Yves Saint Laurent Y Ice Cologne
3.6
Overall
Accords
green
aromatic
woody
fresh
minty
mint
fougère
Notes Pyramid
Top
Ice MintFresh Ice MintArctical™
Heart
Living MintBlue SageOurika Mint
Base
AmbroxanPatchouli
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ Mint‑ambroxan pairing creates genuinely cooling sensation on hot days.
- ✅ Blue sage adds complexity to what could have been a simple mint blast.
- ✅ Patchouli‑ambroxan base gives it legs past the expected 3 hours.
- ✅ Patchouli‑ambroxan base gives it legs past the expected three hours.
- ✅ Mint holds for hours, not minutes.
- ✅ Herbaceous heart keeps it from being generic.
- ❌ A cologne concentration means reapply is non‑optional.
- ❌ Seasonally limited — this is summer only.
- ❌ Some reviewers feel the flanker is overly synthetic and redundant.
- ❌ The cologne concentration means reapplication is non‑optional.
- ❌ It is seasonally limited, performing best only in summer and spring.
- ❌ Some reviewers find the scent overly synthetic and harsh on sensitive noses.
- ❌ Cologne concentration means re‑apply is non‑optional.
- ❌ Seasonally limited – essentially a summer‑only fragrance.
- ❌ Too similar to other Y flankers.
- ❌ Blue sage can read medicinal to some noses.
- ❌ Projection is more intimate than bold.
