Yves Saint Laurent · 1998

Live Jazz EDT

Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz
Longevity 4–6 h60% of 18 people
Projection Softreports split · 17 people
Season Summermost worn
fresh uplifting

cool citrus punch with minty green bite

Scent Notes

Fresh
Top
Mint Mint Bitter lemon Bitter lemon Grapefruit Grapefruit
Heart
Coriander Coriander Reed Reed Rhubarb leaf
Base
Cedar Cedar Amber Amber Vanilla Vanilla
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What the community says

A summer scent

Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 32 describe how long it lasts, 17 how far it projects and 21 how it smells. Most other posts only name Live Jazz.

How long it lasts32 people

4–6 h
for 60% of people

60% of people get 4–6 hours. From 18 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4.2 h).

Leans moderate

In words

Ask people how long Live Jazz lasts, and about 3 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.

How far it projects17 people

Early reports: stays close
In words

So far, the 17 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.

When people wear it

Summer
most worn
Summer

Also worth knowing

Compliments
8%
8% of people get compliments on it (50).

Typical perfume we track: 8%.

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Summary in words

Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz: what people say about it.

In short: A summer scent.

Most often worn by men.

60% of people get 4–6 hours of wear (18 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4.2 hours).

Leans moderate (32 people): Ask people how long Live Jazz lasts, and about 3 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.

Early reports: stays close (17 people): So far, the 17 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.

Of the 25 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about summer weather.

People wear it most for: summer.

8% of people get compliments on it (50).

Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.

Community data through .

How we count
  • It sums up what 80+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
  • Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
  • These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
  • Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz smells like cool citrus punch with minty green bite. It opens with mint, bitter lemon and grapefruit, moves into coriander, reed and rhubarb leaf and settles on cedar, amber and vanilla. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.

This eau de toilette is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 1998.

In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
  • Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you dislike citrus fragrances.

Around $299.

Explore more: More from Yves Saint Laurent · Fresh perfumes · Mint perfumes · Grapefruit perfumes

Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Casual
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Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent is a Paris fashion house. The Yves Saint Laurent range here has 120+ perfumes, running from about $29 to $400.

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How the picks are built

Black Opium (Eau de Parfum, 2014) smells like sweet coffee, creamy vanilla, warm floral, starting with orange blossom and pink pepper before vanilla, patchouli and cedar take over. Babycat (Parfum, 2022) reads as warm vanilla suede, smoky pepper and resin, opening on black pepper and elemi resin and drying down to vanilla, suede and cedarwood. Libre (Eau de Parfum, 2019) is described as fresh lavender and orange blossom, creamy vanilla; the opening brings neroli and mandarin orange, and the base settles on bourbon vanilla, musk and ambergris.

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FAQ

Common questions.

It smells like cool citrus punch with minty green bite. It opens with mint, bitter lemon and grapefruit, moves into coriander, reed and rhubarb leaf and settles on cedar, amber and vanilla.

In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.

It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.

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