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YLEM
Niche brand · Hamburg, Germany

YLEM

YLEM translates the names and images of cosmic nebulae into distinctive fragrances shaped by scientific fascination and olfactory art.
Hamburg, Germany · founded 2025
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YLEM perfume bottles against a star field
Origin
Hamburg, Germany
Brand launch
2 June 2025 with three debut fragrances
Founder
Moritz Michael Sülz
Creative approach
Astronomical nebulae as olfactory starting points
Perfumer
Andreas Wilhelm
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3 fragrances to sample
The story
YLEM is a German fragrance brand based in Hamburg. Its name is a cosmological term for the hypothetical primordial substance from which all matter emerged. That idea of origin provides the brand's conceptual starting point.
Founder Moritz Sülz develops the brand with perfumer Andreas Wilhelm. The first collection translates specific nebulae into three unisex Extraits de Parfum: Eye of God, Soap Bubble, and Eastern Veil.
01 · Origin as a guiding idea

When a cosmological term becomes fragrance

The name YLEM refers to a hypothetical primordial substance in cosmology. The brand uses the term not as scientific proof, but as a poetic frame for fragrances about emergence, light, and change. On its official website, YLEM describes nebulae as the birthplaces of stars and uses their names as the starting point for the collection.
Three YLEM perfume bottles against a star field
02 · The debut collection

Three nebulae, three distinct textures

Together with Andreas Wilhelm, Moritz Sülz translates three cosmic motifs into wearable compositions. Eye of God takes the Helix Nebula as its starting point for spice, woods, and oud. Soap Bubble develops an airy, transparent idea around aldehydes, fruit, and musk. Eastern Veil combines salty gourmand warmth with iris and soft woods.
YLEM Eye of God perfume bottle
03 · From concept to composition

One perfumer for the debut collection

The three debut YLEM fragrances credit Andreas Wilhelm on their official product pages. Building the first collection with one perfumer keeps the translation of its cosmic motifs legible as a coherent series. The bottles remain clear and restrained, while the compositions deliberately move in different olfactory directions.
YLEM Soap Bubble perfume bottle
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Product shot of Eye of God by YLEM

YLEM

Eye of God

8.3/10(4)
WoodySpicy

Smoky Woods & Warm Spice

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€19750ml
Product shot of Soap Bubble by YLEM

YLEM

Soap Bubble

8/10(2)
FloralFruity

Clean Fruity Floral

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€19750ml
Product shot of Eastern Veil by YLEM

YLEM

Eastern Veil

7.5/10(2)
GourmandWoody

Salty Popcorn & Iris Woods

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€19750ml
Community

What the community says about ylem

10/10
„Smoky, woody, resinous, dark, and in contrast, a touch of cotton candy and vanilla. Incredible in the best sense. Great perfume for winter!“
LSEye of God
8/10
„Is it "artificial" and "chemical"? Yes, but isn't that the point? It fits with the concept of the brand: building scents inspired by the aesthetic of each nebula. Soap Bubble sweet, aldehydic, airy. You shouldn't expect it doesn't smell "spacey" though, you're not getting that here.“
miguelSoap Bubble
8/10
„I had imagined the scent to be darker. It has something green and resinous about it. It definitely seems interesting. I can smell hemp in it.“
Daughter of ZionEye of God
8 / 10from 8 approved reviews by our community
The nose

The perfumer behind ylem

Image of Andreas Wilhelm

Andreas Wilhelm

Andreas Wilhelm discovered perfumery in 1993 while training as a chemical laboratory technician in organic synthesis at Givaudan's fragrance research department in Dübendorf. In 1999 he began his perfumer training at Luzi AG.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does the name YLEM refer to?
YLEM is a cosmological term for a hypothetical primordial substance from which all matter emerged. The brand uses it as a poetic starting point for its nebula-inspired fragrances.
Who composed the first YLEM fragrances?
The official product pages credit Andreas Wilhelm as the perfumer behind the debut collection. Moritz Sülz developed the brand and worked with him to translate the cosmic motifs.
Which fragrances belong to the first collection?
The first Parfinity catalog selection includes Eye of God, Soap Bubble, and Eastern Veil.
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