Yves Saint Laurent Y

Angular. The fragrance opens with a cool splash of crisp green apple and zesty bergamot, accompanied by a refreshing bite of gin-chilled juniper berries. Iconic. In the heart note, Y Eau de Parfum blends typical fougère ingredients with facets of mint, lychee, lemongrass, and geranium, the tougher brother of rose. It also mixes lavender, the scent of cleanliness for millennia, with amber-colored clary sage and almond-scented coumarin to balance the aromatic accord with their warmer, more sensual tones. White. In a bold move for a masculine composition, master perfumer Dominique Ropion enhances the cool lavender-geranium combination with the fresh, pressed shirt scent of aldehydes, brightened by a cool, sharp burst of lemony ginger. Black. The top note introduces elemi—a resin with facets of pine, lemon, and incense. The mysterious, mineral accents of olibanum give Y Eau de Parfum its dark signature. Underlined by the deep bass of smoky vetiver, a sensual, woody base note amplifies the powerful presence of the fragrance.