Best YSL Perfumes in UAE

Libre Intense is Libre with the volume turned up, more intense. The perfumers kept the lavender and orange blossom, then added orchid in the heart and traded the musk and cedar in the base for tonka bean and vetiver, so it dries down warmer and deeper.

It's the scent to choose when the original feels too light for a long evening, and it holds well in the cooler months from November. It also belongs with the bottles in our long lasting perfumes in the UAE.

If you love Libre and want more of it, choose Libre Intense.

Black Opium was made as the rock and roll side of YSL's classic Opium. Pear and pink pepper open it, but coffee runs the show in the heart with jasmine, bitter almond and licorice, before vanilla, patchouli and cashmere wood settle in base.

It's sweet, dark and very easy to love, a natural fit for a dinner or a night out on Jumeira. It is the most preferred gift for women. More desserts-in-a-bottle are in our gourmand perfumes for the UAE.

For the YSL that smells of coffee and vanilla, choose Black Opium.

Mon Paris is YSL's love letter to Paris, and the fruitiest bottle here. Strawberry, raspberry and pear open it, then datura, peony and two kinds of jasmine, over a darker chypre base of patchouli, musk and moss.

It's romantic trail is too intense, perfect for a night out, so it shines at weddings and celebrations. Our guide to perfumes for women in the UAE has more in the same mood.

For a sweet, joyful YSL with presence, choose Mon Paris.

Y Eau de Parfum was inspired by Yves Saint Laurent's white T-shirt and black jacket, fresh on top and dark underneath. Apple, ginger and bergamot open it, followed by sage and juniper. Amberwood, tonka bean and olibanum warm the base.

It's the easiest YSL for men to wear every day, clean enough for the office and smooth enough for dinner. It fits right in with our office perfumes for the UAE.

If you want one YSL for everything, choose Y.

La Nuit de l'Homme opens on cardamom, the spice that flavours Arabic coffee, then lavender, cedar and bergamot settle over vetiver and caraway. It stays close to the skin, soft and spicy.

That closeness is the point: it's made for dinners and evenings where people are near you. A spray on the neck and one on the collar help it last through the night.

For a quiet, spicy YSL for the evening, choose La Nuit de l'Homme.

Y Elixir is the most concentrated Y, and the only one with oud perfume. Dominique Ropion kept the lavender and geranium of the Y family, then laid frankincense and oud underneath for a deep, woody finishing touch.

It feels made for the Gulf  rich enough for a evening or a wedding, and a smooth way into oud for anyone who finds traditional oils too heavy. More oud picks sit in our guide to oud perfume brands in the UAE.

For the YSL with oud, choose Y Elixir.