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Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme
The original reads: citrus · aromatic · sweet · woody.
The genuine fragrance
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme
citrus · aromatic · sweet · woody
Accords cited from Yves Saint Laurent (official)
The scent, note by note
How Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme is built
Notes as published by Yves Saint Laurent (official), mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to La Nuit de L'Homme, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's.
The signature we're matching: Tonka Bean · Lavender · Vetiver. The distinctive notes that define La Nuit de L'Homme, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme is the genuine fragrance here. It has no current retail offer showing, but the closest honest accessible version starts at $39, matched on La Nuit de L'Homme's cited citrus, aromatic, sweet, woody profile. The original still comes first; the alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.
Straight comparisons
La Nuit de L'Homme or one of these?
La Nuit de L'Homme or Eros?
Both read citrus, sweet. La Nuit de L'Homme leans aromatic, woody; Eros leans green, fruity, floral, amber.
La Nuit de L'Homme or Sauvage?
Both read citrus, woody. La Nuit de L'Homme leans aromatic, sweet; Sauvage leans spicy, amber.
La Nuit de L'Homme or Y?
Both read aromatic, sweet, woody. La Nuit de L'Homme leans citrus.
Common questions
Where can I buy Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme?
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme is the real designer fragrance, sold at most major retailers. When one of our partners carries it, a direct buy link shows up here. The "smells-like" alternatives below are for anyone who wants the profile for less.
What does Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme smell like?
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme opens with Bergamot; a heart of Cedar and Lavender; drying down to Vetiver and Tonka Bean, from notes Yves Saint Laurent (official) publishes. Those notes read as citrus, aromatic, sweet, woody, the coarse families Yves Saint Laurent (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme cost?
a real 5ml sample is $2.97; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $39.
What's the closest accessible alternative to La Nuit de L'Homme?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to La Nuit de L'Homme by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke La Nuit de L'Homme, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is AromaPassions Fortitude Extrait de Parfum a good dupe for La Nuit de L'Homme?
AromaPassions Fortitude Extrait de Parfum is the alternative we list first for La Nuit de L'Homme, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $39. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke La Nuit de L'Homme, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
What fragrances share notes with La Nuit de L'Homme?
Creed Viking (shares Tonka Bean, Lavender, Vetiver); Amouage Reflection 45 (shares Tonka Bean, Lavender, Vetiver); Al Haramain Amber Oud Smell Dubai (shares Tonka Bean, Lavender, Vetiver). These share specific notes with La Nuit de L'Homme, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of La Nuit de L'Homme's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of La Nuit de L'Homme, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to La Nuit de L'Homme?
La Nuit de L'Homme reads as citrus, aromatic, sweet, woody. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gioia, Tiziana Terenzi Akragas and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Amyris Homme nearby. We rank them by how many of La Nuit de L'Homme's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of La Nuit de L'Homme, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.