La Nuit De L'Homme (2009)
by Yves Saint Laurent

It's basically the original minus the classy and understated finesse, plus overbearing synthetic sweetness. Fans of Givenchy Play might like it.

Someone please wake me up when the epoch of super dull and uninspired designer scents comes to its fitting end.

Damn, I am getting sick of all these one-size-fits-all watery masculines. Who's decision was it to emasculate men's fragrances? Please let me know so I can call someone in that area and pay him to jap slap the person(s) responsible.

The sickly cousin of Armani Code

When YSL released L'Homme, many of us here were disappointed because it lacked the typical cunning of previous YSL fragrances. However, it still managed to smell good and it's one of those scents that can be worn for pretty much any occasion. But La Nuit? It's mainstream pseudo-oriental synthetic floral at its worst. One spray on my wrist and it almost instantly became oppressively cloying, easily overpowering the Terre d'Hermes I was already wearing (no small task!). The fragrance that came to mind as the closest match to this was Armani Code, only with the citrus (the opening of Code always gave me that Orange Glo vibe) toned down and the florals amped up, only where Code stays dignified and reserved throughout the life of the scent, La Nuit became annoying and overbearing. I'll pass on this one.

Oh me likes! Me likes manymuchness! This basically is the original but with more oriental notes added (like the tonka). Very sophisticated and well blended and I do believe has a fair amount of natural content, well to my nose anyway!

For those who don't get the original I really suggest you give it another go, as I felt exactly the same for some time, untill I really got to know this. It's subtle and really rather lovely! One of the better mainstream scents around for men me thinks!

the similarity between this and armani's code is uncanny, so much so that the same review more or less fits both. warmth, subtle sweetness, sensuality and a hint of freshness are all combined into a very pleasant concoction that is unlikely to offend anyone. very nice, though possibly undistinguished if not exactly bland. that's the surprise here, given that YSL's offerings usually have bags of highly distinctive character.

La Nuit De L'Homme is not the night shift of L'Homme but actually just 2 hours of overtime. Frankly, there are better options in Coty (Stetson Black). People speak about the "unavailability" of YSL scents these days in stores, and this one like the need to bathe in it L'Homme is a scents that flirts with unavailability even while you are wearing it. More like shadows really, the time of day not clear: here comes cedar to the rescue. Really, can't really bash it, Le Neutral De L'Homme...