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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2017

La Nuit de l'Homme Eau Electrique

# La Nuit de l'Homme Eau Électrique

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2017
Statusenriched
2017 · Fragrance
lem·ton·van·lav
Rating
3.9
1.0k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 8 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.

  • Lemon
    70
  • Tonka
    60
  • Vanilla
    50
  • Lavender
    50
  • Orange
    40

By the editors · 2 min read# La Nuit de l'Homme Eau Électrique

A citrus-lavender variation on the La Nuit template, Eau Électrique opens with sharp lemon that cuts through immediately—more cologne than seduction. The brightness holds longer than expected, with sage adding a medicinal-herbal edge that keeps the composition from settling into sweetness too quickly.

As it develops, orange blossom brings brief softness before the base asserts itself: vanilla and tonka bean create the expected warmth, but vetiver and a whisper of patchouli prevent it from becoming purely gourmand. The cedar stays quiet, structural rather than prominent. The effect is cleaner and more transparent than the original La Nuit de l'Homme, trading depth for accessibility. Spring and summer evenings rather than winter nights—still recognizably in the family, but turned toward daylight.

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

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap