Y Le Parfum 2025

Im shocked how low this is rated! Yes, it pales in comparison to the 2021 version, that's not up for debate, however this isn't bad. Despite the pine needles & balsam fir im surprised how sweet the opening is! Its slightly resinous, airy & floral from the geranium. Its bergamot is very strong (most fragrances that have it, you barely detect it but it legitimately smells like realistic fruit) - still detect that green apple that the entire line has even though its not officially listed above or online; the entire Y DNA has it, even the other discontinued Eau Fraiche had hints of it, so I do agree with the people below who detect faint green apple! Remember the official notes don't also include everything, especially the same base DNA which yes, fragrance companies do keep quiet about to perserve scent DNA. Im also shocked people are having performance issues, i do four sprays & it fills the room for several houes (2-3), before reducing to a 3ft bubble for majority of drydown before finally resting into a skin scent around hour 8. I had to start under spraying because people said it was too strong which I almost never have that issue with newer age fragrances due to ingredient bans reducing performance. Its a great every season fragrance, i love it! Definitely a 4.0/5.0 rating, as of my review its sitting at a 3.86! Which is hard to beleive, yet i do still think the 2021 version is one of the best mens releases of the last 20 years. So on those merits alone I cant be upset, I think as the months pass this will settle into the early 4.0's where it belongs SHAME ON YSL though because every new reformulated Y line (le parfum) or discontinued (Live, Eau Fraiche) is much much better, theyre starting to smell too similar, the newest iced cologne; also perfumed with Dominique Ropion, smell too similar. Theres no point owning the various entries because they keep making them fraternal twins! Dont homogeneous this Y DNA because its not going to help the brand. . .

For all the absolutely scathing reviews the new 2025 reinterpretation of YSL Y Le Parfum has been getting in this thread, I offer a diametric contrast in how I feel about it. I flat out love this cologne, and I think it is a sophisticated rephrasing of an already outstanding olfactory statement. I enjoy the original Le Parfum, as well, and I think the two can be classified as two sides of the same coin without rash comparison to the other versions of Y. This is a marvelous Summer fragrance for me, and it is smooth and rounded enough to settle pleasingly on my skin equally in the blazing sun or the mysterious, mellifluous summer evenings that follow the day’s heat. On my skin, the fragrance opens with the bright, citrusy blend of Ginger and Bergamot and quickly develops with the signature Geranium heart note that Y is known for. The Patchouli and Amber drydown notes lend the fragrance a delightful sweetness throughout, and it dries down evenly and uncompromisingly on me with a woody flair, more of Cedar than Pine. It has none of the Old Spice staleness that one gets from some fragrances in this woody amber collection. This juice for me would be as one of my female managers notes, one that she would ‘want to go in on for more.’ I am surprised to read the rhetoric that this is a mature or even, dare I say, ‘old man’s’ scent. I say this because I have already received compliments on this from females of college age. The female opinion on a fragrance is what matters to me, and if they like it on me, nolo contendre. This smells good, wears well, is classy enough to wear on a date with one’s girlfriend, yet not so stiff in the upper lip that it can’t be worn on a daily charge. I was wearing it this weekend playing with my band at a couple of outdoor festivals, and it received good feedback. This makes a great addition to my collection of fragrances, and I will keep it stocked.

