Y Yves Saint Laurent 2020 Eau Fraîche

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7.5 / 10 124 Ratings

A perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for men, 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

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Ginger

Pepper

Heart Notes

Juniper berry

Lavender

Peppermint

Geranium

Base Notes

Frankincense

Cedarwood

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Ratings

Scent

7.5124 Ratings

Longevity

6.4108 Ratings

Sillage

6.4107 Ratings

Bottle

8.1111 Ratings

Value for money

6.877 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 07/01/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is singer Adam Levine.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Y (2022) Eau de Toilette

Invictus Platinum

Versace Man Eau Fraîche Eau de Toilette

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/18/2022

6
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Carlosfarra
8 Reviews

Carlosfarra

4

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

08/29/2024

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

LouBe
14 Reviews

LouBe

Helpful Review 4

Thou shalt not mansplain

"I know this one!" she said proudly. "It's… Tobacco-Lemon!!!"

I struggled hard. I don't know of a perfume with that name, Y Eau Fraîche doesn't smell like that to me, and I don't own a perfume with theses notes (aside maybe Lagerfeld Classic Eau de Toilette , but I believe it's not the two notes you'll have in mind with this one). But for the sake of love, I remembered just having lectured her a few day earlier about the playful grapefruit-cannabis accord in Mugler Cologne - Fly Away. My bad. Thou shalt not mansplain.

But indeed she surely remembered this fragrance. I wore it a lot in summer 2022, where I emptied the most of my bottle of Y Eau Fraîche. I wore it during our nice trip in the country side of France, a holiday whose memory we both cherish.

As for the fragrance, well, it opens fruity and very shower-gellish, a pleasant if not very original blue fragrance. The drydown is smoky, which makes it more standing out in my collection at least. I tried the Y Edp in stores and it seemed very close (with likely a better longevity?). The longevity is correct on me and I won't complain about the price as other reviewers as I got it for a cheap price (round 30€ for 60 ml, second-hand).

All in all a fragrance I enjoyed in summer. Today I emptied my bottle and wrote at last this review. I won't buy a new bottle (which seem nowadays harder to find as it seems discontinued). I feel the need to move on, these days with "FR/18 | A.N Other" which my sweetheart enjoys too.

03/15/2022

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

ScentSlave
243 Reviews

ScentSlave

4

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.

04/11/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Guitar2016
231 Reviews

Guitar2016

2

The Best Flanker of Y in Line

It's a nice scent, Fresh and Bold. This is the best fresh perfume that was launched in 2020 and the Y line! You can't go wrong with it. If you like Polo Blue and Acqua Di Gio, you will like this one. It opens up with like a clean citrus, ginger and slightly pepper then dry down is green woody. The art of bottle design is cool and it has frosted glass. This is the perfect fragrance for the spring and summer. It smells very pleasant like ocean breeze! I really enjoy it and I love Y Eau Fraiche. Highly recommended.
Two Thumbs Up .
Bravo YSL !

Rating : 9/10

06/08/2025

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

cphfragranc
11 Reviews

cphfragranc

1

Fresh, fresh, fresh and a bit sweet

A fun version of the Y-line, but if you own YSL Y EDP (which is the one that you actually should own), then prepare to be disappointed, as this does not have a strong projection nor smell as strong as that. Like, at all....

As a perfume for itself, it is a good designer perfume. Extremely fresh.

Eau de Toilette is the concentration for this Eau Fraiche - just so you know.

Perfect "young boy" perfume that is extremely fresh. I don't know many other perfumes that are this fresh. It's also a bit sweet.
It only lasts 4-5 hours on skin, and the same on clothing. A bit disappointed, but the smell is so nice.

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