Caban Yves Saint Laurent for women and men

@pradalover poivre rose is pink pepper

I bought a bottle and love it. It says there’s rose on the label but yet I don’t smell any rose and the rose note isn’t even listed

I am doing a clear-out and have a 125ml bottle of Caban to sell, missing about 25ml. Please DM for details. EU only please.

Beautiful, deep, elegant, sweet, woody, just a tad spicy and simultaneously airy fragrance! A true woman scent that will not disappoint! It's a deep sent but doesn't feel heavy on me.

Initially I was scared that the patchouli would smell weird on my skin but I was pleasantly surprised that it actually is very light. Overall, It is a wonderful perfume with just the right amount of dark and lightly spiced sweetness that will elevate you. I also get a faint floral scent lingering on the background.

Only disadvantage for me is that it has no projection. I can better describe it as a skin scent with a very average duration.

Splendid and cocky. Unique, no one will smell as cool as you in the room, it’s guaranteed.
Starts off with a bitter fig (or it might be the elemi) and shortly transitions to this unique patchouli/earthy cloud that follows you around like you were Olav the snowman. Linear and true, lingers towards masculine, but it smells perfect on a confident lady. Do not overspray, it gets too much.
Give it a second chance if you find it unbearable at first, i almost gave mine away after first experience with it.
Exceptional quality, like most from the collection Vestiaire.

It’s such a chic perfume! Simple but unique. Wearing this, you can dress up or down. Cozy sweater, white T-shirt, or fancy dress, it fits all. The sandalwood here is not too dark or woody, but on the airy side. The floral notes and tonka beans bring out the sweetness, but never too much. The bottle label lists pepper, rose and tonka, I’m not sure if I can immediately tell the floral note is rose. The scent has a gourmand touch, maybe coconut as people mentioned, but in a most elegant way. However, I’m struggling with the opening. It’s way too spicy for me, as I’m not a fan of peppers and olibanum, and the spiciness does linger a while. Once that stage passed, the drydown is absolutely beautiful! I personally don’t think this perfume has the best performance, but my workmate could get a decent scent trail from me 6 hours after I applied it, even his nose was not fully functioning as he was still recovering from a cold. I like to spray this on my clothes and pillow, as it’s too spicy on my skin. It’s sweeter on fabric. Caban is very underrated in this line, and this line is becoming my favourite line among the designer brands.

I was surprised when i tried this, it is a peculiar little thing among its siblings from the Vestiare collection. This screams autumn, melancholy, smells to me like the morning after in a jazz club in the 50’s when people were allowed to smoke indoors. Easy to wear for a man, for a mature cool guy. It smells like a distant memory of a long lost love.

Lovely cozy and unisex gentle scent that makes me feel like I want to stay home from work and wrap myself in a cozy blanket and just look out my window and watch the snow fall…
I love this fragrance and got it for a steal. Its longevity isn’t the best on my skin but I got the 125ml so I’ve got lots of juice to use…
All in all, very lovely 🤍🤍

This was love at first sniff at YSL stand. This smells how I imagine it is to be a rich woman who lives in a cabin with a big fire place, windows with the view to the lake and mountains, that woman loves drinking tea, wearing cashmere home suits and soft lambskin slippers..jazz is playing on a record player in the living room.
This is what I smell in this and this is what I feel like every time I use it.
Downside to it is only that all my clothes at one point smelled like it because it staaaaays. I gave away a sweater and apparently smell still lingers. It is a problem because now the owner of the sweater wants the perfume.

Hazy and cozy, somewhat lactonic.. It is a woody oriental, on a sweeter side. I would classify it is as a more masculine scent, but it is quite dissonant. It's either a milky, sweet sandalwood or resinous pepper. These phases interchange and don't join together cohesively.

This smells nice but it lacks that ''WOW'' factor
It smells like roses, patchouli & incense-
This definitely tip toes on Grandma-ish lol

Not being discontinued.

