Yves Saint Laurent Y
The smell in short
Main smell: fresh spicy and aromatic. It opens with aldehydes and bergamot, moves to apple and violet leaf and dries down to ambergris and musk.
- Came out
- 2017
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Yves Saint Laurent Y notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Yves Saint Laurent Y
Yves Saint Laurent Y carries the name of its own house.
More from Yves Saint Laurent
The house has 88 perfumes here, led by Myslf Yves Saint Laurent, Kouros and La Nuit De L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent Le Parfum.
Yves Saint Laurent Y through the year
The best time of year to wear it is spring. It is less suited to winter. Ranked by season: spring, summer, fall and winter. Its fresh smell feels good on warm days.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Thera Cosméticos Liber Thera Cosmeticos and Parfums De Marly Sedley last longer, if that matters to you. If you want more hours, Yves Saint Laurent Y lasts about 6 to 9 hours. Base notes like ambergris and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
For work or for evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its fresh spicy side keeps it clean and easy.
The style of Yves Saint Laurent Y
The strongest accord is fresh spicy (100%), followed by aromatic and fresh. You will probably like it if you enjoy fresh spicy and aromatic smells and notes like apple and ambergris. Less obvious notes include ginger, pineapple and cedar. Perfume fans rate it 4.16 out of 5.
Flankers and editions
There are 8 other versions of this perfume, released between 1964 and 2024.
Yves Saint Laurent Y dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Thera Cosméticos Liber Thera Cosmeticos (14 shared notes), Parfums De Marly Sedley (7 shared notes), Roja Dove Roja Elysium Parfum (6 shared notes) and Ralph Lauren Polo Sport (8 shared notes).
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More questions
Does Yves Saint Laurent Y project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
Can women wear Yves Saint Laurent Y?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2017.