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YVES SAINT LAURENT — Y Eau de Parfum · Yves Saint Laurent

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Y Eau de Parfum

YVES SAINT LAURENT — Y Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent

Fresh aromatic sage and crisp geranium sit over a smooth woody base.

NocturnalRefinedModernOfficeDate NightCasual Weekend
SampleProvider Page PendingFresh Woody

Quick glance

Fresh Woody

fresh

Character

  • aromatic
  • woody
  • fresh
  • amber
Scent profile
Leading accordsaromatic / woody / freshPrimary stylefresh
Best season
Spring / Fall
Best setting
Everyday / Office

Olfactive map

What it smells like

Scent identity

Family and tags

Fresh Woody
NocturnalRefinedModernOfficeDate NightCasual Weekend

Supporting characteristics

freshconfidentmodernpolished

Fragrance structure

How it develops

Wearer descriptions often read the opening as fruity and aromatic, with apple, ginger, and sage; the official core emphasizes geranium and woods. A sweet amber-woody drydown is commonly reported.

Provider notes · source review pending

Listed notes

Community

How others read it

PraiseSupporters value its fresh-sweet aromatic profile, versatility, and broad appeal.
CriticismCritics call it generic, synthetic, overly sweet, or overused; projection and longevity opinions vary.
Comparison notesCommunity comparisons include Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, and Luna Rossa Ocean; broad blue-fragrance family comparisons, not direct equivalence.

Discovery

Similar fragrances

Every reference shows listed note and accord overlap when catalog data allows. Notes count 80%, accords 20%, with rarer notes weighted higher; score does not confirm scent similarity.

Insufficient note data for calculated vault matches.

Other recorded references (3)

May include outside-vault names, historical bottles, and relationships without qualifying scent similarity. New internet discovery comes later.

Unreviewed names; comparison only shown for an unambiguous catalog record.