Y Eau de Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2018
≈ $130 · 100ml · approx. retail
An aromatic fougere built on a fresh apple-ginger opening that dries down to a woody amber base of amberwood, tonka and vetiver. It is the eau de parfum interpretation of the Y line, fuller and sweeter than the original eau de toilette.
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French · 36 in collection
Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.
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Claire Liegent is a French perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and apprenticed at IFF under Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion; after years at IFF across Paris, New York, Grasse and Sao Paulo she joined the Takasago Fine Fragrance Studio in 2023, and she co-founded the Parisian niche boutique Nose.
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