Rive Gauche (2003)
Perfumer: Daniela Andrier
221 ratings
From your scent profile
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche is a fresh, green and powdery floral chypre made for women, leaning towards spring and autumn.
Skunky's take: Freshness leads the way and cools the head.
How does it perform?
From 184 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
83% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Green
- Spicy
- Woody
- Powdery
- Chypre
Fresh
Floral
Green
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
ChypreWhat does Rive Gauche (2003) smell like?
The opening is bright with peach, bergamot, lemon and aldehydes, while green notes and honeysuckle add a light freshness. A floral bouquet of rose, jasmine, iris and lily of the valley forms the heart, and oakmoss, sandalwood and musk in the base smooth the chypre character without hardening it.
Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick spring and autumn, and use is spread evenly across work, daytime and evening. It reads mostly feminine and classic. Rabanne Mētāl and Rabanne Calandre have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Peach
- Honeysuckle
- Bergamot
First hours
- Geranium
- Lily of the valley
- Magnolia
Towards evening
- Tonka bean
- Sandalwood
- Tahitian vetiver
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 30%Spring
- 28%Autumn
- 21%Winter
- 20%Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
Summer- Office21%
- Daytime20%
- Casual20%
- Evening19%
- Nighttime19%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
69% matchMētāl (Parfum)
Rabanne · 1979
66% matchFarouche (Parfum)
Nina Ricci · 1973
65% matchCalandre (Eau de Parfum)
Rabanne · 1990
64% matchPremière (Eau de Toilette)
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac · 1981
63% matchCharivari (Eau de Toilette)
Charles of the Ritz · 1978
61% matchJontue (Cologne)
Revlon · 1975
59% matchPaloma Picasso (1995) (Eau de Toilette)
Paloma Picasso · 1995
58% matchRive Gauche (1970) (Eau de Toilette)
Yves Saint Laurent · 1970
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Last updated: October 26, 2026