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Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense
Yves Saint Laurent

Y Intense

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Green
Aromatic
Woody
Vetiver
EDP · 2023 · mens

Y Intense is the 2023 addition to YSL's Y line, arriving as an EDP concentration that sharpens the house's signature aromatic DNA with a distinctly spicier edge than its predecessors.

The fragrance opens with bright bergamot and ginger, anchored by juniper berries that give it an herbaceous backbone. The heart settles into a classic aromatic blend of geranium, lavender, and sage, maintaining a clean, slightly peppery character. Cedar, patchouli, and vetiver form a woody-earthy base that prevents the composition from feeling weightless, though the overall effect remains fresh and composed rather than heavy. This is straightforward green aromatic territory, grounded by woody accords that add dimension without muddying the clarity.

Y Intense works best for those who appreciate clean, linear fragrances with subtle complexity. It's a daytime to early evening option, comfortable enough for work or casual wear but polished enough for more considered occasions. The spice and woody base give it slightly more presence than many contemporary fresh fragrances, making it suit someone looking for approachable aromatics with a bit more substance. Those drawn to The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader will likely find appeal here.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
90%
Fresh
44%
Floral
20%
Green
60%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
84%
Vetiver
28%
Patchouli
28%
Earthy
56%
Powdery
20%
Spicy
70%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Ginger
Ginger
Warm, zesty, and slightly medicinal with a bite that sits between spice and citrus. Ginger root adds a lively, invigorating quality to fragrances, it energises rather than soothes. Depending on how it's used, it can read as fresh and zingy or warm and earthy, making it unusually versatile across fragrance families.
Juniper Berries
Juniper Berries
Dry, piney, and slightly citrusy, juniper is the botanical soul of gin, with a resinous, slightly spicy freshness that is entirely its own. In perfumery it adds a crisp, outdoorsy quality that bridges woody and spicy families. Used in masculine fragrances to evoke cold mountain air, stone trails, and bracing northern landscapes.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Geranium
Geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Sage
Sage
Earthy, slightly smoky, and herbal with a cool, clean quality that is distinctly aromatic. Sage can read as savory and culinary or as a clean, ceremonial smoke depending on how it's used. It adds a dry, confident quality to fragrances, often used in masculine compositions for its outdoor, no-fuss character.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Cedar
Cedar
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
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The TacticianBest match87% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Aristocrat87% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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The Homesteader84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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Scent Profile
Citrus90%Fresh44%Floral20%Green60%Aromatic100%
Fragrance Family
Green/Aromatic
EDP
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Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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What does Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense smell like? +
Y Intense is the 2023 addition to YSL's Y line, arriving as an EDP concentration that sharpens the house's signature aromatic DNA with a distinctly spicier edge than its predecessors. The fragrance opens with bright bergamot and ginger, anchored by juniper berries that give it an herbaceous backbone. The heart settles into a classic aromatic blend of geranium, lavender, and sage, maintaining a clean, slightly peppery character. Cedar, patchouli, and vetiver form a woody-earthy base that prevents the composition from feeling weightless, though the overall effect remains fresh and composed rather than heavy. This is straightforward green aromatic territory, grounded by woody accords that add dimension without muddying the clarity. Y Intense works best for those who appreciate clean, linear fragrances with subtle complexity. It's a daytime to early evening option, comfortable enough for work or casual wear but polished enough for more considered occasions. The spice and woody base give it slightly more presence than many contemporary fresh fragrances, making it suit someone looking for approachable aromatics with a bit more substance. Those drawn to The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader will likely find appeal here.
What are the notes in Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense? +
Top: Bergamot, Ginger, Juniper Berries. Heart: Geranium, Lavender, Sage. Base: Cedar, Patchouli, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is Y Intense? +
Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense belongs to the Green/Aromatic fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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