I’m not sure how rose isn’t listed a note in the breakdown, but I think it is certainly present! I find this to be a very easy reach in any scenario. I don’t always want something “easy”, but sometimes I do and at those times I’m happy to report that this is just interesting enough to be very crowd pleasing without veering into “boring” territory.

On my skin the fresh rose is the most prevalent note atop its bed of tonka, kept bright by the pink pepper which does not come through as very peppery at all to my nose due to the way everything is balanced. After a few hours the deep drydown is warm tonka on my skin, and I can’t distinguish sandalwood specifically, but perhaps it’s just adding creaminess to the tonka that I’m detecting.

I was surprised when someone told me that this lovely fragrance is being discontinued, and I made sure to snag a bottle while I could!

YSL Caban
(22W61DD, June 2022, USD 169 for 75 ml. bottle)

First Impression

CABAN is sweet, Creamy Sandalwood scent.
3 aspect I got mostly is Tonka (sweet), Sandalwood (Creamy) and Pepper (Spicy).
Very suitable for fall / winter as the scent is somewhat have body.

Sorry, but that all I can say.
When the scent is so smooth, it can reminds you of Coconut.
But that's not really coconut, it is Tonka with creamy sandalwood.

Which level of creamy this is, around Diptyque Tam Dao EDP.
Also, scent reminds me of Chanel Bois des Iles EDP (-Ylang Ylang aspect).
Don't know, but this screams Christmas and festive for me.

It's easy to wear, easy to love scent.
must try if "Sweet Wood" is your territory.

But, don't know - it doesn't spark me
7/10 as first impression
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Extension 1 on December 2, 2024

I am in the mood of Boozy Amber fragrance, so I pick "Caban" today.
Yesterday I tried "Ambre Cello L'Orchestre" I enjoy but I was curioused.
I think, Caban can be classified as Amber scent and it is somewhat great offering.

Actually, most of amber scent. Doesn't means to smell up close.
As this emit the sweet amber experience in the realm of Grand Soir.
But it have more of Element contribute that leans a bit to old world amber.
(the patchouli / Sandalwood) to be specific.

It is peppery and the quality of Amber fragrance should be.
Also sweet, another good property of Amber fragrance.
And dry down to powdery Sandalwood, reminisce of Amber scent.
And yes, the patchouli is there just add a drop of green tint to overall tone.

Sometimes I do get a whip of rose. but you won't get it when smell upclose.
Maybe the note reacts and create another accord.


It is really does provide boozy amber aspect really long time.
And it is unisex too, it is sweet amber after all.
I like this more than Grand Soir, as this hints a bit at old town amber.
The ture magic of this fragrance is in the air.

Score increase to 8/10
Projection: Moderate Strong for 4-5 hours before transit in moderate low as cremmy powdery sandalwood.
Longevity: 7 hours+
Summary: The Best of Both World Amber

Caban has a bright and invigorating peppery opening with a sweet rose in the mid which dries down to a powdery tonka and creamy sandalwood, love the pepper in this. The fragrance is well balanced in that it is at once spicy and sweet.

Opens with lots of pepper, black and pink pepper. Then quickly dries to a warm tonka bean. The sandalwood in here is a whisper, or just adds to the smoothness to the tonka. A like, but not my favourite from the house. I much prefer Tuxedo, Babycat, 6 place, 24 rue, and caftan to this.

I have this, and honestly its not the one I grab for on regular basis. But today I did, and this scent really get on my nerve. I cant stop smelling my wrist while I wear it, and I really enjoy the whiffs I get walking around with it.

To love this perfume you absolutely need to like the smell of roses, and LOVE the smell of tonkabeans. They are both very prominent to me. I dont get much of the pepper and pachouli, so it has to be well blended.

I think this is a great scent for late summer nights, even fall. It is 100% unisex, not leaning more in any direction.

I think I experience this differently from many others. I get sandalwood, sticky with apricot juice. In fact, it puts me in mind of the book Perfume: the Story of a Murderer. There’s a scene where he describes a young woman’s skin as smelling of apricots. Plus, s'il vous plait!

