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Yves Saint Laurent · Sold as feminine
Manifesto
The moment when a warm summer breeze carries the scent of fresh flowers and rich vanilla, blending into an intimate indoor space filled with wooden accents and soft lighting.
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ManifestoPremium · $100–250
50%Similar accords, often for lessFields at Nightfall Joyful · ZaraBudget tier, under $40 · shares 4 of its 5 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2012 by Yves Saint Laurent, Manifesto was created by perfumers Anne Flipo and Loc Dong as an Oriental Floral fragrance for women. This composition opens with the fresh vibrancy of black currant and bergamot, leading to a heart of jasmine sambac and lily-of-the-valley that adds a touch of floral softness. The base notes of vanilla, tonka bean, sandalwood, and cedar anchor the scent in warm, woody comfort. Notably, Manifesto L'Éclat has been cited as a benchmark example of a 'green vanilla' accord, capturing the essence of modern elegance. Its discontinued flankers have made original bottles sought-after items on the collector market.
This fragrance blooms slowly on the skin, so applying it 30 minutes before you need to wear it allows the full depth to develop. The base notes are long-lasting but subtle, making it ideal for daytime or early evening wear.
Fig. 01 — Manifesto, Yves Saint Laurent
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Anne Flipo
Elegance distilledAnne Flipo is a senior perfumer at IFF and one of the most accomplished noses of her generation, responsible for some of the most commercially successful and critically admired fragrances of the 21st century.
“Orange blossom takes a huge part in my signature too. It is the ingredient I would never be fed up with. I could create a thousand perfumes around it, without it ever being redundant.”
Anne Flipo · Everfumed (from Fernweh Editions), July 2020
Co-created with Loc Dong
The Manifesto line
4 fragrances, compared side by side
Designer Yves Saint Laurent
More from the house · founded 1961 · France
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Respected, if divisive: loved by 33%, disliked or hated by 19%.