Moments Parfum vs Y
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
36%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Y takes 4 of 5 categories.
Moments ParfumChoose it for a powdery and earthy character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, day or night wear.
YChoose it for a green and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in spring.
Moments Parfum1/5
Y4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Y
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Y
- Sillage & projection
- Moments Parfum
- Value for money
- Y
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Y
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Moments ParfumPriscilla PresleyYYves Saint LaurentWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.36/ 5 · 11 votes
Have 43%Had 20%Want 37%
4.16/ 5 · 1,225 votes
Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%
Category winnerYRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate45%Love
45%Like
9%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
11 votes · too few to score
44%Love
40%Like
4%Ok
12%Dislike
0%Hate
1,225 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityY
SillageMoments Parfum
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerYBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothpowdery100%
earthy92%
woody84%
floral77%
animalic69%
musky61%
green100%
white floral92%
earthy84%
woody77%
aldehydic69%
mossy61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both earthy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop30 to 45 minutes
BergamotCorianderPeachViolet
Heart2 to 3 hours
Orris RootJasminePeonyRoseTuberose
Base3 to 4 hours
AmberOakmossLeatherMuskPatchouliVanillaVetiverCivet
Top
AldehydesGreen NotesGalbanumHoneysucklePeachGardeniaMirabelle Plum
Heart
HiacynthOrris RootYlang-YlangJasmineTuberoseBulgarian Rose
Base
OakmossCivetVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodBenzoinStyraxAmber
InformationalShared notesPeach, Orris Root, Jasmine and Rose. Durations are only published for Moments Parfum, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring50
Summer100
Fall100
Winter75
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter43
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#51,888
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#25,869
PerfumerMichel Hy
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerYHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotMoments Parfum by Priscilla Presley is a vintage oriental floral fragrance launched in 1990 that delivers a powdery, earthy, and richly floral profile. The scent opens with a contrast of bright bergamot, herbal coriander, soft violet, and velvety peach. As it settles, a lush bouquet of rose, jasmine, tuberose, and peo…
Reviews →Y by Yves Saint Laurent is a crisp, bitter-green chypre perfume that opens with a sharp burst of galbanum, aldehydes, and tart mirabelle plum before settling into dewy hyacinth, creamy gardenia, and earthy oakmoss. First released in 1964, it balances brisk botanical freshness with a warm, mossy base of vetiver and pat…
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, Moments Parfum or Y?
Y takes 4 of 5 categories. Moments Parfum is rated 4.36/5 from 11 votes; Y is rated 4.16/5 from 1,225 votes. Choose Moments Parfum for a powdery and earthy character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, day or night wear. Choose Y for a green and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Moments Parfum or Y?
Y lasts longest (Y 68/100, Moments Parfum 64/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Moments Parfum or Y?
Moments Parfum projects furthest (Moments Parfum 71/100, Y 61/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Moments Parfum and Y smell similar?
Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share earthy and woody accords. Common notes include Peach, Orris Root, Jasmine and Rose.
Is Moments Parfum or Y better for summer or winter?
Moments Parfum suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Moments Parfum and Y?
Moments Parfum has top notes of Bergamot, Coriander, Peach and Violet, heart notes of Orris Root, Jasmine, Peony and Rose, a base of Amber, Oakmoss, Leather and Musk. Y has top notes of Aldehydes, Green Notes, Galbanum and Honeysuckle, heart notes of Hiacynth, Orris Root, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Civet, Vetiver and Patchouli.
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