Yves Saint Laurent · 2023
Y Eau de Parfum Intense EDP Intense
Longevity
5–10 h60% of 45 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 85 people
Season
Everydaymost worn
fresh
uplifting
cool bergamot water with spicy cedar
Scent Notes
Fresh
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What the community says
Smooth, with a fresh streak
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, YouTube and TikTok, updated 25 Oct 2026: 100+ describe how long it lasts, 85 how far it projects and 50 how it smells. Most other posts only name Y Eau de Parfum Intense.
How long it lasts100+ people
5–10 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 5–10 hours. From 45 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (7 h).
20%
40% Moderate
40% Long-lasting
20% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
How far it projects85 people
Mixed reports on projection
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Everyday
most worn
Everyday
What people like
Lasts well for manyof 100+
say it lasts a long time
How it smells, in their words50 people
mature27
How many of the 50 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
19%
19% of people say it gets them compliments (195).
0all perfumes we track
More than most perfumes.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Y Eau de Parfum Intense2 videos
Similar perfumes
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Summary in words
Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum Intense: what people say about it.
In short: Smooth, with a fresh streak.
Most often worn by men.
60% of people get 5–10 hours of wear (45 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 7 hours).
Mixed reports on wear time (100+ people): 20% say it fades quickly; 40% say it lasts a moderate time; 40% say it lasts a long time.
Mixed reports on projection (85 people): No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
People wear it most for: everyday.
27 of the 50 people who describe how it smells call it mature, the word used most.
Lasts well for many: 40% of 100+ say it lasts a long time.
19% of people say it gets them compliments, more than most perfumes (195).
Perfumes people say smell alike: On Time Pour Homme by Rue Broca (83% of voters); Mr. Burberry Element by Burberry (70% of voters); Y Le Parfum 2025 by Yves Saint Laurent (69% of voters).
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 200+ 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.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum Intense smells like cool bergamot water with spicy cedar. It opens with juniper berry, bergamot and ginger, moves into sage, provençal lavender and geranium and settles on cedarwood, vetiver and Indonesian patchouli. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2023.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, 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 spicy fragrances.
Around $107.
Explore more: More from Yves Saint Laurent · Fresh perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Ginger perfumes
Concentration
EDP Intense
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
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.
Most-Discussed Yves Saint Laurent Perfumes
Community chatter about Yves Saint Laurent centres on Black Opium, Babycat and Libre.
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 bergamot water with spicy cedar. It opens with juniper berry, bergamot and ginger, moves into sage, provençal lavender and geranium and settles on cedarwood, vetiver and Indonesian patchouli.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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