Yves Saint Laurent · 2022
Y Eau de Toilette EDT
Longevity
5–10 h60% of 43 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 43 people
Season
Summermost worn
fresh
sweet
uplifting
skin-close
Bright bergamot and ginger, lavender-citrus coolness
Scent Notes
Fresh
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What the community says
A summer scent
Scendira's summary of 190+ people on perfume review sites and YouTube. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts57 people
5–10 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 5–10 hours. From 43 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (7 h).
Mixed reports on wear time
about half say it lasts a long time
about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a long time, and about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.
How far it projects43 people
Projection varies
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
about 2 in 5 say it projects strongly
In words
No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 2 in 5 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Summer
most worn
Summer
How it smells, in their words115 people
fresh26
clean24
How many of the 115 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
15%
15% of people wearing it get compliments (179).
0all perfumes we track
More than most perfumes.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Y Eau de Toilette2 videos
Similar perfumes
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Summary in words
Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Toilette: what 190+ people say about it.
In short: A summer scent.
Most often worn by men.
60% of people get 5–10 hours of wear (43 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 7 hours).
Mixed reports on wear time (57 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a long time, and about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.
Projection varies (43 people): No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 2 in 5 say it projects strongly.
Of the 61 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
Words used most by the 115 people who describe how it smells: fresh (26), clean (24).
15% of people wearing it get compliments, more than most perfumes (179).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Yves Saint Laurent Y by Yves Saint Laurent (90% of voters); Y Iced Cologne by Yves Saint Laurent (85% of voters); Ameer Al Arab Imperium by Asdaaf (89% of voters); Odyssey Mega Man by Armaf (83% of voters); Y Eau Fraiche by Yves Saint Laurent (81% of voters); Fakhar Black by Lattafa (73% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 190+ 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 Toilette comes across as Bright bergamot and ginger, lavender-citrus coolness. It opens with aldehydes, bergamot and ginger, moves into provençal clary sage, french lavender and Madagascan geranium and settles on ambergris, cedarwood and frankincense. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits the office. Released in 2022.
Wearers report that 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 sweet for the office.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $93.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
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 Bright bergamot and ginger, lavender-citrus coolness. It opens with aldehydes, bergamot and ginger, moves into provençal clary sage, french lavender and Madagascan geranium and settles on ambergris, cedarwood and frankincense.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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