Yves Saint Laurent · 2021
Libre Eau de Toilette Eau de Parfum
Longevity
4–8 hmost of 22 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 62 people
Season
Warmer months9 in 10 season mentions
floral
romantic
clean lavender citrus, jasmine tea, soft musk sweetness
Scent Notes
Floral / White Floral
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What the community says
Soapy, made for warmer months
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 79 describe how long it lasts, 62 how far it projects and 70 how it smells. Most other posts only name Libre Eau de Toilette.
How long it lasts79 people
4–8 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 4–8 hours. From 22 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (5.5 h).
15%
30% Moderate
55% Long-lasting
15% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
How far it projects62 people
Projection varies
about half say it projects strongly
about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately
In words
No single story here: about half say it projects strongly, while about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
When people wear it38 mentions
9 in 10
season mentions are warmer
9 in 10 warmer1 in 10 other seasons
From 38 mentions of a season.
Warmer monthsOffice
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
Yves Saint Laurent Libre Eau de Toilette: what people say about it.
In short: Soapy, made for warmer months.
Worn by everyone.
Most people get 4–8 hours of wear (22 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 5.5 hours).
About 55% of 79 people say it lasts a long time (mixed reports on wear time).
Projection varies (62 people): No single story here: about half say it projects strongly, while about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
Of the 38 mentions of a season, about 9 in 10 are about warmer weather.
People wear it most for: warmer months, office.
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 200+ 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.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Yves Saint Laurent Libre Eau de Toilette comes across as clean lavender citrus, jasmine tea, soft musk sweetness. It opens with lavender, bergamot and mandarin orange, moves into orange blossom, jasmine tea and jasmine and settles on musk, vanilla and ambergris. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. It suits date nights. Released in 2021.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for date nights.
- Sample first if: white floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike citrus fragrances.
Around $162.
Explore more: More from Yves Saint Laurent · Floral perfumes · Lavender perfumes · Bergamot perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
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 clean lavender citrus, jasmine tea, soft musk sweetness. It opens with lavender, bergamot and mandarin orange, moves into orange blossom, jasmine tea and jasmine and settles on musk, vanilla and ambergris.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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