Let me start by saying I never owned the YSL line, none of the flankers etc. I always heard Y is kind of youthful, shower gelish, and almost like high school body spray. So I stayed away from the line. Out of YSL all I have is LNDH. Wish I had blue electrique. So, I decided to try this new parfum 2025 version that seemed to cause a stir as its a reform, and we all know how that usually goes. I heard it was more mature and less apple sweetness so it sounded good to me. Just arrived yesterday, I wore it to work and my first reaction was it seems accurate as described, its nothing overly special and doesnt wow you. Its a clean smell and kind of like a high end body spray. But, throughout the night (I work graveyard shift) (warm weather climate), I started to really enjoy it more and more. As is most frags, I enjoy drydowns more than openings. And this is no exception. Overall, its projection is decent/moderate. Sillage is same. Its not a groundbreaking scent, but it is definitely good. I plan on driving this daily tbh and I can definitely see me buying another bottle when it ends, repetitively. Its a safe scent, versatile, work friendly, gym friendly. And to follow up with one of the comments previously about a minty melon vibe, I definitely get that as well. I dont know if I really pick up on the balsam fir or pine, and perhaps it doesnt use a photorealistic pine needle note. Its not like the pine in that squatch pine tar soap. But whatever greenery they were aiming to blend here, to me it comes across like a minty fresh melon, well balanced sweetness. It hits with the ginger / spicyness perfectly for me. Again, is it groundbreaking? No. Is it my top 5? No. Have I owned any previous Y or the 2021 appley version? No. But I do enjoy this a lot and am glad I blind bought. Giving it a 8.1 overall score. 8 for scent. 7.5 for proj/sillage. 9.5 for versatility.

I love the new 2025 YSL Y le Parfum. When I first smelled it, I got flashes of MYSLF EDP (not the parfum) and YSL Elixir, moreso than the YSL Y’s. It is better than MYSLF and the Elixir, but it has subtle similarities. I get citrus/bergamot and a healthy dose of ginger. There is a definite white flower or orange blossom component. The YSL Y flanker this does remind me of is the fantastic discontinued fragrance, YSL Y Eau Fraiche. Don’t be scared off by the pine needle note if that does not sound good to you. In this case, it is not present in the opening and it comes out just a bit in the mid. It is very subtle and it enhances the fragrance, it does not dominate it or steer it to some green alpine thing. I feel like the pine and balsam fir are blended in so well, I can’t even make them out as individual notes. Early reviews keep saying this fragrance is not sweet. In comparison to the entire Y line it is definitely less sweet, but it still has a really nice fresh airy citrus sweetness to it. It is just not a juvenile bubblegum Paco Rabanne / Carolina Herrera sweetness. It smells like something a guy in his 20s or 30s would like to wear after graduating from a more juvenile hyper sweet fragrance. I am older than that lol and I love it too. All in all, it is much better than I expected. It is better than Dior Homme Parfum 2025 by a country mile, and better than Armani ADG Elixir, Le Male Elixir Absolu, Valentino BIR Extradose, Bad Boy Elixir, and Boss Bottled Bold Citrus. It is my favorite designer release of 2025 (close to a tie with Givenchy Society Ambree), after the first two months of the year. It is blind buy safe, in my opinion. I just wish I had bought the 100 ml instead of the 60 ml. I give it an 8.5/10 and a Fragrantica score of 4.3.

Its a great fragrance, yes the original 2021 is perfection, but this one's not bad; they should have just released this as its own stand alone & not steal the namesake of its predecessor. This one opens very synthetic but very pleasant. Its geranium & balsam notes are VERY similar to Prada Paradigme's; synthetic but nice. This is a great 4 season scent, recall we're smelling it within inches from our hand or shirt collar, that synthetic opening helps the projection & longevity. I get at least 8 hours. Sweet, resinous but also fresh. Its citrus is very crisp & realistic bergamot. I suggest spray it on a friend, wait a few hours then go near them, it smells great. Currently sitting at a 3.88/5.00, this deserves to be atleast a 4.0/5.0... I think as months go on, this will get better appreciated. YSL has greatly underutilized the perfumer Dominique Ropion . . . He made Eau Fraiche, 2021 Le Parfum... masterpieces, they're making the modern Y line too similar, as the years go on the entire line lacks uniqueness. There's no longer a need to own the entire collection since theyre all 80% similar, when they once were gently alike but stood alone. Ive never seen anything like this in perfumery, a fragrance line that starts okay (2017 edt) then reaches perfection (2022 edt remake, eau fraiche 2020, Le Parfum 2021, Live, 2018 EDP) then backtracking itself into mediocrity (iced cologne, Le Parfum 2025, Elixir, Intense) ... the 2018 EDP is the only one left unscathed.. Its a double edged-sword... the EDP was too popular that they forced the rest of the line to become carbon copies of it, Sorry for typing so much, I cant be the only one who feels like this?