quality to it.

As time progresses, there is ink, or at least the IDEA of ink. At the base, the fantasy accord of ink emerges cool and steely, tempering the lingering warmth and sweetness of vanilla and ambrette. Here is where Muse veers off from YSL Velours (and others): the almost metallic quality of the ink accord keeps the composition cold.

It’s this metallic steeliness that runs through the entire drydown, a polished contrast that keeps the perfume from tipping too far into gauzy comfort. It keeps the nose alert and engaged but also lulls one to stillness.

The scent lingers in the air, a memory of where you’ve walked steps before. You, a muse for another nose to follow. For those that care, this too, is where the compliments begin.

Muse is not a perfume that demands attention, but it will certainly hold it. It’s contemplative and artistic. Dichotomous in that it’s sharp but soft, nostalgic and modern, shadowed, but never too dark.

The iris is addictive here as it is with those I mentioned above.

It’s more than a scent. It’s a mood.

And for me it was love at first sniff.

10/04/2025

7Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

schnauzer
100 Reviews

schnauzer

I remain uninspired

Smells a bit like the makeup aisle at some cosmetics stores — powdery, creamy, soft, and somewhat artificial. It's nice enough, and blended very well. It stays close to the skin, and doesn't last too long, which I find a bit disappointing given the price point.

What I'm missing in this perfume is some sort of personality. A muse is supposed to inspire. I don't know if ink is the place to look to capture this idea.

04/10/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Jasminroedig
60 Reviews

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Jasminroedig

Top Review 40

Less is simply more

Saint Laurent (or rather the artist behind it, Marie Salamagne) has once again hit the nail on the head.

Well, my enthusiasm for this creation might also be related to the fact that my personal crème de la crème of fragrance notes come together here: vanilla - lavender - iris. I don't think it gets any better for me.

In this regard, I had very high expectations for Muse - and one thing will hopefully be clear through this review - they were exceeded.
If you are looking for the scent of new designer clothes, packed in unnecessarily printed tissue paper and then stuffed into a much too large designer shopping bag, you will find it here. Muse smells like the moment you arrive home, open that paper bag, and admire your much too expensive piece of fabric once again, indulging in it anew. Yes, yes, everyone knows this joy doesn't last long, but it is there - for a brief moment.
And now imagine finding a fragrance that captures that moment?!
Muse gives you the opportunity to extend a moment of happiness, to even transfer it to any conceivable piece of clothing, to any conceivable body part (please stay on topic…)

The lavender is very understated, anything but dominant and strict
The vanilla is subtly woody and it too opts for gentle softness
And then we have the iris as the third major player. The delicate flower in a cream-powder manner expresses itself no more than the rest.
That is exactly the strength of the perfume.
Understatement is the motto and I love everything about it!

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