# Puredistance — Ysayo

> Ysayo is Antoine Lie's 2025 green aromatic leather for Puredistance: bitter, retro, vetiver-rich and wrapped in a samurai story that partly masks its European green-memory roots.

## Essence
Ysayo is Antoine Lie's 2025 green aromatic leather for Puredistance: bitter, retro, vetiver-rich and wrapped in a samurai story that partly masks its European green-memory roots.
## Scent Profile
The opening is austere and green, built from galbanum, artemisia, chamomile and saffron. Geranium, celery, thyme and jasmine add aromatic-floral tension. The base is the payoff: vetiver, patchouli, leather and labdanum, smooth but rooty, with a near-animalic shadow.
## Performance
As a 25% extrait it is expected to be strong and rich, and early descriptions support that, but detailed performance data is still young. Wear modestly until you know how the bitter-green top behaves on skin.
## Wearing Context
Ysayo is unisex but masculine-leaning in style, ideal for fans of old-school aromatic leathers, cool weather and contemplative dressed-up wear. It is refined rather than macho.
## Comparisons & DNA
Azzaro pour Homme and Chanel Antaeus are the key references, with Aramis nearby. Ysayo updates that bitter green aromatic-leather world with higher polish, cleaner structure and Puredistance restraint.
## Reception
Early reception is notably strong among serious fragrance voices, especially for material quality and the vetiver-leather drydown. The main warning is the opening, whose bitter chamomile-galbanum severity can be challenging even for admirers.
## Versions & Reformulation
Ysayo is a single 2025 composition with no reformulation history. It also marks a packaging change: future Puredistance releases no longer use the old 17.5 ml sprayer format.
## Acquisition Notes
It is expensive and not broadly discounted. Sampling is the sensible route unless you already love vintage green aromatic masculines and bitter leather structures.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- The brief began with a short film of water running down a large green Asian jug.
- It merged with Lie's childhood memories of damp meadows and forest air in Alsace.
- The samurai branding is the public hook for a deeply green European inspiration.