Yves Saint Laurent Babycat Eau de Parfum · Decant
A vanilla with a leather jacket — bourbon sweetness roughed up by pepper, incense, and suede.
YSL's Babycat, from the exclusive Le Vestiaire des Parfums and composed by Dominique Ropion in 2022, takes raw bourbon vanilla and refuses to let it turn to dessert. Pink and black pepper spark the opening; saffron and olibanum smoulder at the heart; a base of vanilla, cedar, and warm suede reads animalic and intimate — the kind of skin-scent that pulls people close. A Basenotes best-of-house finalist, and one of the more talked-about vanillas of the decade.
Top: Pink Pepper · Black Pepper · Elemi
Heart: Saffron · Olibanum
Base: Bourbon Vanilla · Cedarwood · Suede
Available in 2.5 ml (sampler), 5 ml (travel), and 10 ml (everyday wear). Filled to order from an authentic bottle purchased direct from YSL — batch 22Z52SN, receipt on file. No gray market. No shortcuts. No surprises.
Hand-decanted in beautiful Minnesota. Each batch coded and dated. Cold by Design.