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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2021

La Nuit de l'Homme Bleu Electrique

Bleu Électrique opens with a jolt of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal in its brightness, lifted by bergamot that keeps the spice from turning too earthy.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2021
Statusenriched
2021 · Fragrance
lav·car·ber·vet
Rating
4.6
4.2k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Lavender
    75
  • Cardamom
    65
  • Bergamot
    60
  • Vetiver
    55
  • Cedar
    50

By the editors · 2 min readBleu Électrique opens with a jolt of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal in its brightness, lifted by bergamot that keeps the spice from turning too earthy. The initial blast is sharp and awake, more about clarity than seduction, a departure from the drowsier original La Nuit de l'Homme.

As it settles, lavender takes center stage with surprising restraint. This isn't the powdery barbershop variety but something cleaner and slightly metallic, almost cool to the touch. The spices from the opening linger underneath, giving the lavender an unexpected edge.

The base of vetiver and cedar provides a linear, woody foundation that never quite warms up. The whole composition stays bright and tense rather than relaxing into sensuality. It suits someone looking for a contemporary aromatic that values energy over mystery, ideal for those who found the original too heavy or sweet.

Filed: Yves Saint LaurentSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap