The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Le Parfum de Jeanne arrived in 2014 as a collaboration between YS-UZAC's Vincent Micotti and Swiss doctor and television presenter Dr. Jeanne Fürst. The brief reads like a portrait: a fragrance composed for someone specific, worn by someone specific, shaped by that conversation. YS-UZAC treats every release as an artistic interpretation rather than a commercial product. That approach suits a namesake scent. Jeanne isn't a mood piece or a place rendered in scent. It's a person, one held in the perfumer's mind while he worked. The composition follows that logic: measured, personal, with nothing trying to perform beyond its station. Bergamot and lemon establish a lucid opening before mandarin orange adds a riper citrus accent.
What's interesting here is how the composition balances two ideas that don't usually sit well together. Bergamot, lemon, and mandarin orange give the opening a sharp, lifted feel, almost bracing. Their clean brightness carries a light sweetness, but not the polished sweetness of candy. Blackcurrant tips the heart slightly darker, pulling the fruit away from simplistic sweetness and toward something riper, with a juicy, tart edge. Jasmine appears with a powdery softness that sits beneath the fruit rather than dominating it.
The evolution
The first minutes are almost entirely citrus: bergamot and mandarin orange playing off each other with a clean, slightly sweet snap, lemon adding a sharper edge underneath. Together, they create a fresh surface that feels clear rather than cold, with bergamot's brightness softened just enough by mandarin's rounder fruit character. Blackcurrant enters early, tempering the brightness with something jammier and more textured. Jasmine shows up later, but it doesn't bloom the way jasmine usually does. It hovers, powdery and quiet, more suggestion than statement. The fruits gradually recede as vanilla arrives in the base, smooth and warm, with a bourbon roundness that can read almost liqueur-like. Tonka bean follows, adding a toasted, slightly spiced register that pushes the drydown toward warmth without turning the composition fully gourmand.
Cultural impact
Le Parfum de Jeanne sits within YS-UZAC's body of work as a composition built around a person rather than a place or abstract theme. Vincent Micotti created the fragrance with Swiss doctor and television presenter Dr. Jeanne Fürst, giving the project the character of a shared portrait. Its powdery-woody character remains restrained: citrus and blackcurrant provide brightness, jasmine adds a soft floral texture, and vanilla, tonka bean, and woods create a warm drydown. The result invites attention through gradual disclosure, moving from a lucid opening to a quieter, more intimate trail.
The House
Ys-UzacYS-UZAC is an independent Swiss fragrance house founded in 2011 by husband and wife team Vincent Micotti and Vera Yeoh. Based in Switzerland, the house specializes in avant-garde olfactory compositions that treat scent as a form of artistic expression. Micotti, a former classical cellist, brings a musician's sensibility to perfumery, creating fragrances that unfold like compositions across time. The brand operates as a niche perfume house, producing limited collections that draw on artistic interpretation rather than commercial fragrance conventions. Each release explores a distinct concept or artistic reference, from musical sensibilities to visual art homages. The house maintains Swiss production standards and has developed a dedicated following among collectors who appreciate its unconventional approach to fragrance composition.
The Creator
Vincent MicottiMicotti favors rich, complex materials and is particularly celebrated for his work with oud. He approaches the ingredient not as a trend but as a medium capable of nuanced expression.
