Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo (Eau de Parfum) | 2ml Sample

Smoked patchouli and black pepper dressed in dark ambergris.

Violet leaf, bergamot and coriander seed open green and slightly bitter before rose, lily of the valley and black pepper move it toward a spiced floral heart. Patchouli, ambergris and vanilla bourbon take over for a dark, ambery drydown built almost entirely around that patchouli note.

Perfumed by: Juliette Karagueuzoglou

KSI Take: This is close to a one note fragrance dressed up as a chypre, a smoky, jammy patchouli that reviewers have called synthetic and surprisingly linear for the price, with projection that drops off hard after three or four hours. Wear it on a cold evening if you already like patchouli heavy scents, and skip it if you are hoping for the complexity its price tag implies.

KSI Scent Profile: Patchouli · Smoky · Spicy · Ambery · Sweet

Standout notes: Violet Leaf, Bergamot, Black Pepper, Rose, Patchouli, Ambergris & Vanilla Bourbon

2ml KSI Decant
Hand-decanted from an authentic bottle into a 2ml atomizer so you can properly wear the fragrance before deciding whether the full bottle deserves a place in your collection.

This is a Kaleidoscope Scent Index hand-decant and is not a manufacturer-produced sample. All fragrance samples are final sale.