Y (Eau Fraîche) Yves Saint Laurent 2020

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Y (Eau Fraîche) is a perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for men and was released in 2020. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Synthetic

Aquatic

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes	Lemon Ginger Pepper
Heart Notes	Juniper berry Lavender Peppermint Geranium
Base Notes	Frankincense Cedarwood

Ratings

Scent

7.374 Ratings

Longevity

6.264 Ratings

Sillage

6.462 Ratings

Bottle

8.268 Ratings

Value for money

6.738 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 30.11.2022.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is singer Adam Levine.

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04/18/2022

6
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Carlosfarra
8 Reviews

Carlosfarra

Bought and… returned

Let me start by saying that I bought it, and ended up returning it. What happened? I first saw it and tried it, and in fact what got my attention the most, was the really good looking bottle. I tried it, and enjoyed it, a nice fresh scent, ZERO sweet, smells literally like a lemon gin. Gives you a frozen feel, mildly metallic from the ambroxan (or another of its forms). It’s actually quite pleasant for my nose. For the nose of others… not so much. It has a decent projection, although more of a skin scent, and normal longevity, around 6 hours (but spray it on clothes and it will last longer). Every time I asked someone if they liked it, it was “ok” at best… it reminds me a lot of the other Y, which I never loved, because of the sage note, but a much more frozen feel. The smell is very undistinguished, it could be anything really. In short, it wasn’t a fragrance that made me enthusiast about it, nor any of the people around me. In certain ways, it smells like an Invictus Aqua 2016, but not as good, in the way that it’s super synthetic… enjoyable, but the best thing about it, it’s the bottle. Returned it

03/15/2022

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

ScentSlave
196 Reviews

ScentSlave

This one is WAY different on skin

I grabbed this one because I like the Y line, and the hotter seasons are approaching the USA. It’s another one of those scents that you absolutely CANNOT buy unless you test it on your skin.

Why, you ask? Well, on paper the Y dna does NOT show itself much, if at all, but on skin you immediately notice it, despite it being somewhat camouflaged beneath the lemon/citrus opening. Just this fact alone is absolutely HUGE, as it is an almost day to night change. DO NOT BASE YOUR DECISION ON WHAT THE STRIP GIVES YOU. Some might like the fact that there seems to be less Y dna (on paper), some may wish there was more. Spray it on the wrist and let it evolve.

Now on my skin, here’s my opinion.

I like the way this one smells, for the warm weather. There’s an almost “cooling” sensation that radiates from it, more so in the opening. A really strong lemon/citrus dominates the opening, together with a soapy feeling that it gives a fresh out of the shower vibe. It’s a very light, very bright sensation. Underneath this, you sense the Y edt dna. Not the EDP, but the original, soon to be reformulated EDT. It’s there, noticeably present, but almost as if that shower fresh vibe is stacked on top of it, rather than blended/mixed together.

This may be good for some, but it will be bad for others. Note that that’s how it is. Forgive the analogy, but it’s like a wet white shirt. Imagine that as how the scents sit together. The soapy lemon/citrus is a thin white shirt that is soaked in water, and the Y edt is the wearer. That’s how it feels in the opening.

As it dries down, the lemon fades away, and it becomes more of a soapy fresh, what feels like sky blue freshie. That light turquoise color in the sky on a bright sunny day; that’s the blue I get from it. The Y edt dna gradually makes itself more and more visible as time progresses into the base drydown. When it finally gets to the end, it’s that Y edt sitting there in a 60/40 ratio, but now blended together with the soapy turquoise rather than stacked underneath.

Performance wise, this one is debated profusely. On my skin, it projects loudly in the opening, easily reaching 3ft of radius, but the projection dials back very quickly, to very soft 1ft bubble. Sillage trail does the same thing. Following you strongly for the first 1-2 hours, and then becoming almost nonexistent. Longevity on my skin, however, isn’t as terrible as most reviews say. I get an easy 6-8 hours, although the majority of it is a skin scent. A very noticeable, easily detectable skin scent. I don’t have to bury my nose into my skin to find it.

Is it for everyone? No. Is it a blind buy? Absolutely not. Do I like it, and am I happy with it? Yes I am.

12/19/2020

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Rathaloose

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Rathaloose

Just another yellow lemon tree

Since I am a huge fan of the Edp I was very happy about the fragrance sample, which was enclosed with my last order. In advance I can say that I also like this fragrance extremely well, evtl even better than the Edp (Must be compared more intensively) and that in my opinion the difference is big enough to have both in the collection.

The scent literally slaps you in the face after spraying with a lemon juice concentrate like synthetic citrus note. On the second Riecher comes with me on the skin vorallem the more pronounced geranium to appear which is accompanied by the smoky note closely entwined wirde, while here the ginger occurs significantly more dimmed in the background than it was still the case in the Edp. On the test strip, however, the smoky noze was less present than on my skin and thus seemed much fruitier. On my skin, however, as already indicated, this fruitiness is strongly displaced, which initially bothered me a bit but I now quite like, because it gives the perfume a more complex and deeper twist. Again, it is worth testing the fragrance on the skin and see how it develops with the skin chemistry. The specified mint is not very present in me, blind I would not have found this and if you know the fragrance notes one imagines this when smelling also like times^^ but you can say on the whole that there are many representatives in which mint is more clearly perceptible.

In the Edp consists of the Sillage mainly from the Aquarisch / sweet Akkort by the suggestion of apples has a certain fruity. By the citrus note is so prässent, the sillage acts on me at Y eau Fraiche stronger although this is obviously weaker (measured by the Wahrnemung at a distance), simply by the fact that the fragrance stands out here more and has more corners and Kannten.

I will get me this next summer in any case, because the offers itself better to wear during the day and occasionally than the Edp, which is better suited for going out. The durability seems to be good here too, because the citrus notes often fade quickly and this holds up to the end.

The bottle is by far the most beautiful of the Raihe, this so discreetly held transition from dark to transparent gives it this "ice cube look" to the silver Y ornamentation and the white lid, acts Noble, Elegant and yet it has a certain lightness.
If you would describe this fragrance figuratively, you would have a lemon plantation in front of your eyes; the trees carry ripe lemons and this year is a particularly good harvest. Next to the trees grow heaps of white geraniums and the wind blows smoke from a barbecue onto the field.

The negative reviews I derive primarily from the fact that he is a bit too canny and synthetic for people in middle to old age. I see this fragrance in any case also more with people under 30.

06/29/2020

9
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 8
Scent

Goynen67

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Goynen67

Helpful Review 6

Summer holiday in light blue or Light Blue ?

Y Eau Fraîche comes in a stylish compact bottle. Stylish and beautiful. The fragrance offers no more or less than one dimension. I like it. Although the floral accent of the rose geranium is always there, and almost makes the fresh basic concept falter. But I find it cleverly solved here. The mint and lemon are fighting for supremacy and form this successful combination. Not a cleaning agent smell for me and also no mint tea or chewing gum. It smells clear and distinctive. Pepper gives an edge here without becoming dominant. Lavender and juniper give tart accents and let the aquatic note be heard. A really clean scent. Metal and ice form a good association. Am I wrong if it reminds me of D&G Light Blue? I think not. I haven't been able to test the durability in real summer conditions of over 25 degrees. But I think that there is a medium shelf life. In the end there are the soft tones of cedar and incense. Not a new invention. The color of the flacon, light blue, fits well with the fragrance. And if I remember Light Blue, it was a similar color there. Bingo!