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Wind Song Breezy vs Y

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

Updated 1,225 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Y takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Wind Song Breezy

    Choose it for a white floral and woody character.

  • Y

    Choose it for a green and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Wind Song Breezy0/1
Y1/1
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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Wind Song BreezyPrince Matchabelli
YYves Saint Laurent
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
4.16/ 5 · 1,225 votes
Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

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
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity68
〰 Sillage61
♥ Love / hate79
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value55
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
white floral100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
citrus77%
aromatic69%
amber61%
green100%
white floral92%
earthy84%
woody77%
aldehydic69%
mossy61%
Scent match41%Some overlap · both white floral and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15 to 30 minutes
HoneysuckleBergamotLemon
Heart1.5 to 3 hours
Lily of the ValleyGardeniaJasmineSpicesRose
Base3 to 5 hours
SandalwoodPatchouliCedarwoodGalbanumBenzoinOakmossVetiverAmber
Top
AldehydesGreen NotesGalbanumHoneysucklePeachGardeniaMirabelle Plum
Heart
HiacynthOrris RootYlang-YlangJasmineTuberoseBulgarian Rose
Base
OakmossCivetVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodBenzoinStyraxAmber
InformationalShared notesHoneysuckle, Gardenia, Jasmine and Rose. Durations are only published for Wind Song Breezy, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter43
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men11
Unisex41
Women48
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,789

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#25,919

PerfumerMichel Hy

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerYHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Wind Song Breezy by Prince Matchabelli is a vintage woody floral fragrance created as a fresh flanker to the famous original Wind Song. It opens with bright lemon and tart bergamot softened by sweet, sunny honeysuckle. The middle transitions into an expressive bouquet of white floral notes, combining lily of the valle…

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.

Do Wind Song Breezy and Y smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral and woody accords. Common notes include Honeysuckle, Gardenia, Jasmine and Rose.

What are the notes in Wind Song Breezy and Y?

Wind Song Breezy has top notes of Honeysuckle, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Lily of the Valley, Gardenia, Jasmine and Spices, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Galbanum. 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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