Edit summer 2024 - I really enjoyed this in cooler temps but for me it shines in heat and you get more lift in the notes. Fruity touches are warmer and clearer. The coconut aspect which I don’t love dies down and the sun warmed wood and resin feel that Caftan has can be felt deeper in the scent. The florals appear as fruit and it gives a beautiful golden feel. I’ll be wearing this a lot more in our high summer than I did in cooler temps. Love it ❤️

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Who says coconuts don’t have a smell? Of course they do 🤯 anyway. Lovely. For me it’s very woody and radiant. Gauzy textured and lightly sweet. Citric touches and some mild spice. It’s a quietly, elegant and contemplative scent. Perfect for a quiet Saturday morning like today when it’s doing the autumn rain thing but still quite temperate.

I don’t get any coconutty or floral touches but hey, somebody might just read it that way, and that’s alright by me.

I wish I got the peppery elements y'all are getting, or hell even the coconuty stuff some of y'all are describing; all I get is powdery tonka. 😭😭

I received a small sample of Caban with a 10ml sample of Tuxedo I ordered from myfragrancesamples.com, I like both, but neither were a love. At least not after first wear. Upon first smelling Caban, I thought it smelled like a nice sweet beachy unisex scent. I had never looked at the notes, but it smelled of creamy coconuts and I assumed it was supposed to be a warmer take on something like virgin island water. Needless to say I was surprised when I first looked at the notes on here. I did not see this as a fall/winter scent at all and I didn’t get much spice. Just creamy luxurious coconut with something warming and comforting about it. After reading the comments I see that I’m not the only one getting coconut vibes. Must be the tonka blending with the fruity notes of the osmanthus and the creaminess of the sandalwood. I must say overall the performance didn’t seem great on my skin, but I only did one spray on my wrist. The scent was pleasant and I think it would be great to wear at night in a tropical setting for both men and women.

The lady at the counter recommended this - although she said the notes were Rose and Tonka. I loved it straight away. Like others have noted, it smells luxurious. On my skin it’s sweet and feminine with a veil like tonka. Could be worn anywhere. I don’t smell any rose
However, the pink pepper (or osmanthus) in the opening is so strong and overpowering, almost medicinal, for the first few hours that I am dissuaded from purchasing a bottle just yet. It would be an instant love if not for the opening

On my skin it starts with a lot of pink pepper and resins. The pepper sticks around throughout and blends with the amber nicely. It’s chic and expensive smelling. Tonka and sandalwood pop in during the dry down. Very wearable. My second favourite from the line after tuxedo.

I had it because I've been in love with amber. The first impression of this scent is that it is relatively sweet and quite luxurious and it's really sweet, woody when drydown. Love it!

I have been quite impressed by the Vestiaire line thus far, but Caban might be my favourite yet. A peppery-amber scent with a lovely woody drydown, it feels luxurious to me, as well as slightly unusual. I love an elemi note as part of an amber accord - it is smoothly balsamic with a pine-like edge, slightly prettier and more luxurious than other ambery notes in my opinion.

Caban opens with rosy pink pepper against a backdrop of the aforementioned elemi in its green, balsamic glory. The pink pepper is particularly rosy here, I am surprised there is no rose note listed. Black pepper enhances the nose-tickling, spicy side of the pink pepper. I get sandalwood from the early phase of Caban, lasting until the drydown. It is quite obviously synthetic, but is restrained enough to provide a woody backdrop to the other notes.

As it develops, I get a hint of peachy osmanthus, and the warm amber accord develops softly, becoming more resinous and dry as it progresses. Soft vanilla adds just the right amount of sweetness at the drydown stage. The rosy accord lingers, joined by earthy patchouli - a new take on that classic accord. The sandalwood and amber enhance it to perfection. There is a hay-like note in there too. It is warm and cosy, yet sophisticated and elegant. It fades to a powdery, softly sweet amber-vanilla skin scent with some earthiness. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Best worn in cool weather, given its warmth.

