Bvlgari
Black
Leather · Vanilla · Powdery.
parfumbible.comAmber · Woody · Warm spicy.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Saint Laurent / Heritage · Checked 2026-09-21
The official 1961 timeline identifies the founding address as 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris.
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Collection: Kouros
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Body Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed amber, woody, warm spicy profile, with notes of Eucalyptus, Incense, Chinese Cedar, Clary Sage, Benzoin.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.63 / 5
1,439 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.43 / 4
1,623 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
3.21 / 5
485 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
3,541Own it
2,005Previously owned
1,861Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Prada
Luna Rossa
Aromatic · Lavender · Green.
Lolita Lempicka
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
Soft spicy · Sweet · Anis.
Armand Basi
Armand Basi Homme
Warm spicy · Woody · Vanilla.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Portrait of a LadyBoth list Benzoin and Incense. Explore Body Kouros’s amber direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Body Kouros smell like?
Body Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed amber, woody, warm spicy profile, with notes of Eucalyptus, Incense, Chinese Cedar, Clary Sage, Benzoin.
Who created it?
The listed perfumer is Annick Menardo.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.63 out of 5, from 1,439 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Body Kouros?
Its listed notes include eucalyptus, incense, chinese cedar, clary sage, benzoin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Body Kouros
Yves Saint Laurent
Leading accords
amber
woody
warm spicy
aromatic
camphor
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Eucalyptus · Incense · Chinese Cedar · Clary Sage · Benzoin
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