Muse
Perfumer: Marie SalamagneEau de Parfum
Votes lean feminine
479 ratings
From your scent profile
Yves Saint Laurent Muse is a sweet, powdery unisex scent with a spicy, smoky edge, best suited to fall and winter evenings.
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How does it perform?
From 401 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
88% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Powdery
- Creamy
- Smoky
What does Muse smell like?
It opens with Moroccan lavender, frankincense and clary sage, then softens at the heart into Bourbon vanilla absolute, orris concrete and ambrette seed absolute, turning creamy and powdery. Ink and amberwood set a smoky, woody base underneath.
Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick fall and winter, while summer is the least chosen. It leans towards evenings and nights out, and more voters call it feminine than masculine, though it is a unisex scent.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Moroccan lavender
- Frankincense
- Clary sage
First hours
- Bourbon vanilla absolute
- Orris concrete
- Ambrette seed absolute
Towards evening
- Ink
- Amberwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 36%Autumn
- 31%Winter
- 25%Spring
- 9%Summer
- Evening27%
- Nighttime25%
- Casual18%
- Office16%
- Daytime13%
Least picked for daytime.
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Last updated: October 27, 2026







