Y Eau de Parfum

I honestly can’t believe I’m saying this after all the hype around this.... I just don’t understand what everyone is hyping. Smell is subjective and everyone knows that but I’m a freshie fragrance guy. Hands down. And this is touted as a clean and fresh smelling fragrance and how incredible it is. I don’t find it to be that at all. Unless I have one that’s been tampered with. Which I did think about. I’ve thought about going to the department store and having a test of one of the counter samples just to make sure. But I put 40-5@ Freshie fragrances BEFORE grabbing this one. Which honestly stinks because I was super late grabbing this one. I picked this up after my collection got to 160-ish. So I had so many others to compare it to. Maybe.... That’s what the hype is but I doubt it? That people who hype this are more likely to have 10 frags or less... but just in Fragrantica over 50k people report owning this so I’m sure it’s spaced out between average users, OG veterans, and collectors. I grabbed mine from Jomashop so I really do t think it was tampered with... I’ve never had a problem with them. Ever. I did a shave a problem with FragranceNet when they sent me a fake Acqua Di Gio that had absolutely had the juice removed and replaced with some horrible consistency of alcohol and lemon juice. Horrible. I never contacted them about it and just stopped using the as a supplier. If it could happen once it could happen again and that might be unfair to fragNet, it could have been someone in the long chain of production - before them. But either way I just wasn’t willing to spend thousands of dollars taking that chance. The verdict is still out with me and this frag. I just do not understand how this could be anyone’s idea of a top 20 fragrance.

The opening of YSL Y EDP is driven by a crisp, clean Apple supported by citrus brightness and a slight sparkling spice from Ginger. The apple comes across sweet but airy, giving a bodywash or shower gel freshness rather than a heavy fruity scent. A faint green tone begins to appear underneath as the aromatics start forming, keeping the sweetness feeling clean and controlled rather than syrupy. As the fragrance moves into the mid phase, the apple slowly transitions from a distinct fruit into a softer general sweetness. Aromatic notes provide a clean green backbone while the base materials begin to emerge. The scent gradually shifts toward a smooth amber-woody character built around Amberwood and Cedar, giving it a slightly sweet warmth while still maintaining a clean and balanced texture. The drydown settles into a softer version of that amber-woody structure with a light clean musk supporting it. The sweetness remains subtle and the aromatics linger faintly in the background, giving the scent a clean masculine finish rather than a heavy woody base. By hour sixish the fragrance becomes a faint amber-woody skin scent with traces of those clean aromatics still hanging on. Overall, a crowd pleaser with a lot to like. While a tad synthetic, the opening is addictive and sets up the rest of the wear which is definitely on the more generic side, but still enjoyable. YSL Y EDP smells nice and refined and is the definition of “dumb reach”. I like to wear it when I don’t want to be the center of attention and need something that is nice but won’t offend. A quality blue that you can’t go wrong with at anytime or anywhere. 8/10

Most people spray perfume based on their mood before going out. Myself included. Sometimes, we are undecided what to spray as we have too many bottles! I can confidently tell you all that YSL Y EDP is categorized as a NO BRAINER perfume! If you do not know which perfume to pick, Y EDP will always be your number one reserve squad if that makes sense to you. Whether you are happy, angry, sad, moody, feeling sexy or maybe even horny, just reach for this GEM and you are good to go. 100% guaranteed! Now coming to the scent and performance. Y EDP is really strong, projects well, last long, smells beautiful and super smooth. I personally feel this scent can easily fall into the niche fragrance category. If this scent is produced by any top notch niche fragrance company, I am sure there will be a cult following. I have tested Y EDP with Pegasus, Office For Men and Reflection For Man on my arms many times. Truthful words, Y EDP outlast them seriously. I really think Y EDP is a MUST HAVE in your collection simply because its a No Brainer perfume with niche quality and performance and still super mass appealing. Lastly, if you spray Y EDP and if anyone were to comment negatively on this perfume, please run away as far and fast as you could because that person is an alien!!! There is absolutely no chance for a human being to dislike this fragrance. Period.

It's a well rounded mix among the most compliment versatile fragrances from the last 5 years. Take some of the best aspects of Sauvage, Bleu, Invictus Aqua, Nautica Voyage and do a very polish and classy mix with really good performance and then you have Y EDP. YSL really hit a homerun with this one, it's versatilely, classy, women love it, the apple note is yummy, the sage note makes every other note feels more impactful and it projects and lasts a lot! About some low performance comments, this is the kind of fragrance that you can get nose blind very fast, specially to the top notes, so don't over spray it, it's actually very powerful and just two or three sprays will get you notice even 7-8 hours after. That being said, it's not very invasive and annoying to people around you, it actually smells very classy and sporty! In my opinion it's one of the best versatilely fragrances on the market, probably the best if you want to smell a little different than the other guys wearing Sauvage and Invictus, and probably number 1 best designer 'all purpose fragrance' of the last 2 years!

