Rive Gauche is a Floral Aldehyde fragrance for women.
Rive Gauche was by perfumer Michel Hy. Its name – ‘Left Bank’- stands for the left side of the river Seine, an intellectual, hip, and slightly more bohemian side of Paris. Rive Gauche is a fragrance for free and independent women, a gracious inhabitant of the city who likes the sun and wind more than anything but who is also quintessentially metropolitan.
Product Details
Top notes: Aldehydes, Green Notes, Honeysuckle, Bergamot, Peach, and Lemon
Base notes: Oakmoss, Tahitian Vetiver, Musk, Sandalwood, Amber, and Tonka Bean
Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent 100ml
The well-known and much-loved composition of floral aldehydes was enriched in the 2000s with clear woody and aromatic accords. The aldehyde note is now surrounded by pelargonium and rose absolute, which somewhat softens the sharp metal note of the original composition, ending with a comfortable combination of oakmoss, vetiver, musk, and balsamic notes.
And yet those changes leave the fragrance very recognizable – all the way to the arty flacon. It is a great addition to any perfume lover’s collection due to its true versatility and impeccable, ‘very French’ taste. Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent 100ml Eau de Toilette comes in a charming blue bottle with silver and black detailing. A great fragrance for young, free-spirited, and independent women.
The history of the House of Saint Laurent is a colorful one, defined specifically by its founder’s Le Smoking tuxedo and Hedi Slimane’s brand overhaul. This is what makes the Parisian fashion label so culturally significant.
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FROM WHOLESALER TO RETAILER
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CLIMATE CONTROL
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