Y Le Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent · Parfum / Extrait · 2021

≈ $135 · 100ml · approx. retail

The most concentrated take on Y, layering aldehydes and grapefruit over an aromatic lavender-sage heart and a deeper woody base of cedar, olibanum and patchouli. It trades some of the freshness of the EDP for added warmth and longevity.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterEveningDailyOffice

Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

French · 36 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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Claire Liegent

French · 7 in collection

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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