YSL · 2006 · Anne Flipo, Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion

L'Homme

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Bright bergamot and ginger over white pepper and cardamom, drying to vetiver, cedar and a sweet tonka.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Homme’s scent picture, a draft: vetiver, ginger, bergamot, citrus wood, cardamom, cedar drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

L'Homme, top notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Cardamom, Black pepper, Basil, Violet

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Homme, dry-down: Vetiver, Citrus wood, Cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay), Sandalwood, Amber, Tonka (coumarin)

What’s inside it

What the label names

10 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Lyric WomanAmouage · shares vetiver, ginger, bergamot, cardamom and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
La Nuit de L'HommeYSL · shares vetiver, bergamot, cardamom, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$105 for 100 ml
Touch for MenBurberry · shares vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar), black pepper, violet (sweet violet) and 1 more$112 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.