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Yves Saint Laurent

Muse

Perfumer: Marie SalamagneEau de Parfum

2025UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

8.3/ 10
Community score
479 ratings
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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.

Longevity
7.8 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage
7.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle
8.4 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money
6.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low 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

Moroccan lavender
FrankincenseClary sage

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Floral
  2. Sweet
  3. Spicy
  4. Woody
  5. Powdery
  6. Creamy
  7. 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

  1. First minutes

    • Moroccan lavender
    • Frankincense
    • Clary sage
  2. First hours

    • Bourbon vanilla absolute
    • Orris concrete
    • Ambrette seed absolute
  3. Towards evening

    • Ink
    • Amberwood

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 36%
    Autumn
  • 31%
    Winter
  • 25%
    Spring
  • 9%
    Summer
  • Evening
    27%
  • Nighttime
    25%
  • Casual
    18%
  • Office
    16%
  • Daytime
    13%

Least picked for daytime.

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Last updated: October 27, 2026