L’homme Eau de Toilette

An absolute banger of a scent for younger guys. This is a sweet-fresh combo done to perfection, setting the benchmark of quality for all modern designer fragrances. For the first hour, YSL L’Homme greets you with a bright and uplifting introduction of citrus, nuanced with just a little bit of spice to make it interesting and masculine. After that, it starts to lean more towards a creamy, resinous sillage that is velvety and comforting, which to me is perfect for a school or office setting because it is assertive enough when you walk into a room, yet subtle enough to not choke out your peers in close proximity. This fragrance made a heavy impression on me in an oversaturated “blue-fragrance” landscape, and shifting trends has now alleviated this scent to become unique once again. Being extremely easy to wear on the daily, it’s a no-brainer that is also signature-worthy!

In an odd way this reminds me of Versace’s Man Eau Fraîche, just spicier and more oriental. It’s probably because I find the lemon in the opening very prominent, as well as the bergamot and cedar that both fragrances share also. This, however, is by no means a summer fragrance in my eyes. I wore this today in the middle of June and was reminded that warm spices in fragrance can be just about as cloying as sweet notes. Overall I find this fragrance sort of generic anyway — essentially a baseline spicy “masculine” fragrance — but it’s certainly an attractive scent and is quite alluring in the opening. It’s not a signature scent though; it’d work best for date nights and formal occasions, but neither warrant more than a few sprays in my opinion. Not bad.

Nearly a perfect scent (and I rarely use that word). A soft, woody, violet-splashed, ginger-spiced, cloud of heaven. My signature scent for years. I got married in this fragrance, and my wife still associates it with me more than a decade later. It would easily be the GOAT—if it weren’t for the poor projection and longevity. I was really excited when YSL FINALLY released the EDP a couple years ago, but they took it in a very different direction. Despite the performance issues, it’s still a 5/5 for me. Sometimes you just don’t need something to last all day, and can make perfectly good use of it for a date night. But seriously, if YSL found a way to improve the performance of this without changing the profile, it would be unstoppable!

I only came here to say the longevity is incredible with this one for me. I sprayed it on my hoodie this morning when I took my son to school- roughly 7:45am. Just now, after 7pm, I had to put my hoodie on to run outside and grab a package that was delivered next door by mistake. When I put the hoodie on, it smelled fresh as hell from some cologne. I was trying to determine what it could be when it hit me. Earlier this morning I sprayed YSL L'homme. Nearly 12 hours and I could smell it clear as day. Most people rated this as Moderate longevity, with some saying Long Lasting, and few who voted Eternal. I'd say it's Long Lasting at a minimum. Batch number is 38T4001- production date is April of 2020 (almost 6 years old).

Modern gentleman fragrance. That ginger, violet woody profile never gets old for me. I can wear it casually, on a date or even at special occasions. Never feels off. Like the whole L'Homme and LNDL line, there is something a touch feminine and it just gives it a little classy twist. I also think it was the first true fragrance I smelled. I remember getting a sample right around it was released. I will always have it in my collection. In case you want more affordable alternative, A&F Authentic Self Man is quite great.