Ysayo
Puredistance · Parfum / Extrait · 2025
≈ $325 · 60ml · approx. retail
Ysayo, created by Antoine Lie and launched in 2025 under the tagline 'l'essence du samouraï,' is a bold green-oriental woody composition opening on galbanum and saffron before a savory thyme-geranium heart and a dry base of leather, vetiver and patchouli. It is part of the current Magnificent XII Collection.
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French · 27 in collection
Antoine Lie is a French perfumer, born in Strasbourg, who spent nearly three decades at Givaudan, IFF, and Takasago before going independent in 2018 to found ALOE in Paris. He is equally at home with commercial blockbusters and provocative avant-garde niche creations.
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