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Yves Saint Laurent Y Le

Yves Saint Laurent

Y Le

Last updated October 16, 2026

Eau de Parfum2018MenFranceLongevity · Long LastingSillage · Strong$155 retail★ 4.4 community rating

A luminous blend of crisp apple and ginger opening into herbal sage and lavender, finishing with creamy tonka bean and woody cedar

Top Notes

AppleGingerBergamot

Heart Notes

SageJuniper BerriesGeranium

Base Notes

AmberwoodTonka BeanCedarVetiverOlibanum

Accords

aromatic· Dominantfresh spicy· Dominantwoody· Dominantfruity· Prominentfresh· Prominentamber· Prominentcitrus· Moderateherbal· Moderategreen· Moderatewarm spicy· Moderate

Best Clone

The best clone of Yves Saint Laurent Y Le is Tersus by In The Box, with a 85% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $155 original.

Best Seasons

Spring100%
Summer98%
Fall / Autumn82%
Winter53%

Best Occasions

Professional100%
Casual61%
Night Out24%

Community Insights

★ 4.4 from 29K ratings

What people who wear Yves Saint Laurent Y Le report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Dominique Ropion and Claire Liégent.

Main accords

aromatic
fresh spicy
woody
fruity
fresh
amber
citrus
herbal

Longevity

Very weak1%
Weak3%
Moderate32%
Long lasting58%
Eternal6%

Sillage

Intimate4%
Moderate48%
Strong43%
Enormous5%

Who wears it

Female1%
More female0%
Unisex4%
More male28%
Male66%

Listed as Men

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced3%
Overpriced18%
Ok57%
Good value20%
Great value3%

People say it reminds them of

Lattafa Perfumes Fakhar Black 1.9KYves Saint Laurent Y Le Parfum 750Yves Saint Laurent Yves Saint Laurent Y 749Armaf Odyssey Mega Man 579Maison Alhambra Yeah! 464Yves Saint Laurent Y Live 336

What people like

  • Versatile and modern scent
  • Exceptional longevity and powerful sillage
  • Highly versatile 'no-brainer' signature scent
  • Compliment getter

What people dislike

  • Can become cloying if over-applied
  • Sharp and synthetic smell to some people
  • Reports of performance decline in recent batches

What wearers say

“The opening was very harsh, extremely synthetic, and practically smelt repulsive. However, the consequent dry down is very pleasant and redeems the experience with the opening. It lasts quite long with it having amazing performance. If it was not for that opening, I would like this fragrance a lot more.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“Very fresh fragrance. Very nice apple scent in top notes. Excellent in spring and summer days, could be worn also in autumn and winter, but it will not perform as good as in warm days. It s a very versatile fragrance, it could be worn daily, but don t expect to stand out wearing this. Overall a crowd pleasing scent, the "definition" of a blue fragrance, lasting about 7-8 hours, good projection, great sillage. It s one of my favourites right now, precisely because its simple scent. Also safe for blind buy.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“A frag with standard performance. Not anything extraordinary but consistency a big YES. The apple and ginger notes fade v fast, you end up with a citrusy dry down. Not extraordinary but v consistent. I think Mancera's Cedrat Boise gives a better performance overall in the similar price point. But for sure it's definitely a safe buy and easy to wear perfume, I'll give that.”
A member of a leading fragrance community

7 Clones Found

Best Match
Armaf Dunescape

Armaf

Dunescape

83%accuracy

$38

FragranceNet

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Brings blood orange, mandarin and ozonic notes to the mix and skips amberwood, tonka bean and cedar from the original.

FragranceNet $38Amazon
Dossier Aromatic Pineapple

Dossier

Aromatic Pineapple

82%accuracy

-

Price

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Brings pineapple and cedarwood to the mix and skips apple, tonka bean and cedar from the original. Voters say it fades sooner on skin.

Amazon
Lattafa Fakhar Lattafa Men

Lattafa

Fakhar Lattafa Men

78%accuracy

$20

FragranceShop

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Swaps some of the original's apple, ginger and sage for marine notes, orris root and amber.

FragranceShop $20Amazon
Fragrance World F Le Parfum

Fragrance World

F Le Parfum

72%accuracy

-

Price

5-7 hours

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

The clone matches the overall scent structure but exhibits reduced longevity (4-5 hours vs 6-7 hours on skin) and slightly less pronounced sillage. The base notes are adequately replicated but lack the depth and complexity of the original's vetiver-patchouli foundation.

AmazonJomashop
In The Box Tersus

In The Box

Tersus

85%accuracy

-

Price

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Brings amber to the mix and skips amberwood from the original.

La Rive

Move On for Men

83%accuracy

-

Price

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Brings cedarwood and frankincense to the mix and skips cedar and olibanum from the original.

Zara London Saville Row Mayfair

Zara

London Saville Row Mayfair

73%accuracy

-

Price

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Swaps some of the original's apple, ginger and sage for iris, sandalwood and mint. Voters say it fades sooner on skin. It sits closer to the skin than the original.

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