Cinéma
“Cinéma by Yves Saint Laurent is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women”
The Quick Read
Well loved by wearers — a floral, vanilla composition with a amber undertone. Voted best for fall and winter wear, leaning feminine.
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Launched in 2004, Cinéma by Yves Saint Laurent was created by the renowned perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. The fragrance opens with bright clementine and cyclamen, giving way to a heart of jasmine, peony, and amaryllis before settling into a warm base of vanilla, amber, benzoin, and white musk. Cinéma’s 2004 ad campaign, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and starring model Michelle Alves surrounded by five men, is remembered as one of the last grand, glamorous YSL perfume campaigns during the Stefano Pilati creative-direction era. Often described as marking the end of an era of lavish, high-fashion perfume advertising for YSL in the 2000s, Cinéma itself remains a lasting blend of floral and vanilla sweetness.
Composition & Character
Notes Pyramid
Top
Opening
Base
Foundation
How It Wears
Application Tips
Apply Cinéma to your pulse points for a lasting warmth. The fragrance's base notes take about an hour to fully bloom, so plan accordingly. It works well throughout the day but is particularly evocative in the evening.
Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud
Founding perfumer · 19 fragrances
Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud was born January 24, 1962, in Grasse, France, into a family of perfumers spanning his father and grandfather. He began work at a perfume factory in Grasse straight out of high school, moving through Charabot, Quest International, and PFW before joining Firmenich in 1990, where he created fragrances for Christian Dior, Givenchy, Issey Miyake, and Lancôme. In 2012 he became master perfumer for Louis Vuitton, developing the house's first fragrance collection, and in 2018 opened Louis Vuitton's Les Fontaines Parfumées creative center in Grasse. He won the Prix François Coty in 2004.
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The story behind the bottle.
The quiet confidence of a red carpet moment, where the scent of white flowers and warm musk blends with the anticipation of a grand entrance.
Fig. 01 — Cinéma, Yves Saint Laurent
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