M7 by Yves Saint Laurent

M7 by Yves Saint Laurent is an interesting cologne that falls squarely into the modern camp. The overall impression is of an oriental with some fruit and herbal notes. It starts out with some bergamot and citrus as well as a fairly prominent rosemary note. I also detect a grape-like note that develops fairly early on. The middle is made up of woody notes which the literature attributes to agarwood. I'm not sure what agarwood smells like on its own but it might account for the medicinal smell I pick up in the mid notes of this cologne. M7 dries down to a soft, ambery, vanilla and wood base that is quite pleasant. This fragrance is rather interesting because the notes stick out and don't blend into a cohesive whole. This would probably be a cologne that an oriental fragrance lover would like as long as they also enjoy slightly medicinal notes and herbs. M7 is probably best used as a fall/winter cologne as it is fairly strong.