Dupe review · Prive Zarah
Why
Prive Zarah made Why with one brief: Yves Saint Laurent Y.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Y
- Price
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- Size
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- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $136
- Made by
- Prive Zarah
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Worth a try. That is where Why lands when you weigh what it costs, what it is made of and how firmly it is matched to Y.
Prive Zarah sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Y's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Prive Zarah publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
What it is chasing: bergamot, ginger and aldehydes up top, sage, violet leaf and geranium in the middle, cedar, olibanum and Tonka Bean underneath — the shape of Yves Saint Laurent Y.
Top
- bergamot
- ginger
- aldehydes
Heart
- sage
- violet leaf
- geranium
Base
- cedar
- olibanum
- Tonka Bean
Crisp sage and ginger over blond woods, the clean white shirt of modern men's fragrance.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Armaf Odyssey Mega $32/100ml
- 02 The Essence Vault Y $32/100ml
- 03 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 04 Bujairami Chroma $33/100ml
- 05 Bujairami Right one $33/100ml
- 06 Paris Corner Why $34/100ml
- 07 ALT Fragrances A $48/100ml
- 08 Dossier Aromatic Pineapple $49/100ml
- 09 Oakcha Why $72/100ml
- 10 Perfume Parlour Penultimate Letter For Men 1785 $83/100ml
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What people say about Why
Rating
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—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Prive Zarah Why smell like?
It is built to smell like Yves Saint Laurent Y — bergamot, ginger and aldehydes up top, sage, violet leaf and geranium in the heart, cedar, olibanum and Tonka Bean in the base.
Is Prive Zarah Why a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Y?
Yes — Prive Zarah sells it as its version of Yves Saint Laurent Y.
Where can I buy Prive Zarah Why?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Yves Saint Laurent Y is listed on its page.