Kouros (perfume)


Kouros is a perfume for men produced by Yves Saint Laurent. The perfume was introduced in 1981. It was created by perfumer Pierre Bourdon.
The perfume was inspired by a trip to Greece Saint Laurent had taken. He was particularly impressed by the kouroi:
J’avais été fasciné par le bleu de la mer, le ciel, la fraîcheur intense qui émanait de cet univers voué à la beauté. Dans le même temps, j’ai revu les statues de ces jeunes hommes qui sont la splendeur de la statuaire grecque.... J’avais mon nouveau parfum. Et son nom.


A spin-off fragrance Body Kouros was released in 2000, and Kouros Fraicheur by Yves Saint Laurent, a woody chypre fragrance was launched in 1993.