Name: Babycat - Perfume oil impression
SKU: 3104
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Babycat – Perfume oil impression

YSL’s feline glamour distilled into wild vanilla and suede — Babycat layers pink pepper, black pepper, and elemi essence over olibanum and saffron, settling into Bourbon vanilla, cedarwood, and a sensual suede accord. Yves Saint Laurent’s celebrated 2025 release by master perfumer Dominique Ropion — raw, untameable, and unmistakably couture.

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Composed by acclaimed master perfumer Dominique Ropion — one of the most celebrated noses in modern perfumery — and released in 2025, Babycat is YSL’s official feline-glamour masterpiece: a fragrance inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic leopard prints and the untameable spirit they represent. Where most vanillas play in dessert sweetness, Babycat takes the same beloved DNA and dresses it in spice, smoke, suede, and saffron — emphasising the leathery nuance naturally found in vanilla and working the entire composition around the contrast between its wild, raw side and its creamy, gourmand warmth. “I wanted to emphasize the leathery nuance naturally found in vanilla and to work the perfume around the contrast between this aspect and the gourmand character of the ingredient with its creamy, warm, sensual facets,” explains Dominique Ropion. Housed in an architecturally angled bottle with luxurious glass reflections — the epitome of YSL couture design — Babycat is a true vanity statement piece and one of the most coveted fragrance launches of 2025. The fragrance opens with a sparkling, raw burst of pink pepper essence, black pepper essence, and aromatic elemi — spicy, daring, and instantly captivating, like the first electric flicker of feline confidence. At its heart, smoky olibanum (frankincense) essence and resin meet a luxurious saffron accord, weaving a smouldering, resinous centre that gives Babycat its signature wild side. The dry-down is the soul of the composition: the celebrated YSL Beauty Bourbon vanilla infusion — crafted exclusively for the maison to yield the full-bodied richness of a couture material — meets smooth cedarwood and a sensual suede accord, wrapping the wearer in a long-lasting, addictive trail that lingers like soft fur warmed by candlelight — creamy, leathery, and unmistakably grown-up.
Fragrance Notes

Top: Pink Pepper Essence, Black Pepper Essence, Elemi Essence
Heart: Olibanum (Frankincense) Essence & Resin, Saffron Accord
Base: Bourbon Vanilla Infusion, Cedarwood, Suede Accord