Year of Release: 2011
Perfumer: Olivier Polge & Carlos Benaim
Class: Aquatic, floral
Notes: top notes of Calabria Bergamot, Nutmeg, Pink Pepper mid notes of Violet Leaf Accord, Grand Vert Basil, Star Anise and base notes of Indonesia Patchouli, Haiti Vetiver, Leather
Sizes: 50-100ml edt
Price range: $40-$70
Description: I decided to buy this fragrance having both L'Homme and La Nuit de L'Homme from the YSL house, in my collection, I have to say their is a lot of love and hate towards this fragrance my own thought is this is a good fragrance, and has by miles the best opening out of all the L'Homme line the bottle looks great and probably in my opinion is the best looking, even the spritzer tube is stylish and adds to the feel of the bottle.
Opening: the opening like I mentioned is by far the best, I've heard people say it reminds them of the original L'Homme, I really don't see that, nor do I see the cotton candy vibe, yes this is sweet, but its way to floral, and nothing edible/gourment to give that vibe, it also has a aquatic feel , you get the bergamont and pink pepper and some of the basil but its very well blended, it has a straight out of the shower feel about the opening
dry down: the dry down is in two very different parts for me, anyone who has worn Libre will know where I'm going with this, the first part is that amazing opening, this lasts for about 2-3 hours on my skin, and will get you noticed, and compliments too, the second part to me is were Libre takes a big nose dive! it just starts to fall apart around the 3-4 hour mark, and become a very boring mix of patchouli and vetiver, which is barely noticeable becomes a lot more closer to the skin and very bland nothing of the exciting opening is there, and to me is a bit of a disappointment I was hoping for more!
final thoughts: all in all not a bad fragrance, but I cant help but think if YSL had spent an extra bit of their time on this they could have made a remarkable fragrance like La Nuit, this is a great smell for the first few hours, just make sure, that if your out to make an impression or maybe for a date, that you spray it on just before you leave, or you may be left with a dud that's very unremarkable, but I'll keep this in my collection just for the opening!, if I need something for a few hours that will get me noticed, ill reach for this any day of the week!
season: anytime of year, best suited spring/fall
longevity: good 2-4 hours
occasion: casual, date, work, signature
age range: 18+
over all rating: 7 out of 10
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