Fragrance comparison

Anthony Black vs Y Eau de Parfum Intense

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2,885 ratings analysed

Anthony Black

Anthony

4.001 votes

Rank #68,443 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

75%scent match

Very similar

1 wins

Y Eau de Parfum Intense

Yves Saint Laurent

4.172,884 votes

Rank #1,142 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Y Eau de Parfum Intense takes 1 of 1 categories.

Anthony Black
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character.
Y Eau de Parfum Intense
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Anthony Black0/1

Y Eau de Parfum Intense1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Y Eau de Parfum Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Anthony BlackAnthony

Y Eau de Parfum IntenseYves Saint Laurent

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

4.17/ 5 · 2,884 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

49%Love

31%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

2,884 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value45

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy91%

woody83%

amber74%

herbal65%

citrus56%

aromatic100%

fresh spicy90%

woody80%

herbal70%

citrus60%

earthy50%

Scent match75%Very similar · both aromatic, fresh spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

BergamotGingerApple

Heart

Juniper BerriesGeraniumSage

Base

Tonka BeanAmberwoodOlibanumVetiverCedar

Top

GingerJuniper BerriesBergamot

Heart

SageLavenderGeranium

Base

VetiverPatchouliCedar

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Ginger, Juniper Berries and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer91

Fall0

Winter58

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men94

Unisex4

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,443

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,142

PerfumerDominique Ropion

Launched—

Reviews210

Category winnerY Eau de Parfum IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Anthony Black is a modern woody aromatic built around bright bergamot, ginger, and apple, then pulled into a greener heart of juniper, sage, and geranium. It reads fresh, spicy, and clean at first, with a warmer amberwood, tonka, cedar, vetiver, and olibanum base underneath. Expect an easy everyday masculine style rat…

Reviews →

Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum Intense delivers a crisp, aromatic woody scent built on fresh juniper berries, spicy ginger, and herbal French lavender. Dominique Ropion dialed back the sweet green apple of the original Y EDP, replacing it with earthy patchouli and dry cedarwood. The result is a clean, barbershop-f…

Reviews →

InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Anthony Black or Y Eau de Parfum Intense?

Y Eau de Parfum Intense takes 1 of 1 categories. Anthony Black is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Y Eau de Parfum Intense is rated 4.17/5 from 2,884 votes. Choose Anthony Black for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Choose Y Eau de Parfum Intense for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Do Anthony Black and Y Eau de Parfum Intense smell similar?

Very similar: a 75% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, fresh spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Ginger, Juniper Berries and Geranium.

What are the notes in Anthony Black and Y Eau de Parfum Intense?

Anthony Black has top notes of Bergamot, Ginger and Apple, heart notes of Juniper Berries, Geranium and Sage, a base of Tonka Bean, Amberwood, Olibanum and Vetiver. Y Eau de Parfum Intense has top notes of Ginger, Juniper Berries and Bergamot, heart notes of Sage, Lavender and Geranium, a base of Vetiver, Patchouli and Cedar.