6 place Saint Sulpice

Pivotal fragrance in my "journey" or however you wanna refer to this process. Tried it a while in a business trip to OKC. Had brought with me a few decants of some fresh, while still interesting fragrances - nothing niche or expensive - at the time, to myself. Ended up sampling this from a Dillard's that had an amazing rep. She let me try basically all I wanted and still, after all the testing she gave me three samples of YSL Private (6 Place not being one I tried in store), namely, Cuir, Caban, and 6 Place. Once the emotion was past, I ended up trying 6 Place last while in line to go through TSA at the OKC airport. OMG, I felt something otherworldly indescribable. I am not someone who leans towards or even truly enjoys darker scents - this, however, is right up my alley because of the lack of density/"cloyancy". Airy enough but robust, interesting, intriguing and mysterious, while not full on DARK/gothic as the bottle indicates. This absolutely kills the beloved Babycat to me, no doubts, though I've never tried the so-popular Tuxedo. Smells of black upscale outfitting and whereabouts. I said this was pivotal because, even though my budget was still short and I wasn't super into niche, I kept going after 6 Place-like fragrances without any luck of finding it even through YSL's website. Gris Extrait and Santal Austral were close; Gris being the closest, but NOT 6. Their differences are enough to make them not redundant, but of course similar. Then, a TRADE showed up locally. No hesitation I got it, and God bless America for an open marketplace, this was legit and I finally got a bottle. Shit's fantastic! Dressy, warm, leathery, masculine, sexy oh my this thing's phenomenal. Though my review is very emotional, I can objectively say this is an amazing fragrance, especially if dark scents are not your thing, this can be the one to have with absolute versatility for night-wearing and cooler weather. Price is kinda ridiculous and I thankfully and certainly "underpaid" but the wearing experience is awesome! Good longevity, sufficient projection, and enough nuance from opening to drydown some 7h into the wearing, to then a soft skin scent with still some humph! One of my, if not the absolute, favorite cooler weather-only fragrance. Addicting!

Incoming YSL 6 glaze. This is what people classify as WEALTH IN A BOTTLE. Doesn't have a laundry list of notes and ingredients but it takes what it has and is blended masterfully into perfection and as a special occasion scent, I believe wholeheartedly that this is as good as it can get. Scent: Peak perfumery for those who love that amber and woody scents. 6 opens up with what I can only describe as high quality woodiness, almost as if walking into a carpenter where they're working with the highest quality of woods with a light touch of that spiciness from saffron. As it progresses, that tonka and labdanum really shines through where this HIGH QUALITY warm, creamy almost vanilla note emerges even though it's not listed as a note. If your fear is that 6 is a very leathery scent which is a fear that I had myself, to my nose I get just the smallest hint of leather, way less than what Babycat had. Performance: If you're a fragrance enthusiast you already expected these notes combined into a fragrance would probably perform quite well and it definitely does. Sprayed it for an evening event to test (and because I love it) and I could still smell it on my arm after I woke up. Projects quite strongly as well especially during the first maybe three hours before pulling back just a tad bit. The scent trail that 6 leaves behind is also divine so honestly, no complaints here as long as you don't overspray. Versatility: Warm, spicy, woody ambers. Keep this shit out of the heat for everyone's sake. Other than that it's a beautiful scent for colder or more grand occasions, probably the best of its kind. Scent: 10/10 Performance: 10/10 Versatility: 7.5/10 Personal Score: 10/10 🪵 6 place Saint Sulpice is one of the highest tiers of private line luxury and no, it's not just influence from the social media hype. It might be pricey and an absolute pain in the ass to obtain but it is more than deserving of its perfect score to me just from the masterful blend and the quality of ingredients used. SENSATIONAL.

I’ve had a 10ml decant of this for a couple months now and every single time I wear it I can’t stop smelling my wrist. To me, this smells exactly like sophistication. Perfectly unisex but if I had to budge I’d say leaning ever so slightly male. I see people saying this smells like Polo supreme leather—not sure I’ve smelled that yet. This gives such black patent leather stiletto, black dress, silhouettes, or something straight out of YSL SS24 winter men/women. A refined beauty. Bentley Bentayga to the Ritz kind of fragrance. It’s creamy, aromatic, grown vanilla-Tonka almost milky without the tart. 6Place is a quintessential blending of notes that sit so nicely on skin and I can smell every single note here—which I absolutely adore. Usually when this is the case it means most people won’t be able to “put their finger on it”. Everybody who says Babycat and Tuxedo are elusive don’t know the deal about this Prive collection. I personally prefer this note story over Tuxedo any day. I actually don’t really like Tuxedo ... Anyway, you must like leather, lavender and tonka to even consider getting your hands on this but I’d say give it a try anyway, or don’t.. more for us. Usually I don’t like to place limitations on what season or time of day to wear Parfums but I am curious to see how this would perform in balmy Mediterranean climate. Easily 8+ hours. I wake up and smell its departure. So good. Strong but not a stinker. Just pure class. I love this a lot actually.

Purchased this at Neiman's two months ago where I was told that it was the first time this fragrance had been back in stock since the pandemic started. This was my introduction to Saint Laurent's Prive collection, and I have no regrets. If Azzaro's Most Wanted was amber and tonka bean-forward, it'd smell like this. It's sweet and sensual, and it's intoxicating to my nose when I wear it, so I love using it. However, I feel like it'd give certain other types of people slight headaches. That being said, if you'd like to indulge in this fragrance, be mindful of how much you choose to apply. Being frugal in this case (2-3 sprays max) might be a more successful strategy than, well, bathing yourself in the droplets that you've sprayed incessantly into the air from the nozzle. Other than that, 6 place Saint Sulpice is a rich, deep scent, and though the notes listed are quantitatively few, the scent profile is complex. And for a Prive collection fragrance, damn is it SEXY. It's the full package, sexy, elegant, intriguing, LONG LASTING (seriously 24 hours is nothing for this). If you're looking for a special, rare, beautiful piece to highlight your winter collection, 6 place Saint Sulpice is the dark horse of what you're seeking. SCORE: 93%

A very cozy and masculine-leaning evening fragrance. The leather is prominent and smooth, and it kind of reminds me of a high end leather sofa, where the leather has been processed to handle heavy use...in other words, it's not animalic or "raw" smelling. I think the tonka in this is interesting and it's interplay with the lavender is nothing short of masterful in that it adds depth, shifting the scent away from being a strict leather scent to a vanillic and aromatic scent that's warm and comforting for the wearer and those around them. There's a powdery finish, and I definitely think there's iris/orris, and some type of wood in this, maybe sandalwood, but who really knows? It's a great addition and makes 6 softer and more unisex. If I were to nitpick, I'd knock this fragrance for remaining relatively linear throughout its life, but in this case, it's not totally bad because this is such an interesting and pleasing scent. YSL 6 is an easy to wear leather scent that combines warm vanilla/tonka, lavender, and powdery woody notes to add depth, instead of typical fruity notes found in most designer leathers. It's definitely the best fragrance I've smelled by YSL so far. 9.4/10