Timeless fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent

Advantages: Timeless classic
Disadvantages: Day rather than evening perfume

...from more modern perfumes, and it;s timeless. The Packaging Still the distinctive blue, silver and black atomisateur - exactly the same as it was in 1971. The price Compared to other designer perfumes, it is relatively cheap. Around £32 for a medium-sized eau de toilette . On the internet, on sites like Amazon and eBay, much cheaper. Around £11.00 Why I Wear It Over the years I have tried many scents but I always come back to Rive Gauche, especially in the summer. as a young studnet in 1977, I thought it the ultimate in chic. It still smells great, although for evening wear I would probably switch to YSL's other classic, Opium. But that's another story....

bookaddict 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Just One Spray

Advantages: very popular, nice smell, great packaging
Disadvantages: none

...Rive Gauche is a very strong perfume and definitely one for the evening. It is by Yves Saint Laurent and is very popular, many people I know wear it. Even after YSL bringing out many new perfumes none seem to beat this one. I have tested out some of the recent ones but still do not like any of them as much as this. Thi perfume could be worn in day but I think it is for night. It comes in different measures but I have the 50ml bottle which is around £26+ I am not too sure. The smell is hard to describe, I would probably describe it as flowery but very strong. You do not need to wear lots of this fragrance so one spritz would be enough. This stays on very well so you do not need a lot on for this reason too. One thing I love about the perfume is the packaging it is very posh and luxurious. This has a very classy look with the blue...

ms19 20.01.2003 · Read review
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An excellent present UPDATED

Advantages: Lovely fragrance, good range of products
Disadvantages: Possibly expensive?

...If you're looking for a perfume to buy as a present for a lady of any age - then look no further than Rive Gauche by Yves St Laurent. There is a wide range of products from which to choose so you can spend as much or as little as your wallet will allow. The fragrance itself is quite light and not too overpowering so it is equally suitable for wearing during the day or during the evening. It also means that it would be an excellent choice of gift for someone whose tastes you weren't quite sure of. The design of the packaging and the containers holding the perfumes and powders are all a distinctive blue, silver and black, which makes them instantly recognisable as Rive Gauche. The 50ml eau de toilette spray currently costs £26 in the Empire Stores catalogue, but I would imagine that it could be bought more cheaply at one...

SusanLesley 12.11.2000 (24.10.2001) · Read review
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Effortless Parisian Relaxation

Advantages: Hotel Cat; Location; Comfort; Friendliness
Disadvantages: No view

...Despite living in France for a year, and visiting on numerous occasions I'd never actually been to Paris before. So for a first visit I really wanted the hotel to live up to the promise of the city - and the Hotel Saint Paul Rive Gauche certainly did that. Right from the welcome at reception we knew things would be relaxed here. The hotel cat, Sputnik, lounging on the reception desk summed up the feel. If anything my only gripe came at this point, and it was nothing to do with the cat (who was fantastic, though I do recognise not everyone would be so happy to see a moggy at reception), but rather that the receptionist spoke to us in English when I was speaking in French. Really a very minor complaint when her English was so good, and it's a common trait in the big French cities and not really worth getting worked up about. Staying...

blackpuddinonnabike 08.04.2008 · Read review
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my favourite

Advantages: smells wonderful and lasts for hours
Disadvantages: none

...I have been using rive gauche for more than 10 yrs and have tried others during that time but have never really found another that i loved as much, it's fragrance is sweet but not overpowering and i find it suits me and i am often told so, people say they love the smell and ask me what it is, then they go out and buy it too. So we can't all be wrong. I also find that certain fragrances can give me headaches too but i have never had one while wearing rive gauche, it also lasts ages. i do however believe that as we all smell differently anyhow it can smell different from one person to another but i would definately recommend it to anyone....

inde 12.07.2000 · Read review
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YSL Touche Eclat (radiant Touch)

Advantages: Great concealer, smooth and long lasting
Disadvantages: Expensive

...f I could only have one item in my handbag I would have to go for YSL Touch Éclat. I?ve been using it now for about three years and it?s the only thing I just can?t fault. I remember watching a programme with Geri Halliwell and she pulled it out of her handbag and slapped a load on and I though it looked so expensive. In my opinion is its good enough for every celebrity out there and every makeup artist rates it, then its good enough for me. I couldn?t believe it when for my birthday my mum had brought me one. I was so excited when I saw the gold box and got it straight out. It is such a luxurious item and the beautiful gold pen in comes in is so exquisite. I think I inherited my dark circles from my mum because no matter how much sleep we get our eyes always look dark, sometimes mine even look bruised and you can see all...

samy12345 19.06.2007 · Read review
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YSL Elle

Advantages: nice packaging and bottle design, nice scent
Disadvantages: poor staying power

...Yves Saint Laurent Elle is a fragrance which was released by YSL in October 2007; as well as the perfume you can also purchase other YSL Elle fragranced bath and beauty products which also help to layer and compliment the scent of the perfume. People who have dry skin and find that the perfume doesn't have particularly good staying power on them would benefit from using the complimentary shower gel and body lotion before applying the perfume as this would gave the scent a base to layer itself upon therefore increasing the longevity of the perfume fragrance. All peoples skin types are different and perfumes, body lotions, shower gels etc act differently on each individual because of the different oils in our skin. As you can see from the picture at the top of this review the bottle of YSL Elle is supplied in a tall think bright pink...

just.bcoz 16.08.2008 (15.08.2008) · Read review
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YSL Touche eclat

Advantages: easy to carry around
Disadvantages: slightly pricey

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Fashion123 30.09.2008 · Read review
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YSL touche eclat- my little ray of light

Advantages: radiance in one click
Disadvantages: none

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satc_gal 25.05.2009 · Read review
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YSL Touche Eclat - Banish those blemishes!

Advantages: Really good colour, really works to hide blemishes!
Disadvantages: Have to blend it in quite well

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ivytoad 17.01.2008 · Read review
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