Yves Saint Laurent launched Cinéma in 2004, an eau de parfum signed by Jacques Cavallier as a tribute to the seventh art. The house now describes it as an amber floral: a mandarin essence, almond blossom and white flower accords lit up by peony, and an ambery, musky base, in a bottle inspired by Line Vautrin.
Victoria of Bois de Jasmin gave it four stars in 2011: lost among the floral orientals of 2004, Cinéma seemed to her seven years later a refined amber mimosa, elegant and understated, that deserves a second chance.
Olfastory’s review
Bois de Jasmin, a second chance
On November 14, 2011, Victoria revisits Cinéma, which she had found lost in 2004 among the floral orientals of the moment. Next to the sugary gourmands in vogue, its warmth and softness now strike her as sophisticated; she gives it four stars.
She praises Jacques Cavallier’s talent for accords that stay luminous from start to finish: sweet citrus and soft aldehydes at the opening, a tender mimosa at the center, and an oriental base of vanilla, sandalwood and musk made translucent.
Despite the advertising and the name, which suggest a haughty beauty, she finds it elegant and understated, present without imposing itself. The eau de toilette, brighter and drier, seems far less interesting to her than the warmer eau de parfum.