How it smells
Main smell: vanilla and gourmand. It opens with lavender and mandarin orange, moves to lavender and Tunisian orange blossom and dries down to Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean.
- Came out
- 2020
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- spring
Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Yves Saint Laurent Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent EDP
Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent EDP carries the name of its own house. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Is Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by gourmand and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and gourmand smells and notes like lavender and Madagascar vanilla. Less obvious notes include bergamot, jasmine sambac and ambergris. Perfume fans rate it 4.24 out of 5.
Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent: day or night?
It works in the day and at night.
Other Yves Saint Laurent perfumes
The house has 88 perfumes here, led by Myslf Yves Saint Laurent, Kouros and La Nuit De L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent Le Parfum.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring and winter. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: spring, winter, summer and fall. If you need something for fall, Prada Amber is a better fit. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts about as long as Xerjoff Naxos and Chanel Pour Monsieur. Base notes like Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Chanel Pour Monsieur and Prada Amber.
Flankers and editions
There are 8 other versions of this perfume, released between 1975 and 2023.
Perfumes that smell like Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent
Similar picks to try: Xerjoff Naxos (4 shared notes), Chanel Pour Monsieur (6 shared notes), Prada Amber (4 shared notes) and Gisada Ambassador Intense (5 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Prada Amber starts from €132.
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
Questions people ask
Is Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent expensive?
It is on the expensive side: about €184 in Europe.
When did Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent come out?
It came out in 2020.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
What is the difference between Libre Intense Yves Saint Laurent EDP and L'Homme Libre?
The other one is the Eau de Toilette and lasts about 6 to 9 hours.