Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Eau de Toilette
Floral, green, mossy, woody, musky.
Key Fragrance Notes: Rose, Bergamot, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Musk.
Rive Gauche Eau de Toilette opens with rose and bergamot before oakmoss, vetiver, and musk give the fragrance a greener, more structured drydown. The result is classic, elegant, and distinctly chypre in character.
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Key Notes
Rose, Bergamot, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Musk
The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, heart and base pyramid.
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Release year
- 1971
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Fragrance family
- Floral Chypre
- Expected wear
- Extended
- Collection
- Rive Gauche
- Scent profile
- Floral, Green, Mossy, Woody, Musky
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
Key notes: Rose, Bergamot, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Musk
The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Floral, Green, Mossy, Woody, Musky
Musk and woods create a skin-close, textural profile with a grounded finish.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
This grounded profile suits professional settings, casual evenings, social events and seasons where a little more structure feels appropriate.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Eau de Toilette is a classic floral-chypre with rose and bergamot at the opening. Oakmoss, vetiver, and musk give the fragrance a dry, green, structured base. It suits shoppers who enjoy elegant vintage-style florals with mossy woods and a polished finish.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty translates the fashion house’s contrast-driven couture identity into fragrance, pairing polished modern presentation with compositions that move between florals, citrus, aromatics, woods, amber, vanilla, leather, spice, and gourmand materials. Current fragrance families include Libre, MYSLF, Y, Black Opium, and the haute-parfumerie Le Vestiaire des Parfums collection. Across the range, familiar materials are pushed through distinctly YSL contrasts: lavender against orange blossom, bright citrus against dark woods, or vanilla against smoke, leather, and spice. The result is a fragrance wardrobe that reflects the house’s longstanding themes of confidence, sensuality, sharp tailoring, and expressive personal style.
Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Eau de Toilette is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.