Yves Saint Laurent

Y

medium weight

Its wardrobe colour

spring · summer · fall · winter

office · date · casual · night

Notes as the brand lists them ↗ · checked 2026-10-18. Note families with five or more bottles have a page.

Our weights, from 0 to 1. A guide to character.

Casual weekend
Y is easygoing, aromatic and amber, and works most of the year.
All-rounder
Y works in all four seasons and many places, the one to grab when unsure.
Signature
Y is aromatic and amber with a clear character, good on most days.
Office safe
Y is calm, aromatic and woody, so it stays polite in a meeting room.
Date night
Y is amber and sweet, made for a night out.

Try them together

The three highest pair scores among our checked bottles. Each score has a reason. Smell is personal; these rules are a starting point.

Creed
Viking Cologne
88/100
Viking Cologne's lavender and Y's tonka smell like a fresh barbershop shave, and both carry geranium.
Spray Y first (2 sprays, chest and neck), let it settle a minute, then Viking Cologne on top (3 sprays, neck, wrists and a mist on your shirt).
Montblanc
Legend
88/100
Y's tonka turns Legend's lavender warm and soft, tied by shared geranium.
Spray Y first (2 sprays, chest and neck), let it settle a minute, then Legend on top (3 sprays, neck, wrists and a mist on your shirt).
Calvin Klein
Obsession for Men
87/100
Y's tonka turns Obsession for Men's lavender warm and soft, with sage in both.
Spray Obsession for Men first (1 spray, chest, under your shirt), let it settle a minute, then Y on top (2 sprays, neck and wrists).