Yves Saint Laurent Y, released in 1964, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Yves Saint Laurent Y: green, white floral and earthy, about 6h on skin, projection 8/10, sillage 5/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Yves Saint Laurent Y we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Captures the heavy green and earthy oakmoss atmosphere in the exact same traditional chypre family.
It shares its green, woody and earthy accords with Yves Saint Laurent Y, opens on Green Notes and Aldehydes too, lasts about 7h against 6h and carries 1,191 community ratings.
Shares the crisp green galbanum and mossy structure of Yves Saint Laurent Y, offering a similarly vintage chypre character.
It shares its green, woody and earthy accords with Yves Saint Laurent Y, opens on Galbanum and Green Notes too, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 1,690 community ratings.
Evokes the green floral complexity of the original scent profile with a slightly smoother, modern radiance.
It shares its green, woody and aldehydic accords with Yves Saint Laurent Y, opens on Galbanum and Aldehydes too, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 369 community ratings.
Blends similar aldehydes, green notes, and white florals reminiscent of the classic mid-century style.
It shares its woody, earthy and fruity accords with Yves Saint Laurent Y, opens on Peach too, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 588 community ratings.
Presents a soapy, aldehydic green opening that echoes the clean, sophisticated presence of the reference.
It shares its woody, floral and green accords with Yves Saint Laurent Y, opens on Aldehydes and Galbanum too, lasts about 7h against 6h and carries 1,113 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Molyneux Quartz, at about $30 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 65% less than Yves Saint Laurent Y.
Jean-Louis Scherrer, at about 7h on skin, against about 6h for Yves Saint Laurent Y.
Jean-Louis Scherrer, at 87% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
Yves Saint Laurent Y itself sells from €83 (60 ml) at partnered retailers.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Jean-Louis Scherrer Jean-Louis Scherrer saves you about $85 a year against Yves Saint Laurent Y. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Jean-Louis Scherrer Jean-Louis Scherrer comes closest at 7.0h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Yves Saint Laurent Y notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-14.