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Libre

Name: Libre Perfume Oil
Brand: Inspired Oil Perfumes

Inspired Oil Perfumes Libre is a perfume oil. Libre opens with Bergamot, Mandarin, and Lavender, settles into a heart of Jasmine Tea, Orange Blossom, and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Musk, Vanilla, and Ambergris. Inspired Oil Perfumes's Libre carries an Acquired verdict, a floral-led wear.

Inspired By Libre keeps a soft lavender note but loses the tension between herbal lavender and sweet vanilla-orange blossom that makes YSL's original feel modern; here the vanilla wins early and the composition reads simply sweet-floral.

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Elegant
Breezy
Warm
Confident

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Inspired by

Libre by Yves Saint Laurent

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Libre the original Libre inspired by

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.

Notes

Top

Lavender

Bergamot

Mandarin

Heart

Jasmine Tea

Orange Blossom

Jasmine

Base

Vanilla

Musk

Ambergris

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Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer

A lavender-vanilla floral that works across most of the year without a strong seasonal pull either way.

Best Occasions

Also Works:

Date

Warm and elegant enough for the office and easily dressed up for dates, without a bold enough profile for big formal events.

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

Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
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 Libre built its identity on a deliberate contrast between masculine, herbal lavender and a traditionally feminine sweet vanilla-orange blossom base - a tug-of-war that gives the fragrance its distinctive, slightly unresolved character. This oil opens with a genuine lavender note, which is a promising start, but the jasmine tea-orange blossom heart softens quickly and the vanilla-musk-ambergris base takes over earlier than it should, so the herbal-sweet tension the original is built around never really develops. What remains is a warm, pleasant vanilla-floral that is easy to wear but noticeably less distinctive than the fragrance it is copying.