A name and perfume bottle that evoke Ancient Greece, with contents that give people the power of the gods.

A king of a fragrance, the scent of the ancient Greek gods, a sexy evening fragrance with a subtle sense of ecstasy, perfect for winter; one spray delivers unstoppable power and lasts all day.

A spicy, woody, animalic fragrance—a virile beast with irresistible, shameless eroticism; musky, powdery, intriguing, a magnificent Mediterranean aristocratic masterpiece of men’s perfumery.

A fragrance, a marvel of olfactory art—ruthlessly chauvinistic, passionate, raw, with brutal staying power and immense presence, a beast of an all-purpose tool.

A work of genius, utterly blissful, magical—the 1980s in a bottle.  

It is the most expensive men’s fragrance ever created.

It was the second men’s fragrance launched by Yves Saint Laurent Parfums.

AWARD (1982) from the Fragrance Foundation: YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS Fragrance of the Year – Men’s Prestige.

AWARD (1982) from the Fragrance Foundation: YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS Media Campaign of the Year.

In 1963, the American cosmetics company Charles of the Ritz began working with Yves Saint Laurent.

This fragrance belongs to the First Era (1963–1986), and was made in France. It was produced at the Yves Saint Laurent factory, which belonged to the same group as Charles of the Ritz, which owned 80% of Yves Saint Laurent.

Bottle in white Opaline, a spray bottle, based on Greek architecture and reminiscent of an ancient Greek Doric column, a tribute to Greece by Alain de Mourgues and Yves Saint Laurent. The overall design is completed with silver-colored (metal bands) at the bottom, top, and cap.

The word KOUROS appears approximately halfway up the bottle.

Cap in white Opaline, with (metal bands) at the top and bottom; the YSL logo is stamped (engraved) on top.

The ultra-luxurious bottle (a masterpiece) was designed by Alain de Mourgues.

The product was imported packaged and manufactured in France, and distributed in Greece by BIONIKI SA (158 Alexandras Avenue, Athens); we were the exclusive sellers as authorized distributors. 

PERFUMER: Pierre Bourdon

From OUR OWN REVIEWER in (1982), we quote: An aromatic, spicy opening that continues with woody notes (Vetiver (Vetiver), Patchouli (Patchouli), Mousse de Chêne (Oakmoss)), animalic and floral notes over a base of musqué (Musk), encens (Incense), Santal (Sandalwood), Note that sandalwood is not mentioned by any of the fragrance experts!

FRAGRANCE RAW MATERIALS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL)

Bergamot (Calabria) - Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) - Coriander (Coriandrum sativum - India) - Artemisia (Wormwood - Artemisia herba-alba - Desert wormwood). 

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – sun-dried buds - Zanzibar) - Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) - Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Grasse) - Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) - Orris root (Iris pallida) - Bay laurel (leaves - Laurus nobilis) - Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus – India) - Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin – leaves - Malaysia) - Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides – India). 

Sandalwood (Mysore) - Oakmoss (absolute - oak lichen - Evernia prunastri – oakmoss – Yugoslavia) - Musk (Moschus moschiferus – Tibet) - Tonka beans – Honey - Leather (birch tar) - Incense (Boswellia carterii – Yemen) - Civet (Civettictis civetta) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

Animalis 5853 (Synarome): (A unique specialty for KOUROS (1981), animalic, warm, diffusive, with Tonkin musk).

A king of a fragrance, the scent of the ancient Greek gods, a sexy evening fragrance with a subtle sense of ecstasy, perfect for winter; one spray delivers unstoppable power and lasts all day.

A spicy, woody, animalic fragrance—a virile beast with irresistible, shameless eroticism; musky, powdery, intriguing, a magnificent Mediterranean aristocratic masterpiece of men’s perfumery.

A fragrance, a marvel of olfactory art—ruthlessly chauvinistic, passionate, raw, with brutal staying power and immense presence, a beast of an all-purpose tool.

A name and perfume bottle that evoke Ancient Greece, with contents that give people the power of the gods.

A work of genius, utterly blissful, magical—the 1980s in a bottle.  

Period advertisements (1982) : 1. The fragrance of conquerors.

2. The living gods have their own fragrance.

3. KOUROS, the victorious fragrance.

A fragrance inspired by the principles of Ancient Greece, with harmony between mind and body, an elevation of the ideal and of perfection. 

THE   “NOT FOR SALE”   NOTICE   IS NOT   VALID

THE   PRODUCT   WAS   PURCHASED   BY   US

FULLNESS AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

AUTHENTIC   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB  60350       

The production code is on the bottom of the bottle.

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

PRODUCTION  1982 →  (2891)