Sure, it looks like the latest piece of hardware from Kiki De Montparnasse, but this sleek test tube is actually YSL's new starchitect-designed fragrance bottle. Torre Agbar architect Jean Nouvel is the culprit, and from the looks of, it the Frenchman hasn't strayed too far from his tower-erecting formula. The limited-edition flacon is for the brand's popular Chinese-ginger-meets-citron-zest scent, L'Homme. "It's phallic, but then you turn it upside down and it's not," Nouvel said at last night's NYC launch. "I wanted it to be very ergonomic, so you can put it in your coat pocket." The longtime fisherman also included a "sparkle of light" bobber (with an iridescent YSL logo) inside, and judging from the amount of female attention it attracted, we'd call it a good catch.
L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent available this May, $79.50, at yslbeautyus.com