Let me start by saying, this scent blew my wife's mind! It's a burst of apple and fruity sweetness. Enough to make the room intolerable after just 2 SPRAYS! Hands down this is the BEST YSL fragrance I've ever bought. Projection is incredible. I've gone to a costco with this scent on and it turns heads! I know my review on this frag is hyped, but I'm just telling it like it is. YSL Y EDP is a beast when it comes to projection. The dry down is a sweet musky-ness, and it's very attractive. I had a few of my wifes girl AND guy friends ask me about this scent. Complimenting that it smelled delicious. If you're in the market, and you're an apple loving person, this scent is definitely for you. I'm just warning you though, don't over spray with this bottle. You will choke yourself out with 3 sprays! Stick to just 1 or 2. It'll be enough. Trust me, I tried. The smell: 10/10 Quality : 9/10 Price: 9/10 (With the longevity and projection this baby carries, I wouldn't rate the price any less! Worth every dime in my wallet!)

There is a reason that why this is my signature scent. It smells so good, easy to wear, easy to like and it can be used all year around if you know how much sprays you should use. For me, this is the king of blue scents, YSL improved Y Edt very good (I also do like the Edt alot). First spray, it is fresh and you do feel that green apple, ginger and bergamot will balance the sweetness of the green apple, giving you a fresh, shower gel type of scent. You can wear this to anywhere, going out, school, office, work, dates, special occasions, basically a very easy to wear daily scent that is sophisticated enough to wear it in special times but also very youthful enough to wear it in school and going out. You can easily use this as a gym scent. But be sure that this will be used quite alot, not like bleu de chanel or dior sauvage but still, so you won't be that unique, but don't worry, few people wear fragrance anyway. Solid 10/10 for me and if you are looking for a freshie, dumb reach, this will be a very nice option.

Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum is one of the most versatile designer fragrances you can own. It opens with a fresh burst of bergamot, apple, and ginger before developing into a clean blend of sage, juniper, and smooth woods. The dry down is slightly sweet, thanks to amberwood and tonka bean, giving it a modern, masculine finish that's easy to wear. Performance is excellent, lasting around 8–10 hours with strong projection, making it suitable for almost any occasion. Whether it's school, work, a casual day out, or an evening event, Y Eau de Parfum fits effortlessly. It also offers great value for money, combining quality, versatility, and reliable performance in one bottle. The only downside is its popularity. It's one of the most widely worn designer fragrances, so it doesn't feel as unique as some niche or less common options. Still, if you're looking for a fresh, clean, and compliment-getting signature scent, Y Eau de Parfum is an easy recommendation. 9.3/10.

The fragrance opens beautifully with a fresh and vibrant blend of green apple and sage, immediately creating a crisp and appealing first impression. As it develops, the subtle sweetness of tonka bean becomes noticeable, adding depth and smoothness to the composition. Ginger plays a central role throughout, providing a lively, slightly spicy, and zesty character that enhances the overall profile. In comparison, Lattafa Fakhar is remarkably close to YSL Y Eau de Parfum in the air. While Fakhar leans slightly sweeter, the overall scent profile is nearly indistinguishable in the dry-down and projection. This is a highly versatile DNA that can be worn year-round and is particularly well-suited for office environments. Performance is solid, offering approximately 7 hours of longevity, with around 1.5 hours of strong projection, followed by a moderate scent bubble lasting up to 4 hours. Overall rating: 8.5/10

Look. I’ve known this one for a while. I only got it last week. It was a gift. I owned Fakhar black years ago and this scent profile never left my mind. The clone didn’t last. I never wanted to buy it due to the price. Owning it now I am very grateful and happy to have it in my collection. It’s a daily driver with a reputation that precedes it. Liked by everyone. Extremely easy to wear. Fresh aromatic and the apple in this is lovely. This fragrance really gave me the urge to declutter and give away some perfumes whilst reorganising the mess I have in my drawers. I’m leaning more and more towards simple and easy to wear daily fragrances the more I own and smell. I don’t know what this part of the fragrance journey is called but it’s quite soothing I’d say for a lack of better words.

As someone who owns and has owned a mix of Middle Eastern+Designer fragrances, this YSL Y EDP easily is the best performing designer fragrance I’ve ever owned. Typically, If we’re going the designer route, the smell will be great but the performance will be bad, and the vice versa applies for Middle Eastern fragrances. However, My Y EDP breaks those stereotypes. For reference, mine is an April 2025 batch bottle and the opening-middle notes are so good in projection that it fills a room, while still maintaining smoothness for 2-3 hours. Add to that, 8-12 hours of skin longevity and even 20-24 hours of trace longevity on skin. When I heard about the recent reformulation performance decrease rumors, I expected mediocre performance, but this blew my expectations.

god damn this is SO good. i love the apple shower gel smell so much. sadly it's so overpriced in my region so i was only able to try a decant. the only perfume ive tried that had someone smell me up close to ask what i was wearing, and this was like a few spritz from a sample bottle so it must have been really performing. imo the most blind-buy safe perfume for a dude ever, it smells like what you think a nice clean cologne would smell like but not in that "old-spice old man" sort of way but more of a very clean put together person. Don't expect anything crazy in terms of scent profile, it will smell very "blue and shower-gel-y" and that's it. lasts a whole day, projects very nicely. 9/10 -1 for being overpriced.

