Yves Saint Laurent
Y Eau de Toilette
Y Eau de Toilette, signed Yves Saint Laurent, is a crisp and energetic aromatic fragrance. It opens on bergamot, ginger and clary sage, reveals geranium and clary sage at its heart and rests on a base of ambroxan, cedar and tonka bean.
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.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Ginger · Clary sage
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Geranium · Clary sage
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Base Several hours
Ambroxan · Cedar · Tonka bean
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Ambroxan: barely 4.5% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Amber, citrus, floral, aromatic, woody, spicy and gourmand: 7 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber supplying 1 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
If Y Eau de Toilette by Yves Saint Laurent seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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