A Definitive Ranking of the Best YSL Perfumes of All Time

It's no secret Yves Saint Laurent is one of the most coveted design labels on the planet, and the brand's collection of beauty products—its boldly composed perfumes, in particular—is no exception. For some context, Algeria-born Yves Saint Laurent moved to Paris as a teen, where he worked for designer Christian Dior until he began his own namesake label in 1961 alongside his partner Pierre Bergé. Of course, fashion was the preliminary focus, but by the '70s, Saint Laurent had begun his foray into the beauty space. (Fun fact: As Vanity Fair reported here, YSL Beauty was actually the first makeup and fragrance brand to have a fashion house's name attached to it.) 

Makeup ensued, followed by fragrance and skincare, and today, YSL perfumes are some of the most wanted and coveted in the business. We receive tons of questions asking which YSL perfumes are the "best" or which bottles we recommend as editors. So we thought we'd create a fun ode to YSL and its iconic line of scents. 

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There's no such thing as one "best" perfume. We're all unique human beings with entirely different tastes and preferences when it comes to scent. But we'd be remiss not to pay our respects to the most popular, fastest-selling perfumes from House YSL. Below, we're sharing our 10 favorites that continue to dominate retailer best seller lists. Looking for your new fragrance infatuation? Keep scrolling—you've come to the right place. 

10: Yvresse Eau de Toilette

9: Y Eau de Parfum

8: Paris Eau de Parfum

7: Mon Paris Intensement Eau de Parfum

6: Libre Eau de Parfum Intense

5: Myslf Eau de Parfum

4: Opium Eau de Parfum

3: Libre Eau de Parfum

2: Black Opium Eau de Parfum

1: Mon Paris Eau de Parfum

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This article was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

Beauty Director

Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.