L'Homme (2006)
by Yves Saint Laurent

This really is a sleeper! When I first tried this on a card I thought boooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrinnnnnnnnnnng, what a disapointment! Then I tried it on my skin and thought, hmmmmm big deal. Then I tried it a few more times, gave it a proper wearing and I have to say I am now very impressed. I think YSL have tried to create a "modern classic". Its very subtle, nothing ground breaking but very sophisticated and easy to wear. Its very well blended and lasts a long time too. It does change and develop quite a bit hence why I think you reallyneed to give this one some time. Perfect understated fragrance.

I tried some hours ago. One word: boring, boring, boring.
I said one word? Ohhhh yeaaaaa, but this products is verrrrryyy boring. You dont think is YSL....Romantic smell, but not classy, not exclusive. Fruity or floral....but I dont know.
If you love to be unique, dont buy L Homme.

I regret purchasing this. Was caught off-guard by the YSL name, sprayed and thought it would be better on the drydown. Completely wrong. Nice, clean smell like Burberry's London. Nothing original here. It lasts two hours or so. Want my money back not bceause it's a bad fragrance, but because it was a huge let down.

What a journey it has been with this one. I wore close to 12 sprays of this and boy it did'nt have me gasping for breath..such is the quality of this remarkable gem. i dont know how to put it, but some how, they have managed to set a "Volume" on this one. it never gets too heavy.

opens with some kind of blunt citrus along with the touch of Violets and basil that have done the trick here for me in the opening to mids....immediately this classic moves in to a warm "GLOW" and it reminds one (only reminds) of a "softer" and much luxurious version of a Dior Homme. the Ginger used here strangely reminded me of the raw ginger used in Quorom Silver..only this is 100 times more refined, subtle and been kept under the right volume...Ginger somehow holds the frgrance hereon along with the tonka bean that has been treated with so much finesse; it gives of an mirage of vanilla..but its not, least my guess...the cedar adds its charms with its touch of woodiness which is very light handed and effective. i get the Ginger all the way to the base on my skin, but by no means this turns a green scent...the presense of vetiver is only little i thnk..or maybe the ginger is eclipsing the same...

it's no Dior Homme. its much much better than that. a must have for me. A very comforting/warm scent for winters/summers alike. going to office cant get any better/classier than this. its certianly for someone who doesnt have to try too hard. "class" all the way.

For a long time I bashed this one. It didn't seem to have that YSL "DNA". It didn't seem to be dangerous, dark, eccentric or interesting the way the other YSL fragrances are. My first thoughts were that L'Homme smelled extremely generic. But one afternoon I was wearing a sample of it and wound up getting an enthusiastic comment from a girl I was dating. So, like a little chimp, I ran out the next day and bought a bottle. I still felt that it wasn't up to YSL snuff, but it was better than I thought. As time went on, I found that I liked it more and more. The topnotes weren't my favorite part, but I liked the way the effervescent ginger collided with the vetiver in the base.

It's never going to be the best thing that YSL has released, but I do like it. It has more depth than it seems at first glance, so do test it thoroughly. If you're wanting to smell good for girls who don't care about the particular minutiae of your perfume while they're busy ripping off your shirt, then buy this and don't feel bad about wearing it. Girls will like it. Still, if you want them to bite you passionately, obsess over you, sleep with garments that smell like you, well then... you'll have to wear Rive Gauche Pour Homme.

I may not be the biggest admirer of YSL scents but this is one major cop-out!

It’s totally boring and generic, and goes against everything that this house once stood for (even though their other scents weren’t to my tastes).

If you like your scents challenging and distinctive, avoid!