The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Parisienne 2024 is named for the city itself, not the postcard version, but the real one. The one where elegance lives in contradictions: Haussmann architecture beside concrete, couture beside vintage markets, silence beside noise. Sophia Grojsman and Sophie Labbé built this fragrance to capture that tension. The brief was Paris, and what they delivered is a scent that feels both effortless and intentional, like someone who grew up navigating those streets and never needed to explain themselves to anyone.
The vinyl note is the unexpected move here. It's not a common material in perfumery, it reads as slightly waxy, like the interior of a new car or a record sleeve still warm from the player. Combined with blackberry's tartness, it creates an opening that is unmistakably urban. The floral heart that follows, violet, damask rose, peony, softens that edge without erasing it. The base of patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver grounds everything in warmth. The composition uses synthetic materials not as a shortcut, but as a deliberate choice. This is a modern fragrance made with modern tools, and it wears that identity without apology.
The evolution
The opening hits first, blackberry's brightness cuts through before the vinyl arrives, slightly sweet, slightly artificial, perfectly clean. Thirty minutes in, the florals take over. The violet appears first, powdery and immediate, followed by damask rose that arrives slowly, like steam rising from a café cup. Peony adds body without sweetness. By hour two, the florals begin to settle, and the base notes start their work. Patchouli anchors the composition, bringing its earthy, slightly bitter edge. Sandalwood softens everything, adding cream without heavy sweetness. Vetiver lingers in the background, dry and green. The drydown lasts another two to three hours on most skin types, intimate, close, the kind of sillage that someone has to lean in to find.
Cultural impact
Parisienne 2024 enters a market of rose-heavy feminines with something to say. The vinyl note has already sparked discussion, some find it jarring, others find it the most interesting thing about the fragrance. Either way, it ensures this scent is not confused with anything else on the shelf. YSL has a history of fragrances that provoke, Opium, Rive Gauche, Libre, and Parisienne 2024 follows that thread. The house doesn't make quiet perfumes, and this is no exception.
