TUXEDO - SAINT LAURENT

Tuxedo (Saint Laurent)
Launch Year: 2015
Concentration: EDP
Olfactive Family: Chypre
Subfamily: Chypre Boisé
Perfumer: Juliette Karagueuzoglou

Why is Tuxedo such a hit? Because it does what few modern perfumes dare: it smells like danger in a well-cut suit.

Built on a massive spine of Iso E Super and Hedione, it walks the line between clean abstraction and forbidden warmth. But what really sells it—what sings on skin—is the tobacco accord hiding in plain sight.

⚠️ There’s no “tobacco” listed. But the mix of Suederal, Bois Ambrène Forte, Patchouli Decol., and Ambrocenide does the trick. It’s smoky, slightly sweet, gently animalic. And the genius? It stays close to the skin, like a secret well-kept.

“The best-selling perfumes today are the ones that whisper something dirty in a clean room.”

Tuxedo does exactly that.
It’s sellable, gender-fluid, and highly layerable—a dream for modern perfumers and DIYers. The pepper, woods, musks, and green sparkles make it a template, a trigger, an inspiration.

This isn’t just a formula. It’s a formula for success.

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