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Yves Saint Laurent ↗

Y

Eau de parfum

Aromatic · Fresh spicy · Woody.

4.42 / 5Rating · 26,734 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Saint Laurent / Heritage · Checked 2026-09-21
The official 1961 timeline identifies the founding address as 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2018
Marketed forMen
PerfumersClaire LiégentDominique Ropion

Collection: Y for Men

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Y by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed aromatic, fresh spicy, woody profile, with notes of Apple, Ginger, Bergamot, Sage, Juniper Berries.

Based on listed notes and accords.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Apple ↗Ginger ↗Bergamot ↗
02

Heart notes

Sage ↗Juniper Berries ↗Geranium ↗
03

Base notes

Amberwood ↗Tonka Bean ↗Cedar ↗Vetiver ↗Olibanum ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.65 / 5

20,042 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
219
2
599
3
6,385
4
11,605
5
1,234

Projection

2.48 / 4

19,722 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
876
2
9,415
3
8,478
4
953

Value perception

3.02 / 5

17,711 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
484
2
3,141
3
10,100
4
3,473
5
513

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

52,015Own it
8,668Previously owned
25,683Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
439
2
1,075
3
1,992
4
6,616
5
16,612

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Y Eau de Parfum bottleY Eau de ParfumYves Saint LaurentLost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom Ford

Both list Cedar and Tonka Bean. Explore Y Eau de Parfum’s aromatic direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Bal d'Afrique bottleBal d'AfriqueByredoY Eau de Parfum bottleY Eau de ParfumYves Saint Laurent

Both list Bergamot and Cedar. Explore Y Eau de Parfum’s aromatic direction alongside Bal d'Afrique’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Y smell like?

Y by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed aromatic, fresh spicy, woody profile, with notes of Apple, Ginger, Bergamot, Sage, Juniper Berries.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Claire Liégent, Dominique Ropion.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.65 out of 5, from 20,042 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Y?

Its listed notes include apple, ginger, bergamot, sage, juniper berries, geranium, amberwood, tonka bean, cedar, vetiver, olibanum. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Y Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent · Eau de parfum

Y Eau de Parfum bottle
Leading accords
aromatic
fresh spicy
woody
fruity
fresh
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Apple · Ginger · Bergamot · Sage · Juniper Berries · Geranium

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