Products in the “DSH New Products” Category

Euphorisme d’Opium: Opium Perfume: c.1977

The original “YSL Opium” perfume, when launched was a scandal. Not only for the open drug reference but for it’s open sexuality and sensuality. Just as YSL was inspired by his beloved Morocco and the Orient, I have infused the original design of Opium perfume (which as of 2010, is no longer on the market) with some extra doses of the euphoric aromas that bring this enchanting Spicy-Oriental perfume to life.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

A brand new design collaboration with Carrie Meredith from “eyeliner on a cat” blog is an abstraction of texture and synesthetic color (and a slight play on words: guimauve) which translates to “Silk Marshmallow”.

There’s a kind of dada-esque quality to the name, which I love, that speaks to the silky ‘texture’ of the fragrance and it’s overall “grey-blue-violet” tonality (connoted by the main orris note and is the ‘mauve’ reference). The odd (but wonderful) balance of orris – violet – animalic nuances counterbalanced with gourmand notes of anise and cocoa beans is quite unexpected. The gourmand aspects bring the idea of “marshmallow” into a new focus.

Guimauve de Soie is unlike anything else in my collections to date; I am very excited by this design and it’s such a pleasure to present it as my first original creation of 2012.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled ; PERFUME sample vials are filled.

La Vie en Rose: Paris Perfume: c.1983
Taking a cue from YSL himself, I was as much inspired by the dress (The Paris Bow Dress) as by the original design of the 1983 perfume itself. YSL allowed himself to be inspired by the perfume to create the dress… La Vie en Rose is an expanded version of the original rose, violet, aldehydic perfume with added sparkling notes to suggest a gloriously youthful exuberance and a champagne fete along a Springtime Champs Elysees.

*EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

Le Smoking: The Tuxedo: c.1968-1975
The Tuxedo for a woman was revolutionary and avant-garde at the time that YSL began introducing the style into his collection. Inspired somewhat by the smoking jacket and women’s liberation, the Tuxedo was a continuous muse for every subsequent collection right until the last. “Le Smoking” , named after the first Tuxedo design, is a sophisticated green chypre fragrance based of course on the Blond Tabac (fine cigarette) note as well as the new ‘marijuana’ cigarette and Moroccan incense.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

Ligne Trapéze: The Dior Years: c.1950
Inspired by YSL’s very first collection as the new art director at Dior: the Ligne Trapéze and the gorgeous silver evening gown found in among these first designs. The absolute aesthetic of French chic at this time was a sense of coolness; an ultimate air of elegance. The perfume displays this same, slightly aloof, beginning and warms into the aldehydic-animalic drydown found in most fine fragrances of this period.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour: The Late Years: c.1994-2002

“Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour”, is the song sung to YSL by one of his great muses, Catherine Deneuve, at his last Haute Couture show. It speaks of the great love story between YSL and his dedicated clientele. By the later years, YSL had become and icon; a legend. Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour speaks to the sense of greatness of the man and his work but also of the his clientele of this time; first ladies, heads of state, socialites and powerful, established women. The fragrance is an elegant ozone, floral-floral inspired by the “Linden Wisteria Evening Coat” found in the collection. It is modern, yet timeless and truly lovely.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

A modern fruity floral that balances youthful folly with rich sophistication.  Our re-launched version puts the emphasis on a rosewater, true Bulgarian rose and fresh Spring floral bouquet heart mixed with a new plummy nuance in the top note.  There’s still the ultra-modern vibe of the crystalline musk drydown and a soft sandalwood note finish.  This is our prettiest pink (rose) scent yet!

The essence of floating on a cloud. Skye is restful yet joyful and illuminated. Let’s just open up the windows and let the morning in.

100% botanical.

* oil sample vials are 1/2 filled. water-based spray concentrée sample vials are full.

Aromatic. Sensual. Transcendent.

A place of comfort and delight. The sweet scent of home (and maybe a piece of heaven). Green and refreshing herbal notes and calming lavender are intricately layered with exotic wood and grounding incense notes. (Unisex)

*EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

The Beat Look: c. 1958-1964
The Americanization of French culture was at it’s height in the late 1950’s and YSL was not immune to it’s influence. Inspired by the street looks of youth culture, the beats and the motorcycle chic of the “Wild One”, “The Beat Look” was revolutionary. The perfume is not only inspired by YSL’s collection and French culture of the time but also by his very first perfume launch “Y”, a fruity-aldehydic chypre, of 1964.

* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.

Created for Denver Art Museum and the only North American showing of the Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective Exhibit. This collection not only chronicles YSL’s long and wildly creative career from his years at Dior to his finale in 2002 but takes inspiration from specifically chosen garment pieces in the show that perfectly illustrate the artistic collaboration between fashion, culture and perfume.

* all 6 perfumes can be found in 5 ml miniature flasks: Ligne Trapéze, The Beat Look, Le Smoking, Euphorisme d’Opium, La Vie en Rose, and Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour.

Created for Denver Art Museum and the only North American showing of the Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective Exhibit. This collection not only chronicles YSL’s long and wildly creative career from his years at Dior to his finale in 2002 but takes inspiration from specifically chosen garment pieces in the show that perfectly illustrate the artistic collaboration between fashion, culture and perfume.
* all 6 perfumes can be found in 1 ml sample vials: Ligne Trapéze, The Beat Look, Le Smoking, Euphorisme d’Opium, La Vie en Rose, and Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour.
* {All of the 1 ml sample vial are filled}.