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Fragrance Locker Libree is a Parfum. Libree opens with Mandarin, Petitgrain, Lavender, and Blackcurrant, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Jasmine, and Lavender, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, Vanilla, and Ambergris. Fragrance Locker's Libree carries a Statement verdict, a green-led wear.

Libree goes after Libre's signature lavender-meets-vanilla contrast, the fresh aromatic top against a sweet, boozy base, and the tension comes through recognisably, though the vanilla reads sweeter and less refined than YSL's polished original.
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Libree Parfum bottle
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

Performance

Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Also Works:
Fall Winter

The warm vanilla base suits cooler months, though the aromatic lavender opening keeps it wearable in transitional weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Formal

A bold, statement fragrance best suited to evenings, dates and dressier occasions rather than daily office wear.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Lavender Lavandula Hybrida Oil from Lavender
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

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About

YSL's Libre built its identity on an unusual contrast: fresh, masculine-leaning lavender pushed up against a warm, sweet vanilla and musk base, a combination the brand marketed explicitly around freedom and contradiction, and it has become one of the most awarded modern feminine fragrances for exactly that friction. Libree pursues the same idea, opening with lavender, mandarin, blackcurrant and petitgrain, moving into orange blossom and jasmine sambac with more lavender in the heart, then closing on vanilla, musk, ambergris and cedar. The lavender-citrus opening captures the original's freshness well, and the vanilla base delivers the expected sweetness. What is harder to reproduce is the specific balance YSL achieved between the two halves; Libre's lavender stays sharp and aromatic even as the vanilla builds, while Libree's vanilla comes forward faster and reads a touch simpler and sweeter, softening that deliberate contrast. Performance is also shorter, with the fragrance settling into a soft vanilla-musk skin scent well ahead of the original. A fair way to test the lavender-vanilla combination before committing to the real bottle.