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Yves Saint Laurent Jazz
Yves Saint Laurent

Jazz

Fresh
Floral
Jasmine
White Floral
Iris
Green
Aromatic
EDT · 1988 · mens

Yves Saint Laurent's Jazz arrived in 1988 as a distinctly spiced take on the fougère archetype, tapping into the house's expertise with aromatic masculinity.

The fragrance opens with a bright, herbaceous top built from anise, basil, and artemisia, rounded out by warm spice notes of cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A creamy floral heart of carnation, geranium, and iris sits at the center, giving the composition a softness that keeps it from veering too austere. The base anchors everything with tobacco leaf, leather, oakmoss, and sandalwood, creating a warm, woody foundation that feels substantial without being heavy.

Jazz works best for someone drawn to aromatic, slightly spiced fragrances with real depth and complexity. It's versatile enough for everyday wear but composed enough for evening, making it a solid choice year-round. If you appreciate fragrances that blend floral refinement with tobacco and spice warmth, you'll likely connect with its character. See similar scents in The Sensualist, The Homesteader, and The Mystic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
20%
Floral
100%
Jasmine
25%
White Floral
25%
Iris
25%
Green
24%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
90%
Earthy
18%
Musky
18%
Powdery
32%
Amber
18%
Warm Spicy
80%
Spicy
45%
Vanilla
18%
Sweet
18%
Gourmand
18%
Tobacco
70%
Leather
60%
Smoky
18%
Creamy
18%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Anise
Anise
Sweet, warm, and intensely licorice-like, anise seed has a Mediterranean, medicinal sweetness that is simultaneously familiar and distinctive. In perfumery anise adds a warm, aromatic depth that bridges spice and gourmand families. Used in oriental compositions and masculine fragrances to add a slightly unusual, warming sweetness.
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Cardamom
Cardamom
Aromatic, warm, and slightly eucalyptus-like with a spiced green freshness that is entirely its own. Cardamom is one of the most elegant spice notes in perfumery, exotic without being heavy, warm without being sweet. It appears frequently in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances and modern masculine compositions.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Coriander
Coriander
Warm, spicy, and faintly citrusy, coriander seed smells quite different from the green herb, with a dry, woody warmth and a slight floral quality. It adds a spiced, slightly exotic character to masculine fragrances without the sharpness of pepper or the sweetness of vanilla. A supporting spice note that adds complexity.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
Warm, woody, and softly spiced with a slight sweetness that makes it gentler than clove or pepper. Nutmeg adds a quiet, autumnal warmth to fragrances without sharpness. It blends seamlessly into woody and oriental bases, acting more as a supporting character than a lead note.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Geranium
Geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cedar
Cedar
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Tobacco
Tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
Tonka Bean
Tonka Bean
Sweet, powdery, and almond-like with hay-like, slightly tobacco undertones, tonka bean is one of perfumery's most useful base notes. It shares coumarin with fresh hay and freshly cut grass, adding a warmth that feels nostalgic and comforting. Essential in gourmand and soft oriental fragrances.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The SensualistBest match84% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Homesteader81% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Mystic81% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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Scent Profile
Fresh20%Floral100%Jasmine25%White Floral25%Iris25%
Fragrance Family
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Yves Saint Laurent's Jazz arrived in 1988 as a distinctly spiced take on the fougère archetype, tapping into the house's expertise with aromatic masculinity. The fragrance opens with a bright, herbaceous top built from anise, basil, and artemisia, rounded out by warm spice notes of cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A creamy floral heart of carnation, geranium, and iris sits at the center, giving the composition a softness that keeps it from veering too austere. The base anchors everything with tobacco leaf, leather, oakmoss, and sandalwood, creating a warm, woody foundation that feels substantial without being heavy. Jazz works best for someone drawn to aromatic, slightly spiced fragrances with real depth and complexity. It's versatile enough for everyday wear but composed enough for evening, making it a solid choice year-round. If you appreciate fragrances that blend floral refinement with tobacco and spice warmth, you'll likely connect with its character. See similar scents in The Sensualist, The Homesteader, and The Mystic.
What are the notes in Yves Saint Laurent Jazz? +
Top: Anise, Artemisia, Basil, Bergamot, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Coriander, Lavender, Nutmeg. Heart: Carnation, Geranium, Iris, Jasmine. Base: Amber, Cedar, Leather, Musk, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Tobacco, Tonka Bean.
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Yves Saint Laurent Jazz belongs to the Fougère fragrance family. It is an EDT.
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