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.
An owner of both calls the difference from Y EDP indistinguishable; another reports about six hours of wear once the bottle has rested. Sold as an extrait.
“I’ve owned both YSL Y EDP and now this one and the difference is indistinguishable to my nose.”
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The most-cited YSL Y dupe on Reddit — even the name is a nod; bergamot-sage-amberwood accord is near-identical.
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Around 90% of Y EDP — a slightly sweeter, citrus-heavier opening that settles close to the original within half an hour.
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Opening is scary-close to Y EDP; the mid and drydown reveal the gap with more sweetness and the occasional synthetic edge. Strong performer.
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Reddit-cited: Afnan 9am Dive or Lattafa Fakhar which are both great clones of YSL Y.
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Velixir's Y EDP interpretation — green apple, ginger and bergamot open over clary sage and juniper into an amberwood-cedar-vetiver base that echoes the fresh-woody Y accord. Provisional pending owner-of-both community reads.
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Oakcha's Y EDT pitch; sage-geranium-ambergris core faithful, sharper on the top.
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Owners report a batch break around mid-2022, with newer EDP stock reading weaker (roughly 6h vs 8–9h and a softer apple-sage opening) and 2024 reviews calling it thinner; it is contested (some insist only the EDT changed). YSL's 2025 "Y Le Parfum" arrived as a rounder, longer-lasting alternative.
Read full reformulation history →The closest match, Armaf Dunescape, scores accuracy 8 for $35–$40 — a small gap. For most buyers the dupe captures the scent; the original mainly buys you the bottle, the brand experience, and the last-phase nuance a budget formula tends to simplify. One caveat: the current formula is flagged as reformulated, so today's bottle may differ from the version that built its reputation — factor that into the premium.
The top dupe of Yves Saint Laurent's Y EDP is Dunescape by Armaf, scoring 8/10 for accuracy and 7/10 for longevity. At $35, it's a 80% match to the $130 original — saving roughly $95 per bottle. Below: 6 more dupes, each marked with how well its score is backed.
Based on owner reports, the highest-accuracy dupe for Y EDP is Dunescape by Armaf — a Spot-on match (8/10 accuracy, longevity 7/10). If you prioritize longevity over accuracy, sort the grid above by longevity to see the top performer on that axis.
Y EDP by Yves Saint Laurent is a fresh/woody scent built on bergamot, ginger, sage, geranium, cedar, amberwood. Those notes define its character — browse any of them above to find fragrances that share the same profile.
The closest scents to Y EDP by shared notes are Louis Vuitton L'Immensité, Yves Saint Laurent Y EDT, Versace Man Eau Fraiche. See the full "similar fragrances" list below — each is ranked by how many notes it shares with Y EDP.
Dupes are rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores come from owner reports on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones and Fragrantica, and each is marked community-scored, provisional or not scored. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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