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Yves Saint Laurent · Sold as masculine
La Nuit de L'Homme Eau Électrique
The hiss of an espresso machine two seconds before the cup arrives — where crisp citrus notes meet the comforting warmth of wood and vanilla, creating a moment of refined relaxation.
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La Nuit de L'Homme Eau ÉlectriquePremium · $100–250
54%Similar accords, often for lessPhantom Intense · RabanneMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares 6 of its 11 notes8 matches →How it wears
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Notes Pyramid
TopOpening
HeartThe Soul
BaseFoundation
The story behind the bottle.
La Nuit de L'Homme Eau Électrique by Yves Saint Laurent was launched in 2017 and is a composition that seamlessly blends freshness with warmth. Created by Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, and Juliette Karagueuzoglou, this Oriental Fougère fragrance opens with the vibrant zest of green apple, lemon, and mandarin orange. The heart introduces a harmonious blend of geranium, lavender, sage, and orange blossom, adding an herbal and floral dimension. As it settles into its base notes of vanilla, tonka bean, cashmere wood, cedar, patchouli, and vetiver, the fragrance evokes a sense of grounded sophistication.
Apply this fragrance with a light hand; its top notes are bright but fleeting. The base notes take about an hour to fully bloom, so plan accordingly. It reads best in cooler weather or during the evening when its warm undertones can shine.
Fig. 01 — La Nuit de L'Homme Eau Électrique, Yves Saint Laurent
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Anne Flipo
Elegance distilledAnne Flipo is a senior perfumer at IFF and one of the most accomplished noses of her generation, responsible for some of the most commercially successful and critically admired fragrances of the 21st century.
“Orange blossom takes a huge part in my signature too. It is the ingredient I would never be fed up with. I could create a thousand perfumes around it, without it ever being redundant.”
Anne Flipo · Everfumed (from Fernweh Editions), July 2020
Co-created with Dominique Ropion and Juliette Karagueuzoglou
The La Nuit de l'Homme line
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Designer Yves Saint Laurent
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What people
are saying.
Respected, if divisive: loved by 36%, disliked or hated by 17%.