Libre L'Absolu Platine
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Libre L'Absolu Platine by Yves Saint Laurent is a bright, soapy floral built on citrus and lavender. Bergamot and mandarin open it, lifted by aldehydes into something clean and sparkling. Lavender and blue lavender meet orange blossom at the centre, aromatic and white-floral rather than sweet. Amber and vanilla warm the base just enough to stop the aldehydes turning cold. It arrived in 2023 and is chosen far more by women than men, ideal for anyone who wants a fresh floral with real polish. Winter is its season, worn by day, at the office or into the evening. The longevity vote only leans moderate. Most wearers agree the sillage sits at moderate too, so it stays composed rather than loud. A 3ml decant is enough to carry it through one working week.
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The community verdict
With mostly moderate projection, Libre L'Absolu Platine pairs bergamot and aldehydes with lavender and orange blossom, then settles into amber and vanilla. Wear time divides between moderate and long-lasting. Its fresh, aromatic style fits winter days and works at the office.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Aldehydes
- Bergamot
- Mandarin Orange
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Blue Lavender
- Lavender
- Orange Blossom
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2023
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Lavender and mandarin on a camel coat in frosty light.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Aldehydes
- Bergamot
- Mandarin Orange
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Blue Lavender
- Lavender
- Orange Blossom
Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h
- Lasts
- 3–6 h
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity578 votes
Most voted: 45%Moderate
40%Long lasting
Sillage597 votes
Most voted: 57%Moderate
28%Strong
Season578 votes
Most voted: 50%Winter
25%Autumn
Time of day578 votes
Most voted: 40%Daytime
25%Office
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Longevity578 votes
- Very weak2%10 votes
- Weak3%18 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)45%258 votes
- Long lasting40%229 votes
- Eternal11%63 votes
Sillage597 votes
- Intimate10%57 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)57%341 votes
- Strong28%169 votes
- Enormous5%30 votes
Season578 votes
- Spring20%116 votes
- Summer5%29 votes
- Autumn25%144 votes
- Winter (Most voted)50%289 votes
Time of day578 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)40%231 votes
- Office25%145 votes
- Evening25%145 votes
- Night out10%57 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent opened as a French couture house in 1961 and added perfume to its work in 1964. The scents have a taste for contrast. Sweet coffee and vanilla sit on one side of the range, cool lavender, bergamot and geranium on the other, with cedar and vetiver keeping both grounded. Black Opium is where most people begin: a dark, sugary coffee accord smoothed with vanilla. Libre sets white flowers against lavender and citrus, crisp and a little severe. Y Eau de Parfum is the fresh, aromatic pick over woods, and Opium Pour Homme is warmer, softly spiced and powdery with a dry, herbal twist.
Frequently asked questions
What does Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine smell like?
Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine opens with Aldehydes, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange. The heart brings Blue Lavender, Lavender and Orange Blossom. It dries down to Amber and Vanilla.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (45% of votes), and 51% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (57% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 50% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 65% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 35% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 25% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine?
Libre L'Absolu Platine is made by Yves Saint Laurent. It was launched in 2023.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine?
A 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Yves Saint Laurent perfumes can I try?
Besides Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine, 10ML has Black Opium, Y Eau de Parfum and Libre from Yves Saint Laurent, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Yves Saint Laurent Libre L'Absolu Platine decant is filled by hand from an original Yves Saint Laurent bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.