Description
The collection of luxury perfumes from Yves Saint Laurent inspired by the iconic pieces of fashion of the house, Le Vestiaire des Parfums, was presented in the fall of 2015, with five editions. The new sub-collection Le Vestiaire des Parfums Collection de Nuit comes out in September 2016 with three new fragrances: Cuir, Velours and Vinyle. These three new unisex perfumes are said to be audacious, elegant and sensual aromas of rock ‘n’ roll signature. The selected materials of leather, vinyl and velvet evoke the night and the fashion of Parisian night life.
Velours is signed by Carlos Benaim. This scent of elegance and “intense caress” is announced as a deep and dark woody ambery frame, softened by the sweetness and lushness of vanilla. Black tea, black pepper and pink pepper in the top lead to the heart of jasmine, orris root and olibanum. The base ends with vanilla, amber wood and musk.
Each fragrance will be available as a 125 ml Eau de Parfum at the price of €270. The nose behind this fragrance is Carlos Benaïm.
icecod01 – :
When I first spray it reminds me of plastic doll heads! All I can say is ,
Give it a chance , Let it evolve! Once it settles baaaaaaby it’s a very smooth sexy fragrance!!! Definitely a warm fragrance perfect for cooler weather! But I have to say I wear it whenever I want be it hot or cold! It’s a keeper!
sharmar – :
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Velours is pretty awesome along with Tuxedo (my favorite) and others like Caftan, Caban, Trench, etc. Impressive line overall for SURE.
I’m a fanatic for Dior Homme Parfum, and I mean no offense, but I think Velours is a pretty different animal honestly. I’m going to compare them again because it’s very interesting that both of you feel it has a similarity to DHP. As far as Dr. Pepper type of smells…I guess I really need to compare Velours vs DHP vs Enigma (gourmet cola vibe). Maybe Velours will amaze in a new way this time!
Update 7/18/18:
I did my test with those three, and you know what I can smell what you guys mean about the similarity with DHP, but perhaps it’s actually closer to DHI. The powdery vanilla/orris/woods/amber combo has that Dior resemblance! I think what makes DHP different in a notable way is the leather and the “oud” (darker woody note than Velours, doubtful it’s actual agarwood). I was actually so impressed by Velours…I don’t even know which is my favorite from this YSL collection anymore…God have mercy on my wallet!!!
tren – :
A very, very smooth operator: velvet indeed. Truly unisex, calming, centring, luxey scent of comfort and opulence. No startling acridity or shoutiness in the spice department; no reeking animalia in the musks. Just such a gentle elegant warmth and sweetness of manner (without any excessive sugar or honey) that I can imagining it ushering you to a safe place, taking your coat and putting you at your ease with its impeccable manners. Soothing and sensual and deeply reassuring. A warm and friendly whisper in your ear, not an extravagant entertainment or any kind of shock to the system. Deeply satisfying and not experimental in the least.
Yet somehow it’s still not boring – the tonka and vanilla are far too delicious and grown-up for that, though not gourmand or food-y at all – and it’s not anonymous either: there’s a slightly wacky, tasty surprise tang of playdoh/plasticine (from the orris maybe?), and an initial peppering of red pepper, which do make this one stand out from the rest. Beautifully soft powderiness too. But it will absolutely not scare or upset you (at least not until you look at the price tag).
They named it right: absolutely nothing whatsoever abrasive about any dimension of this scent. It’s like a full body rub down with the softest velvet imaginable – the only friction is entirely pleasurable. Therefore it’s not the most distinctive or individual, and not quite lighting up all my ecstasy-meters, but I can still recognise just how crushingly classy and superbly solid its construction is. (Like a street pigeon getting run over by a Bentley, I suppose.)
Projection and longevity both slightly too modest for my preference, but that’s only because I’d like something this well-centred to be a bit more extrovert about itself too. But Velours has the kind of quiet understated confidence that doesn’t need to shout, or even speak too loudly, to let you know what a class act it is. Lovely lovely stuff.
tibetreason – :
This is basically an expensive Midnight In Paris and shares the very same feminine powdery rubbery vibe. Apart from the brief Iris opening this has nothing to do with the classic Dior Homme line at all. Dries down to a vanilla base which lasts a good while as a skin scent.
Good_post – :
Spiritueuse Double Vanille and Dior Homme Parfum mixed with Dr. Pepper, simply amazing! I own this and Tuxedo from the YSL Privee line and they are both winners! Vanilla, iris powder, leather and sweetish tonka, 12+ hours longevity and projection. Bought this from Neiman, money well spent.
Xeroxtazow – :
Not sure about anyone else, but this one has a Dior Homme Parfum type of vibe. Leathery, Smoky, Powdery and vanilla.
This scent is tremendous. I’ve already bought my full bottle from Neimans, but I’m decanting some of it to recoup the cost – sheesh…this is no joke at $250. A bit overpriced, but at least it’s a 4.2oz bottle and the performance is stellar.
This is absolute niche quality.
Scent = 9/10
Longevity = 9/10
Projection – 9/10
dd85nsk – :
Velours is very underrated. One of the best, powdery, woody, vanillas.
jou – :
This perfume is a mix of Dior Homme (Intense) and L’heure bleue. Its the velours of the twilight with a romantic touch.
Its buttery and sweet with a slight medicinal syrup background.
Also this reminds me on the base of Guerlain Cuir Beluga.
DeViLL – :
Oh wow I’m very impressed with this one; the best of Collection de Nuit! Intense and buttery orris making this even more leathery (suede) than its Cuir sibling, then turns into a powdery woody-amber. It’s sensual, classy, slightly feminine, yet strong.
*Not a typical tonka bean fragrance at all
beehart – :
The Velours smells a typical modern days tonka bean fragrance. Tonka beans with some amber, vanilla and fruity undertones. The Velours is close to Carolina Herrera CH Men Prive, so that it would be hard to differentiate the one from the other on a stranger at a street. However, the quality of CH is even higher.