Lavallière
Lavallière by Yves Saint Laurent is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with blackcurrant, fig and bergamot, moves into geranium, rose and sambac jasmine and dries down to vetiver, cashmeran and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
- Fig Green, milky and jammy at once. One of the most interesting fruits in perfume.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
Dry-down
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Cashmeran Musky, woody and slightly spicy. Velvety and very persistent.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
- Atkinsons 1799 Rose in Wonderland
- Masque Milano Catherine
- Mugler Alien Hypersense
- Zoologist Dragonfly
- Vyrao Georgette
- Mizensir Little Bianca
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