Ysatis by Givenchy Eau de Toilette Spray 100ml

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This is about the skyscraper shaped bottle with plastic cap, so not the original, but also not the latest version. Yes, of course, once again a 80's bomb, some may object or shake their heads in amusement, vintage transfiguration, once again. These 50+ guys singing about the scents of their youth, and I'm one of them. If they would have told me she was made in early 20th century, I would have believed them. However, she is timeless. Ysatis you are pulling me closer to your heaving golden yellow bosom! You whisper "you sly dog" like Peppermint Matty to Charlie Brown. My best friends were often tomboys anyhow, but never ones that smoked cigarettes from a long cigarette holder, all Marlene Dietrich like. The key to this powerhouse is the civet (is it real or is it Memorex?), like Grace Jones making a cameo appearance on a Pee Wee Herman special. I think I need to straighten my little red bow tie.

To me, Ysatis feels asif she could have been made much earlier than in the eighties, I don't think 'shoulderpads' or anything like that, when wearing her.... Have you ever run after someone on the street to ask them what perfume they wear? I've only done this twice in my life. Once in Nice... as a student... another young woman passed me by and her perfume was incredibly beautiful. It was so good that I followed her... "Vous portez quel parfum...?" Ysatis adjusts to whatever mood I'm in and never bores me. If you ask her to be powdery, she will; if you ask her to be bright, she will; if you ask her to be lush and sexy (but never kinky!), she will.... I love how she can change in the developing proces during the day and in different circumstances. This is what real perfume is about, they don't make them like this anymore (sadly!).Ysatis is a beautyful composition of everything I love in a perfume: aldehydes, white and yellow flowers... I don't know the original, but I'm fine with this one (I just hope the latest version in the more plain bottle, is as good...) Tuberose can sometimes be too much for me, but here it is a 'bright sparkle' instead of an overly sweet or cloying note.

I love Ysatis, it would've been my signature if I wouldn't have L'Air du Temps (which is a totally different scent by the way). Maybe she is in fall and winter...Today you are simply underexposed when you are content to buy a "simple" mainstream fragrance for less than 100 Euro at the department store perfumery. Let's just say... like Coco Mademoiselle. Or even No. 5.