MandarinOpens with
Orange BlossomHeart
LavenderDries down to
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Yves Saint Laurent · Sold as feminine
Libre L’Eau Nue
The crisp air just before a summer storm, where the scent of citrus and lavender mingles with the promise of rain.
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Libre L’Eau NuePremium · $100–250
50%Similar accords, often for lessLemon Pie · ZaraBudget tier, under $40 · shares lemon and orange blossom8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Libre L’Eau Nue by Yves Saint Laurent, launched in 2025 and crafted by Anne Flipo and Carlos Benaïm, is a fresh interpretation of the brand's iconic Libre line. It opens with a vibrant burst of mandarin and lemon, creating an immediate sense of brightness and clarity. The heart note of orange blossom adds a delicate floral touch, while lavender introduces a subtle herbal freshness that cuts through the sweetness without overpowering it. This composition balances modernity with Yves Saint Laurent's heritage of elegance and sophistication.
One to two sprays is sufficient — the vibrant top notes are quick to dissipate, but the subtle white florals and lavender linger for hours. This fragrance reads best close to skin rather than in a wide sillage, so apply it directly on pulse points.
Fig. 01 — Libre L’Eau Nue, 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 Carlos Benaïm
The Libre line
18 fragrances, compared side by side
Designer Yves Saint Laurent
More from the house · founded 1961 · France
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The originalLibre L’Eau NueYves Saint Laurent · Premium · $100–250Zara · 2018Lemon PieShares Lemon and Orange blossomunder $40★ 4.04 (85)53%Match
Dolce&Gabbana · 2025Masculine Re-Edition 1999Shares Lemon, Orange blossom and Lavender$40–100★ 3.86 (35)50%Match
Zara · 2018Scent #3Shares Lemon and Lavenderunder $40★ 4.28 (39)
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Adds woody, fresh spicy and powdery; shares lemon.
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Respected, if divisive: loved by 29%, disliked or hated by 16%.