Yves Saint Laurent
La Nuit de l'Homme
Yves Saint Laurent's nocturnal seducer, La Nuit de l'Homme plays the contrast between the freshness of cardamom, the sweetness of tonka bean and a subtle cumin. Elegant, pared-back and sensual, a masculine cut out for the evening.
Perfumer Anne Flipo
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Cardamom
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Lavender · Cedar · Orange blossom
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Base Several hours
Cumin · Sandalwood · Tonka bean
What its composition says
- 3 materials in the base for 1 on top: the pyramid is built for staying power rather than for the opening.
- Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- Sandalwood: conversely, a material of the common core — 29% of the catalogue contains it.
- Spicy, woody, aromatic, floral and gourmand: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
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