Despite being creative and unusual, Caban really works. Its components are familiar, yet as a whole it is quite an original composition. Feminine-leaning in my opinion, Caban is a masterfully composed, modern scent with a nod to the classics. 4/5.

I adore this scent on me. I get something creamy and soft smelling almost! At the YSL counter it was the one that made me go “oooo, wow”. Caban makes me think of a hot summer evening, silk dresses and tanned skin! Très chic!

Not bad, but did not leave me THAT impressed. This could easily be a new regular trendy amber release that costs $50 and i would not notice. Ok but Caftan is better, much better. But...i have a feeling this will grow on me, so not all hope is lost.

Unfortunately, to me, this smells like Clementines rotting in the fruit bowl. You know when one has gone green with mould and the mould smells really fruity? Just like that. With huge sillage. For hours and hours even after scrubbing. I just can't persuade my nose to interpret it any other way.

Bringing together the charm of raw wool and the warm softness of an enveloping garment, CABAN is the expression of sophisticated authenticity. Familiar accents of caramel, hay, and praline recall heartwarming memories while indulgent vanilla and tonka bean notes create a delightful sensation of comfort. The ensemble is completed with illuminating sparks of pink pepper for a textured presence that becomes increasingly sophisticated as it rests upon the skin.

I absolutely love this fragrance. It is overpriced but there's something about it that just makes me want to wear it all the time. Tuxedo gets a lot of love from the community but in my opinion, this one is better. Therein lies the subjectivity of fragrance. For me, this is the best from the Vestiaire des Parfums line.

This is a lovely fragrance but it's wildly over priced. Very short lived and the first spray reveals a strong alcohol which screams cheap edt. If this was €20 I might buy a bottle or two but for 175 dollars? What were they thinking!

@Ty/dc ”Too sweet for a man”, ”would smell better on a woman”??? What century are you from???

I own quite a few unisex frags but this one leans way too feminine for me. By far the coconut sweetness is the main note you get and it’s too sickly sweet for a man to wear lol. Though I’m sure it would smell good on a women.

It was love at first sniff. This is an amazing combo of tonka bean and sandalwood that is spiced up for extra complexity. Smells absolutely unisex to me, and I love to wear it as a woman. On a man, it could either be just right or potentially a bit too sweet. To me, it's intoxicating and magical. Love, love, love.

Opening reminds me of Costume National Homme.

Smells like a coconut wearing a tuxudo.
smokey...a little charcoal. plus some syrupy coconut. But also dry.
I did not dislike the fragrance but I did not enjoy wearing it myself

Man, it’s alright. It leans a little feminine. I wore it around my mother who has a severe reaction to scents with javanol (synthetic sandalwood), she always has a strong negative reaction to those.... molecule 4, sandal 33, commodity book, and now I think and expect Thai one as well. It’s ok, not gonna get a bottle. Sticking with tuxedo.

Lately, I have been wearing the bejeezus out of this. The day I got it, I sprayed myself way too much and became anosmic very soon after. I went to visit my parents and they commented that it was so sweet and that they didn't like it. Well that shocked me because I didn't get that at all. I guess in huge doses it must come across as sweet.

Anyway, fast forward about a month and I've literally been wearing this every day. Maybe 3 sprays from the chest down and I can smell it softly all day. It's a good day wear/anywhere fragrance. It's reminiscent, at least to me, of Cuir Beluga and has something like Iso E Super or some such aroma chemical that I can smell off the top.

All I can say is I'm glad I got the 125 ml cause I love it.

Oct 20/23: Just before using this bottle up, I saw there was a price increase to $390/125ml which is way more than the going price at the time I bought it (I think it was just under $300, maybe $275). I picked up 2 bottles for $290 (department store) and $250 (airport duty free) in Paris. This shows the insane advantage the government takes of consumers. Up to 56% in taxes/duty! And of course YSL's price bump is disturbing. Glad to have backups but man.

