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Liberty 55

The Parfum Hub Liberty 55 is an Eau de Parfum. Liberty 55 opens with Mandarin, Petitgrain, Lavender, and Blackcurrant, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, Vanilla, and Ambergris. The Parfum Hub's Liberty 55 carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

Liberty 55 takes on YSL Libre's lavender-vanilla fougere and gets the aromatic-sweet contrast right early on, but the base thins into a generic musk faster than the original's slow-burning vanilla.

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Bold
Liberated
Warm
Confident

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Inspired by

Libre by Yves Saint Laurent

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Libre the original Liberty 55 inspired by

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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

Mandarin

Blackcurrant

Petitgrain

Heart

Orange Blossom

Jasmine

Base

Vanilla

Musk

Cedar

Ambergris

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Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring

Also Works:

Fall Winter

The lavender-vanilla combination is versatile enough for most of the year, though it feels most balanced outside peak summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Office

Confident and polished enough for the office or a date, with enough softness for casual everyday wear too.

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

Liberty 55 is built around the same aromatic-lavender-meets-vanilla contrast that made YSL's Libre a modern classic. The opening is convincing: a burst of lavender against orange blossom and jasmine gives the same bright, slightly masculine-leaning floral effect that Libre is known for. Where it starts to pull away from the original is in the drydown - Libre's cedarwood and musk base has real weight and keeps developing for hours, while Liberty 55 settles more quickly into a flatter white musk with less of that woody backbone. The vanilla is present but softer, so the composition reads sweeter and less structured than the designer version by the mid-point of wear. It still carries the liberated, confident mood that makes Libre popular, just without the same lasting sillage - expect solid performance for the first few hours before it becomes a close skin scent. A sensible way to try the lavender-vanilla idea without the flagship price, best topped up if you need it to last through a full day.