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Exquisite Embroidery

Concentration not recorded

Rose · Fresh spicy · Amber.

4.15 / 5Rating · 219 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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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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Year2017
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerHamid Merati-Kashani

Collection: Le Vestiaire des Parfums Oriental Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Exquisite Embroidery by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed rose, fresh spicy, amber profile, with notes of Nutmeg, Ginger, Rose, Patchouli, Ambergris.

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.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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Top notes

Nutmeg ↗Ginger ↗
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Heart notes

Rose ↗Patchouli ↗
03

Base notes

Ambergris ↗Agarwood (Oud) ↗Musk ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.55 / 5

101 votes

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category average, not hours

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Projection

2.57 / 4

126 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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Value perception

2.56 / 5

66 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

294Own it
86Previously owned
340Want it
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Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Blanche bottleBlancheByredoYves Saint Laurent Exquisite Embroidery bottleExquisite EmbroideryYves Saint Laurent

Both list Musk and Rose. Explore Exquisite Embroidery’s rose direction alongside Blanche’s fresh profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Portrait of a Lady bottlePortrait of a LadyFrederic MalleYves Saint Laurent Exquisite Embroidery bottleExquisite EmbroideryYves Saint Laurent

Both list Ambergris and Musk. Explore Exquisite Embroidery’s rose 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.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Exquisite Embroidery smell like?

Exquisite Embroidery by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed rose, fresh spicy, amber profile, with notes of Nutmeg, Ginger, Rose, Patchouli, Ambergris.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Hamid Merati-Kashani.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.55 out of 5, from 101 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Exquisite Embroidery?

Its listed notes include nutmeg, ginger, rose, patchouli, ambergris, agarwood (oud), musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Exquisite Embroidery

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent Exquisite Embroidery bottle
Leading accords
rose
fresh spicy
amber
patchouli
animalic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Nutmeg · Ginger · Rose · Patchouli · Ambergris · Agarwood (Oud)

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