Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Lemon and lavender on a tidy studio table by an open window.

Libre L’Eau Nue by Yves Saint Laurent, bottle pictured with its key notes: Lemon, Mandarin and Orange Blossom
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

  3. Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h

Lasts
3–6 h
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate, 2 of 4
When to wear

SeasonSummer

Time of dayDaytime

Best forWork

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity155 votes

    Most voted: 52%Moderate

    19%Weak

  • Sillage162 votes

    Most voted: 46%Moderate

    43%Intimate

  • Season156 votes

    Most voted: 54%Summer

    35%Spring

  • Time of day156 votes

    Most voted: 58%Daytime

    29%Office

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Longevity155 votes

  • Very weak14%21 votes
  • Weak19%29 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)52%80 votes
  • Long lasting13%20 votes
  • Eternal3%5 votes

Sillage162 votes

  • Intimate43%70 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)46%74 votes
  • Strong10%17 votes
  • Enormous1%1 vote

Season156 votes

  • Spring35%55 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)54%85 votes
  • Autumn6%10 votes
  • Winter4%6 votes

Time of day156 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)58%90 votes
  • Office29%45 votes
  • Evening10%15 votes
  • Night out4%6 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €8.91Was €13.90SAVE 36%
    • Per ml: €2.97/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • Best value

    30ml

    To keep it

    Price: Now €55.80Was €123.90SAVE 55%
    • Per ml: €1.86/ml37% less per ml than 3ml
    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear

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 decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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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.

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  • Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum decant

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    3ml: was €13.90, now €8.91

  • Yves Saint Laurent Libre decant

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    3ml: was €13.90, now €8.91

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  • Yves Saint Laurent Y Le Parfum decant

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Frequently asked questions

What does Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue smell like?

Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue opens with Lemon and Mandarin. The heart brings Orange Blossom. It dries down to Lavender.

Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (52% of votes), and 16% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (46% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 54% of season votes.

Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 4% of season votes go to winter.

Is Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 87% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 13% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 29% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue?

Libre L’Eau Nue is made by Yves Saint Laurent. It was launched in 2025.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue?

A 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue 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’Eau Nue, 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’Eau Nue decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue 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.