It was pretty harsh at first but idk what happened in two days, it became MUCH BETTER. Its citrusy and soapy at the same time. Havent tried the actual YSL but its pretty good on its own. Does noseblind a bit, projects for about 1.5 hours or so. Cant really tell about the longevity cuz of noseblindness but its around 5-6 hours. Love it honesly