Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, released in 2011, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre: fresh spicy, soft spicy and ozonic, about 6h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Shares a similar fresh, airy violet leaf and citrus vibe reminiscent of Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre's crisp opening.
It shares its ozonic, woody and fresh spicy accords with Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 1,075 community ratings.
Offers a bright violet leaf and cedar accord that leans into the same ozonic, uplifting territory as Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre.
It shares its woody, ozonic and aromatic accords with Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 1,081 community ratings.
Evokes the clean, violet-tinted freshness and soft spice character of Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre in a lighter footprint.
It shares its woody and aromatic accords with Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 787 community ratings.
Combines sharp violet leaf, pepper, and clean woods for a more intense take on the Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre scent profile.
It shares its woody and green accords with Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, lasts about 7h against 6h and carries 1,192 community ratings.
Presents a crisp violet leaf and aromatic spice profile echoing the fresh, woody appeal of Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre.
It shares its fresh spicy, woody and aromatic accords with Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre, opens on Violet Leaf and Bergamot too, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 1,417 community ratings.
Calvin Klein Man, at about $25 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 80% less than Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre.
Mancera Wind Wood, at about 7h on skin, against about 6h for Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre.
Lanvin Eclat d'Arpege Pour Homme, at 83% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Lanvin Eclat d'Arpege Pour Homme saves you about $130 a year against Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre. 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. Mancera Wind Wood comes closest at 7.2h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-18.