Is Perfume Parlour Creative For Men a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Y Intense?
Y Intense EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2023 | Year | 2023 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Creative For Men EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Y Intense
- Creative For Men
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Which Should You Buy?
A divisive take on the Y DNA, Y Intense trades the playful apple sweetness for a more grown-up, earthy aromatic vibe. While some find it too generic or synthetic, others champion its refined masculinity and impressive performance, making it a love-it-or-hate-it proposition.
A budget take on YSL's Y Eau de Parfum Intense - the same vibrant ginger-bergamot opening into an aromatic sage-lavender-geranium heart over vetiver and cedar. Creative captures that crowd-pleasing fresh-fougere character but reads flatter and shorter-lived than the designer original, the fresh top fleeting and the woody base thinner.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
This scent is a versatile all-rounder, excellent for daily wear, including the office, thanks to its clean and inoffensive nature. Its strong projection is noted, but the underlying fresh and mature profile prevents it from becoming overwhelming in most settings.
Seasons
The fresh ginger, citrus and aromatic herbs suit spring through autumn, softening in deep winter.
Occasions
Clean and versatile, it works at the office, casually, day to day and on dates more than formal events.
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.
Every one of its 9 notes is in the original, including Sage, Geranium, Lavender
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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$88.95 plus sales tax
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$107.95 plus sales tax
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Creative For Men EDP
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