Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, released in 2011, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu: amber, warm spicy and smoky, about 7h on skin, projection 8/10, sillage 6/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
It leans into the warm, balsamic amber territory found in the reference, offering a smooth and resinous experience at a very accessible price point.
It shares its amber and warm spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 304 community ratings.
While softer, it evokes the warm, spicy, and slightly balsamic nuances that define the character of the original Yves Saint Laurent composition.
It shares its citrus accords with Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, lasts about 4h against 7h and carries 209 community ratings.
This fragrance captures the spicy, resinous incense character of Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu with a similarly elegant and sophisticated profile.
It shares its amber, aromatic and balsamic accords with Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, lasts about 5h against 7h and carries 1,149 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
This scent shares the spicy, incense-heavy DNA of the reference, providing a complex and warm aromatic experience that feels quite similar in spirit.
It shares its warm spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, lasts about 7h against 7h and carries 1,268 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
This fragrance offers a dark, spicy, and slightly floral impression that sits in the same family as the reference scent's incense-forward profile.
It shares its warm spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 458 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Halston Woman Amber, at about $25 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 85% less than Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu.
CoSTUME NATIONAL 21, at about 7h on skin, against about 7h for Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu.
Yves Rocher Accord Chic, at 88% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Halston Woman Amber saves you about $195 a year against Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. CoSTUME NATIONAL 21 comes closest at 7.4h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Yves Saint Laurent La Collection Nu notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-18.