yann vasnier
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Midnight
Plum Japonais
The opening is a warm haze of cinnamon and saffron, rich and slightly medicinal, with plum lending a fleshy sweetness that keeps the spice from turning too dry.
Six Scents Series Three 6 Ohne Titel: M
L'Homme Sage
The Collection Vigorous Cologne
L'Homme de Coeur
L'Ame Soeur
L'Homme Infini
L'Esprit Libre
Santal Blush
The opening feels deliberately restrained—cinnamon present but not sweet, more aromatic bark than kitchen spice.
Vanille Fatale
**Vanille Fatale** opens with a jolt of rum-soaked spice—saffron and myrrh create a resinous warmth that feels more like a dimly lit lounge than a dessert counter.
English Oak & Hazelnut
Nanban
Be Jeweled Rouge
Toy Boy
The opening strikes with a crisp pear sweetness immediately sharpened by pink pepper's metallic tingle, the bergamot providing just enough citrus to keep things from turning syrupy.
L'Etre Aime Femme
Cocktail Splash Curacao
L'Etre Aime Homme
English Oak Redcurrant
English Oak & Redcurrant opens with a sharp burst of tart redcurrant that feels bracingly fresh, almost astringent.
Mallow on the Moor
Bang Bang
The cardamom opening arrives with unexpected warmth, more toasted spice than sharp pepper, setting a casual but deliberate tone.
Cocktail Splash Ginger
The first spray delivers a sharp, effervescent ginger that feels less like a spice and more like the fizz of a Moscow mule hitting your palate—bright, slightly sweet, with that characteristic burn smoothed down to a sparkling tingle.
Lavender Palm
Be Jeweled
Bang
Pepper hits immediately—both black and pink—creating a snappy, almost electric opening that feels less like spice and more like voltage.
Apple Splash
Maria Callas
Loud for Him
J.Crew No. 31
5th Avenue Style
5th Avenue Style opens with a burst of sharp raspberry and pink pepper over bergamot — the pink pepper keeping it from reading as straight fruit, adding a light prickle that makes the opening feel more cosmopolitan than purely sweet.
Hayati
A burst of candied pineapple and bright raspberry opens with unabashed sweetness, somewhere between a fruit tart and a vintage shampoo commercial.
Eau Divine
Cerruti 1881 Collection
Citizen X
Endless
Lola
Lola opens with a juicy pear note that feels both fresh and slightly powdered, softened by pink pepper's muted spice.
Loud for Her
Success
Against expectations, a genuinely well-constructed mainstream masculine.