Yves Saint Laurent Kouros Eau de Toilette
Aromatic, spicy, musky, woody, leather.
Key Fragrance Notes:
- Top: Orange Blossom Essence, Lavender, Artemisia, Coriander
- Heart: Geranium, Cinnamon Leaf, Carnation, Rosemary
- Base: Moss, Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver
Yves Saint Laurent Kouros opens with aromatic lavender, orange blossom, artemisia, and coriander before geranium, cinnamon, carnation, and rosemary create a spicy herbal heart. Moss, leather, patchouli, and vetiver form its powerful dry, musky-woody base.
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Route map
Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Orange Blossom Essence, Lavender, Artemisia, Coriander
- Heart
- Geranium, Cinnamon Leaf, Carnation, Rosemary
- Base
- Moss, Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Perfumer
- Pierre Bourdon
- Release year
- 1981
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Fragrance family
- Aromatic Fougère
- Expected wear
- Extended
- Collection
- Kouros
- Scent profile
- Aromatic, Spicy, Musky, Woody, Leather, Mossy
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Orange Blossom Essence, Lavender, Artemisia, Coriander
- Middle
- Geranium, Cinnamon Leaf, Carnation, Rosemary
- Base
- Moss, Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Aromatic, Spicy, Musky, Woody, Leather, Mossy
Musk and woods create a skin-close, textural profile with a grounded finish.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
This grounded profile suits professional settings, casual evenings, social events and seasons where a little more structure feels appropriate.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Yves Saint Laurent Kouros Eau de Toilette is a powerful aromatic fougère built around lavender, orange blossom, herbs, warm spice, moss, leather, patchouli, and vetiver. The opening is bright and aromatic before the spicy herbal heart develops. Moss, leather, patchouli, and vetiver create a dry, assertive base with the distinctive musky character associated with Kouros.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty translates the fashion house’s contrast-driven couture identity into fragrance, pairing polished modern presentation with compositions that move between florals, citrus, aromatics, woods, amber, vanilla, leather, spice, and gourmand materials. Current fragrance families include Libre, MYSLF, Y, Black Opium, and the haute-parfumerie Le Vestiaire des Parfums collection. Across the range, familiar materials are pushed through distinctly YSL contrasts: lavender against orange blossom, bright citrus against dark woods, or vanilla against smoke, leather, and spice. The result is a fragrance wardrobe that reflects the house’s longstanding themes of confidence, sensuality, sharp tailoring, and expressive personal style.
Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Yves Saint Laurent Kouros Eau de Toilette is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.