YSL MUSE INSPIRING INK EDP 125ML

Scent profile & vibe:
- Overall character: Dark, woody-musky and slightly smoky — the signature of “ink” combined with vanilla and iris for a mysterious yet refined feel.

- Top notes (opening): Incense, Ourika lavender, and clary sage — giving a smoky, aromatic, slightly herbal start.

- Top notes (opening): Incense, Ourika lavender, and clary sage — giving a smoky, aromatic, slightly herbal start.

- Heart notes: Orris concrete (iris), ambrette absolute, and Bourbon vanilla — bringing powdery-iris earthiness, soft musky warmth, and a gentle vanilla sweetness as it develops.

- Base notes / dry-down: Ink accord (woody, metallic, smoky, slightly leathery), supported by amber-woods — giving a deep, sultry, woody-smoky-vanilla skin-like finish.

Overall impression:
- The fragrance is elegant, artistic, and sensual — it leans more niche / avant-garde than typical “safe” perfumes. Its “ink” theme gives it a slightly dark, mysterious, creative vibe.

- Many describe it as “powdery-iris + vanilla + smoky-woody”, with a mix of softness (iris/vanilla/musk) and edge (ink accord, incense, wood).

- It tends to feel more intimate and skin-like than loud or overly sweet. More “understated luxury” than “bombshell perfume.”