Yves Saint Laurent · 2006
L'Homme EDT
Longevity
2–6 hmost of 70 people
Projection
Close70% of 200+ people
Season
Warmer months7 in 10 season mentions
fresh
sweet
uplifting
skin-close
Bright ginger and citrus with spicy violet
Scent Notes
Fresh
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What the community says
A warm-weather scent
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook groups, updated 25 Oct 2026: 290+ describe how long it lasts, 260+ how far it projects and 98 how it smells. Most other posts only name L'Homme.
How long it lasts200+ people
2–6 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 2–6 hours. From 70 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4 h).
55% Fades quickly
30% Moderate
15%
15% long-lasting · rounded to the nearest 5%
Wear time varies a lot
How far it projects200+ people
70%
say it stays close to the skin
70% Close to skin
20%
20% moderate · 10% strong · rounded to the nearest 5%
Leans soft
When people wear it86 mentions
7 in 10
season mentions are warmer
7 in 10 warmer3 in 10 other seasons
From 86 mentions of a season.
Warmer monthsOffice
Good to know
Fades quickly for manySniff firstof 200+
say it fades quickly, 15% say it lasts a long time
How it smells, in their words98 people
fresh22
How many of the 98 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Creators on L'Homme2 videos
Summary in words
Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme: what people say about it.
In short: A warm-weather scent.
Most often worn by men.
Most people get 2–6 hours of wear (70 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4 hours).
About 55% of 200+ people say it fades quickly (wear time varies a lot).
About 70% of 200+ people say it stays close to the skin (leans soft).
Of the 86 mentions of a season, about 7 in 10 are about warmer weather.
People wear it most for: warmer months, office.
22 of the 98 people who describe how it smells call it fresh, the word used most.
Fades quickly for many: 55% of 200+ say it fades quickly, 15% say it lasts a long time. Worth a sniff first.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 400+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Facebook groups are private, so we count what people say there but never show names, quotes or links from them.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme comes across as Bright ginger and citrus with spicy violet. It opens with ginger, bergamot and lemon, moves into violet, spices and white pepper and settles on tonka bean, cedarwood and vetiver. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2006.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and sweet for the office.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $90.
Explore more: More from Yves Saint Laurent · Fresh perfumes · Ginger perfumes · Bergamot perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
Yves Saint Laurent has been releasing fragrances since 1964; Scendira lists 313 of them, with 77 in stock live. The catalogue divides cleanly into the vintage-heritage arm (Opium 1977, Rive Gauche 1971) and the modern gender-fluid line, Libre, Y, MYSLF, Myself, Libre Le Parfum. Prices in stock run $9 to $390. Community's top five right now are the divisive-and-loved Opium Pour Homme EDP (star anise vanilla cedar, 1995), Opium Parfum (1977 amber incense spice), 6 place Saint Sulpice (smoky leather resin, 2017), Y EDP (fresh apple sage aromatic, 2018) and Rive Gauche pour Homme (fougère star-anise, 2003). Family lean is gourmand-forward on the feminine side, fresh-aromatic on the masculine side.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Bright ginger and citrus with spicy violet. It opens with ginger, bergamot and lemon, moves into violet, spices and white pepper and settles on tonka bean, cedarwood and vetiver.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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