Y EDP vs Green Irish Tweed
Side by side. Scored honestly.
← Compare different fragrancesNo shared notes — these two land in very different territory.
Verdicts
Y EDP
Bergamot hits first — bright, slightly tart, gone within minutes. The heart is where it earns its reputation: sage and geranium lock into the amberwood base early, creating a clean-but-substantial green-woody accord that smells polished without being stiff. Ginger adds a faint sharpness that keeps it from going sweet. Cedar grounds the dry-down into something dry and skin-close. Projection is moderate, sillage stays tasteful — present without announcing itself across the room. — A reliable everyday wear for spring and fall, built for the office or a first date.
Green Irish Tweed
Opens with sharp, bright lemon verbena that cuts clean and green before violet leaves pull it toward a cool, crushed-grass character — the kind that reads as outdoor air rather than florals. The iris heart adds a faint powdery root note that keeps it from going purely sporty. Dry-down is understated: sandalwood and ambergris settle into a smooth, slightly salty warmth with good skin-level sillage but modest projection overall. Quiet confidence, not volume — A spring and summer classic for men who want clean without smelling like a shower gel.
How they overlap
Y EDP and Green Irish Tweed share no notes in common — these two fragrances target very different olfactory territory, and the comparison is a question of which direction you want to go rather than which version of the same accord.
The buying decision
Y EDP is the cheaper original at $115 compared to $475 for Green Irish Tweed — about 76% less. Y EDP has 5 scored dupes, with the top accuracy at 9/10 from Maison Alhambra Yeah ($20–$35). Green Irish Tweed has 5, top accuracy 8/10 from ALT Fragrances Mohair ($39–$49). On the budget side, Y EDP's top-3 dupes start at $18 versus $25 for the other — the cheaper entry point belongs to Y EDP.
Recommendation
Both Y EDP and Green Irish Tweed have credible top dupes (within one accuracy point of each other). The choice comes down to which scent direction you actually prefer — the descriptions above are the better guide than the scores.