Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, released in 2000, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros: amber, woody and warm spicy, about 7h on skin, projection 8/10, sillage 5/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Offers a lighter, approachable sweetness reminiscent of the dry-down of Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros.
It shares its vanilla, warm spicy and aromatic accords with Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 341 community ratings.
Shares the sweet, vanillic warmth that runs through the base of Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros.
It shares its vanilla, amber and aromatic accords with Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 9,036 community ratings.
Leans into a similar balsamic and warm spicy territory as Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros.
It shares its woody and warm spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 670 community ratings.
Evokes the sweet balsamic and camphoraceous profile of Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros with an aromatic, warm presence.
It shares its woody, amber and smoky accords with Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 39 community ratings.
Shares a similar woody and warm spicy character reminiscent of Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, though leaning more distinctly aromatic.
It shares its aromatic, woody and amber accords with Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 115 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Paris Elysees Silver Caviar, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 85% less than Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros.
Givenchy Pi, at about 6h on skin, against about 7h for Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros.
Paris Elysees Silver Caviar, at 85% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Bruno Banani Bruno Banani Man saves you about $95 a year against Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Givenchy Pi comes closest at 6.2h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-03.