Is Eden Perfumes No.217 Y a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Y?
Y EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | U |
| 2017 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
No.217 Y EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Y
- No.217 Y
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Which Should You Buy?
YSL Y EDT is a quintessential 'blue' fragrance - fresh, clean, and universally appealing. While some lament its alleged lack of uniqueness, it's a reliable crowd-pleaser that delivers on scent, if not always on longevity, making it a solid everyday choice.
No.217 mirrors Yves Saint Laurent's Y with a fruity-bergamot opening running into a woody, faintly incensed dry down, but plays it safer and lighter than the original's bolder ginger-and-incense signature, fading noticeably sooner.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its fresh and clean profile, combined with moderate longevity and sillage, makes it perfect for office, casual, and sport settings where it won't overpower. While suitable for dates, its mass-appealing nature might lack the distinctiveness for formal events.
Seasons
Community season votes for Yves Saint Laurent Y, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and summer.
Occasions
Wearers put Yves Saint Laurent Y, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for the office, casual wear and sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 6 of its 16 notes, including Cedar, Ginger, Bergamot
Adds aldehydes and ambergris, drops juniper
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