Y Iced Cologne

Y Iced Cologne opens with an herbal, icy mint that immediately distinguishes it from Y EDP. The mint provides a cooling sensation without smelling toothpaste-like and sits over the familiar Y DNA, muting the usual juicy apple and making the fragrance feel fresher and better suited to hot weather. While the apple is still present, it plays a supporting role to the mint during the opening, resulting in a cooler and slightly less sweet first impression. After the opening, the fragrance quickly settles into the signature Y profile. The mint recedes into the background, leaving behind the familiar blend of sweet apple, aromatics, and woody freshness. Any remaining cooling effect is subtle enough that I found myself actively searching for it rather than naturally noticing it. From there, the fragrance continues to wear almost identically to Y EDP. The structure, texture, and overall character remain remarkably similar, with no meaningful changes beyond the initial minty introduction. If worn blind after the first hour, I would have struggled to distinguish it from the original. Overall, I found this to be a successful but conservative flanker. The icy mint opening is enjoyable and does make the fragrance feel more refreshing in warm weather, but the distinction is short-lived. Once that fades, it essentially becomes Y EDP for the remainder of the wear. Because of that, my impressions of the original largely carry over here, with the added benefit of a cooler and slightly less cloying opening. Score: 8.0/10

Screw it. I'm buying a bottle. Ulta has a 15% right now. I don't own any of the Y line so the redundancy doesn't apply to me. I've tried it three times now and it has grown on me. I can appreciate it and the Y dna. I think at first I was looking for a blast of mint which I could not detect. Now I can see it. It's funny, on paper, the mint is intense and overwhelming compared to when on skin. To my nose, it is a geranium note that gives it that green vibe. It seems very well blended like the rest of the Y line. It is difficult to pick apart the notes. The floral aspect, slightly reminds me of Prada's Paradigme. Not at all similar scent profiles though. Y Iced is nice because it can be worn in the summer. While I like Paradigme for its geranium notes, it is way too heavy for any seasons other than winter or fall with its base notes. It does last forever. I sprayed two small sprays on the back of my hand. Even with washing my hands a few times throughout the day, I can still easily detect some sillage. :: Ended up getting my bottle already in store. I don't know why, but my retail bottle smells way better than all the testers that I have tried. The atomizer is awesome too.

YSL Y Iced is honestly what I wanted the EDT to be in the first place. Fresh, clean, minty and genuinely refreshing without smelling like somebody emptied a sports shower gel over your head. The mint in the opening is really nice too, crisp and cooling, though sadly it does not seem to stick around super long. That might just be my nose going blind to it though, because the fragrance itself lasts decently well overall. Once it dries down it becomes super smooth and wearable, still fresh but cleaner and more refined than the regular EDT. If I had to pick between the two, I would take this every single time. It just feels more polished and less shouty. As a side note, this smells very similar to Riiffs Freeze, except YSL managed to make it actually smell good. Freeze smells like somebody mixed lemon cleaning spray with mint chewing gum and called it a fragrance. This does not. Before anyone starts crying “brand snob”, I happily wear Asad and Vulcan Feu and think they are brilliant. Riiffs Freeze is just bad 😂🤷🏼

Smells really great. I cant say it smells like "ice" per se, but it does give me an invigorating/fresh feel, and it does smell really good and "cool". Longevity isn't bad, but its less than EDT, EDP, and Le parfum. That is quite alright though because it still lasts most of the work-day for me. I can see this being pretty versatile and good all year, but shining more in warmer weather. Its not as sweet as any of its predecessors and is truly a fresher version. I do believe it is less fresh than Y Eau Fraiche, but its still good and fresher than all the others. Is it redundant? Maybe so. Its not something I can really decide for you, or say objectively. I will say that I like wearing it more than the EDP because the EDP was cloying to me, overbearing, and just too strong, it gave me a headache personally. I think if you have that experience, this is a great alternative, but other than that... it certainly is worth wearing on skin and ascertaining for yourself. Please do give this a try. Its worth it.

8/10 This smells so good and the longevity is surprisingly very good, It smells like acqua di gio EDP but with a really nice strong minty scent, it smells like a ice cold mojito with a touch of sweetness. I get easily 5+ hours of performance on this before it becomes a skin scent, the silliage is also very good for the first hour. I've seen a lot of people say the scent changes alot, or the mint going away after 10 mins things like that, but only thing I've noticed is the Tea note disappearing after an hour. Price is horrible tho, I don't know if YSL thinks their a niche brand now because charging a 100$ for a 60ml bottle is absurd, and their second latest release Myslf L-absolute is even worse 220$ for a 100ml bottle, I love YSL but I could buy a Xerjoff for that price, the prices are getting closer to their private line prices.