I have just started getting into the fragrance world, and this was a blind buy to me. I've got 3 fragrances, two of them being blind buy and one of them was also a gift which can be considered blind. This won't make anyone sad at all. Clean, fresh but spicy and woody at the end. Aromatic as well. It contains everything which makes it absolutely great. It won't smell special or characteristic but it makes it better because it also fits every situation because of that. And the smell might be considered simple yes, but it's actually so good. Versatile, useful and absolutely great. Anyone who is just getting into fragrance world can buy this safe pick. Trust me, this will make you so happy whenever you smell it.

I've been using this fragrance for like 2 weeks and i can already say that i love it.It's probably the best fresh fragrance i have ever used.The green apple note is truly fantastic and very addictive.And the projection is also really good on this fragrance.I got 6 hours on skin and 10-12 hours of longevitiy on clothes which is good for a fresh fragrance in my opinion.The only bad thing about it would be it's price.It's little more expensive than the other designer fragrances but it's definitely more unique than other fresh designers.It's definitely one of the best designer fragrances.And i think it's perfect for a blind buy but if you have a chance, try it on your skin first and than buy it.

The god of all blue shower gel fragrances. This thing is a performance beast. The best blind buy you could possibly make. Very fruity, musky, earthy and extremely versatile. If I had to get rid of all my fragrances and keep one then it would be this one. Can be worn to work, the club, dinner date, movies, a FUNERAL for fucks sake. The dead person will wake up and tell you how good you smell. Might be a fragrance everyone else has but that should just attest to how good this thing is. Did I also say it's a compliment getter? This fragrance fucks. If you're barely starting your collection, this needs to be the foundation for it. I am on my 4th bottle because I love it that much.

Very good fragrance. Versatile, dumb reach for every occasion. The opening is my favorite part. Its loud, aromatic and refreshing with a dominant smell of a juicy green apple. Unfortunately the green apple note dies out quickly and the smell becomes more generic and linear. It's still very good tho. Smells like a luxury shower gel. I also get a lot of herbal notes mixed with woody notes in the base. My friends love this fragrance. I get 6–8 hours of longevity on my skin. Good projection is also there for 3–4 hours. I go nose blind to it pretty fast so I don't really smell it on myself that much. Overall a solid 8.8/10 IMO.

at first its synthethic headache inducing after like 3min HOLY HEAVENS its a dark apply everyday fragrance with the masculine woods in the back 7 sprays of this and it will last you an entire day like i sprayed this at 8am and went to school got back at 3pm and then my father got back at 5pm and i live in an apartment and he said that the entire stairwell smells like my new fragrance so i would say 5 sprays is enough or else your gonna be that annoying guy who oversprays the living shit out of his fragrance sadly this is slowly becoming the new dior sauvage because of the popularity but still a banger 9,5/10

I really love this fragrance, is one of the best versatiles designer fragrances. Is so versatile it can work for every type of situation, work, school, everyday, i even have people telling me that is a fragrance they would use to go out and its quite understandable because despite being a fresh and clean scent the green apple note, the bergamot and the ginger gives a sweet, fruity, yet fresh signature that distinguishes it from more traditional, shower-gel-style blue fragrances. I really like the opening of this fragrance and i love the green apple note here. Its a scent that is so easy to like and wear

I got a sample, my brother loved it so I gave it to him. I bought Another one for myself, then bought another. I now own a full bottle. My go to and daily wear signature scent. I've never smelt another cologne that everytime It puts a smile on my face. Incredible smell truly. 150$ +tax cad for 60ml is a bit much but its worth it. So fresh of a scent and so welcoming. A scent everybody can love. Lasts so long I smell it on my jacket when i where it for days after the spray. Similar smell from first spray to dry down. Just gets better the longer is stays on. Amazing scent truly.

The best spring fragrance possible, but I could be worn in any season. It projects the best in spring and summer breeze. 8 hours longevity with strong projection for 3 hours. Super strong, so I’d recommend no more than 6 sprays but it honestly stings my skin on some areas. It does give me a headache in humid environments, especially if you apply it right before then. During the high heat summer, I’d wait until night to wear or in the morning when it cools down. It’s pretty unique but I’ve never met anyone who hated it so I’d consider it mass appealing.

Originally bought this as a dumb reach fragrance incase I ever didnt feel like wearing my other fragrances, I ended up wearing only this for two whole weeks. There is something addicting about this fragrance that has me smelling myself through the day which is another strong suit of this fragrance, this things lasts. The apple note does come off a bit synthetic to me but for some reason I dont mind it, it doesnt smell like anything else in my current collection. In my opinion, this is a safe blind buy and a must have, its popular for a reason.