Fragrance

Rouge Velours — a celebration of passion and theatrical elegance. Within Le Vestiaire des Parfums, the fragrance collection inspired by YSL's iconic fabrics and colors, Rouge Velours takes center stage. It is the olfactory interpretation of red velvet—a fabric that embodies power, seduction, and haute couture. Rouge Velours is a fragrance of striking contrasts, where majestic Rose meets a deep and mysterious Chypre accord. It evokes the atmosphere of a grand theater: the rustle of heavy velvet curtains, the anticipation before stepping onto the stage, and an unmistakable sense of confidence. A true expression of bohemian chic, it is a rich, floral, and irresistibly sensual fragrance for those who are destined to command attention. And what better than a flamboyant scarlet rose to turn the luxurious fabric into a scent? “I saw a rose that I wanted to recreate. In a way that can only be achieved in a perfume, I wanted mine to express the beauty, the feel and the strength of this unique rose”, confides VELOURS’ author, Carlos Benaïm. What initially inspired the Master Perfumer was a couture ingredient custom-made for YSL: the spectacular Damascena Rose. Drawn from the essence of roses gathered at dawn, the precious ingredient is refined in Grasse through a high-tech process that preserves all the fragrant molecules from the rose. Fresher and greener than rose essence, more modern and transparent than rose absolute, the sustainable, fair-trade material “has the strength and clarity of a beautiful red rose, as natural-smelling and petal-fresh the flower on the stem”, Carlos Benaïm enthuses.