Yves Saint Laurent’s Y Eau de Parfum has quickly become one of my most used fragrances due to it’s versatility and great mass-appealing scent.

Presentation:

The bottle is quality, featuring the company’s name on a silver letter Y. The colours of dark blue and black shows it is a true “blue” fragrance, design-wise and scent-wise. The box follows a similar colour scheme, with a clear letter Y on the front.

Notes:

The main notes of this fragrance are:

• Apple,
• Ginger,
• Bergamont,
• Sage,
• Tonka bean,
• Amberwood.

Thoughts:

The smell is excellent, but the performance didn’t live up to the expectations from discussions I’d seen online. It quickly becomes a skin scent after an hour or two, not living up to it’s beast-mode status. There are some talks of reformulation, so this may only apply to newer batches, but I would recommend spraying a bit more to compensate for the lack of performance. If you can, look for an older bottle of this fragrance to get the legendary ‘beast-mode’ projection and longevity (newer bottles have a white atomizer, whereas older ones had black ones).

Link to buy (UK)