Whilst this is a high quality perfume I think there's too much hype about it being a 'classic'- there are other much better frangrances out there and I think a lot of people just buy it for the name. I have it and wear it but will be going for something different next time. It is lovely don't get me wrong but not a must have.

I had this one but didn't like it at all. It leans more towards the feminine side. I regret selling it and I would definitely give it a second chance in a near future.

I get the dry down of Costume National Homme with this fragrance. More wearable because is beastly.

THE BEST SANDAL WOOD fragrance! This so creamy and balsamic, a little coconuty, and absolutely intoxicating. This is a love at first sniff. It reminds me a lot of Guerlain SDV at dry down but creamier and much less loud. The only problem I have with this is longevity. It becomes a skin scent within few hours. But again I love it so much that I don’t care. It’s just so good and amazing bed scent.

On paper this smells familiar. Reminds me of Santal Complet, with warm sandalwood and sweet coconut. On skin I get a soft vanilla and tonka bean with pepper and frankincense. This lasted about 4 hours on my skin with soft silage.It dried down to a sweet skin scent. I think I would have appreciated it if I hadnt associated it with a perfume I love. Tonka lovers should try a sample.

Comfortable and brilliant at the same time. The most blind purchase of the collection.
Versatile.

Add another bonafide winner from this line. This is the softest of the rich line and suitable for a both men and women but leans lighter. Lasts forever and if just comfortable and easy to wear anywhere.

Mweh.. this is really boring.
Canban is a soft, sandalwood-based fragrance with little sillage and power. It smells a bit like card board and is utterly boring.
Well balanced, good quality and so on, but it just does not say anything.

5/10

I like it, and i also feel coconut notes on it. Did anyone also notice that???
Overall good fragrance

Testing a splash vial and loving it. I detect vanilla which is not listed (osmanthus possibly?). If you love sandalwood and tonka, it's worth taking Caban for a ride. The price tag scares me but it's full bottle worthy - if cost is not an issue. Stays close, office friendly, for Winter and Fall wardrobe.

A very soft, pleasant and easy to wear scent. I have only tried it once but it felt like draping oneself in an expensive and lightly spiced silk veil, with just a pinch of something musky and woody in the base. Caban feels very "well-tailored" or well-composed, a bit like a second skin - only that this second skin smells like sweet tonkabeans, creamy sandalwoods and a dust of pink pepper.

Caban is a wonderful production of soft, mellow, but warm notes. It moves like a feather through air, never abrupt or unsettling. Bravo YSL.

This is technically unisex, but really leans feminine. I think through layering it could really be a male/unisex fragrance.

Caban was love at first sniff for me I've had it for two months now and I can easily say it's one of my top five fragrances of all time. it opens with a lovely pink pepper note that grabs your attention at first then comes the sandalwood and the tonka bean to create this lactonic feel with a slight woodsy touch. the image that comes to my mind when I smell Caban is heating a pot of milk on a campfire. The fragrance is smooth and very well blended it's like the warmest hug you will ever get please try it if you can.

This is probably one of my favorite scents in the world. The frankincense and sandlewood are literally magical it is an advanced sweet smelling fragrance that is QUITE unisex so you gotta be able to pull it off but if you can it is UNREAL. One of the few scents that can take your mind to a magical place.

Lasts forever on skin and till the end of time on clothes AMAZING QUALITY

It's gorgeous!! Creamy, soft, powdery, very deliciously sweet and comforting!! It's so lovely!! And lasts a long time before fading to a soft, gentle skin scent - and I get delightful compliments! Very very beautiful.

Sweet, buttery, creamy, powdery. A tonka bean and sandalwood fragrance. Its very soft and sensual.
You think at first that you don't like it or find it too sweet but this does not end here. It makes you to want more...and its so sexy...

Perfect describe Calvini.

"Indulgent vanilla and tonka bean notes create a delightful sensation of comfort while familiar accents of caramel, hay, and praline recall heart-warming memories. The ensemble is completed with illuminating sparks of pink pepper for a textured presence that becomes increasingly sophisticated as it rests upon the skin.
Notes: Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood"