Yves Saint Laurent: Elle, Eau de Parfum

INTRODUCTION Having never worn an Yves Saint Laurent fragrance myself, as for some reason I've found them too mature for my taste at the time, I was intrigued to find a complimentary sample of their latest fragrance 'Elle' that arrived with the items I bought off Ebay. Yves Saint Laurent or YSL for short were all the rage in the 80s or maybe it's just the era I most remember them for and until today I'm having mental images of neon fuschia batwing jumpers and strong-smelling, decadent fragrances whenever I smell a whiff of one their classics such as Opium or Paris. THE PACKAGING The tall, rectangular bright fuschia bottle somehow reminds ...  Read the complete review

Yves Saint Laurent Elle is a fragrance which was released by YSL in October 2007; as well as the perfume you can also purchase other YSL Elle fragranced bath and beauty products which also help to layer and compliment the scent of the perfume. People who have dry skin and find that the perfume doesn't have particularly good staying power on them would benefit from using the complimentary shower gel and body lotion before applying the perfume as this would gave the scent a base to layer itself upon therefore increasing the longevity of the perfume fragrance. All peoples skin types are different and perfumes, body lotions, shower gels etc act differently on each individual ...  Read the complete review

I bought then perfume on a whim pretty much. I was in debenhams one day with a voucher, and decided on perfume, and I'd like the advert for this one so bought it. Not the best way to judge a perfume but there you go! I bought the smallish bottle (50ml I think?) and it was about £40. It may be cheaper elsewhere, but this was debenhams. I normally wouldn't spend this much on a perfume I have to say, but as I had a voucher I thought why not. I got it home and tried it out, and I have to say I love the smell of it. It's a stronger scent than I would usually wear, but I do like it. It's described as 'woody' and although apparently there are floral ...  Read the complete review

I was walking through Fenwick one day when I was offered some perfume, I just said yes please without even knowing it what it was, then walked off to work. I couldn't stop smelling my wrist! So I had to go back the next day and find out what it was! I looked it up online when I got home and found that it was £33 for the smallest bottle so I asked for it for Christmas. Unfortunately I didn't get it, but I did get a Boots voucher which I was going to put towards it, expecting to just pay the £13 extra. When I went into Boots to ask for it, I was told that the 30ml bottle that was normally £33 was being sold as part of a gift set that was reduced to £23 in the sale! So not ...  Read the complete review

A friend bought me this for my birthday last year and I love this perfume. I was given the gift set which I found really appealling as the box was black and pink - very eyecatching and feminine! The bottle itself is elegant and practical. The parfum I have is 30ml and I have found this bottle fits perfectly into my clutch bag. I had never tried a Yves Saint Laurent perfume and I must admit I loved this fragrance from the offset. I do tend to like fragrances that are strong and make a statement and this certainly does this for me. To give you an idea of other perfumes that I like I also wear Gucci Rush and Light Blue. This fragrance makes me feel special so ...  Read the complete review