Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme, released in 2003, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme: aromatic, woody and fresh spicy, about 7h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 5/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The three closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
A traditional aromatic fougère that shares the soapy, spicy lavender profile seen in Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme.
It shares its aromatic, woody and fresh spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 1,087 community ratings.
Offers a classic barbershop feel reminiscent of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme, driven by clean lavender and oakmoss.
It shares its warm spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 35 community ratings.
A lighter, brighter take on the aromatic barbershop style of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme with fresh citrus and lavender.
It shares its aromatic, fresh spicy and woody accords with Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 905 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Brut Parfums Prestige Brut, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 70% less than Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme.
Fine Accoutrements American Blend, at about 5h on skin, against about 7h for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme.
Fine Accoutrements American Blend, at 84% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Brut Parfums Prestige Brut saves you about $55 a year against Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 3 last a full 8 hours. Fine Accoutrements American Blend comes closest at 5.1h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-10-02.