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Rive Gauche — Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent

Rive Gauche

  • For women
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1971

Rive Gauche is a refined and timeless aldehydic fragrance signed Yves Saint Laurent. It opens on aldehydes, bergamot and peach, reveals rose, iris and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of oakmoss, white musk and sandalwood.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Aldehydes · Bergamot · Peach

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Iris · Jasmine

  3. Base Several hours

    Oakmoss · White musk · Sandalwood

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Aldehydes: barely 2.9% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, woody, musky, citrus and fruity: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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