Cardamom leads sharp and spiced in the opening, softened almost immediately by a cool lavender that keeps it from tipping into the kitchen. The heart settles into a smooth coumarin warmth — slightly powdery, faintly sweet — anchored by dry cedar and a whisper of vetiver that adds quiet earthiness without going woody-heavy. Projection is moderate and intimate; sillage lingers close rather than announcing itself across a room. The dry-down is the best part: clean, warm skin with a coumarin-lavender signature that holds for hours — Made for cooler nights, dates, close quarters, anyone who wants polished masculinity without aggression.
A retailer literally titles its listing "Riiffs Fareed... (YSL La Nuit De L'Homme Twist)" and an editorial review calls it "one of the closest and most impressive clones," estimating ~85% similarity.
Cardamom-lavender-coumarin axis tracks LNDLH closely; slightly sweeter dry-down than the YSL.
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Dua Fragrances sells Midnight Rendezvous on its own product page as “Inspiration: La Nuit de l’Homme (Vintage 2010 Version) by YSL” — the same cardamom-bergamot-cedar-lavender profile in a 34ml extrait. Manufacturer-stated and matched to the original La Nuit de l’Homme EDT (Dua sells Le Parfum and Bleu Électrique as separate SKUs); no community score evidence yet, so no score is shown.
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Fragrantica and Basenotes owners report the reformulated EDT (community flags the 10/2019 batch onward) lost the cardamom blast and sillage of earlier bottles; advice is to seek pre-2018 stock for the fuller original.
Read full reformulation history →The top-scored match we list, Riiffs Fareed, has a provisional accuracy 8 for $30–$40 — a score we can't yet back with a source you can check. Treat it as a lead worth sampling rather than a verified stand-in; the original stays the reference. One caveat: the current formula is flagged as reformulated, so today's bottle may differ from the version that built its reputation — factor that into the premium.
The top dupe of Yves Saint Laurent's La Nuit de L'Homme EDT is Fareed by Riiffs, provisionally scored at 8/10 for accuracy and 7/10 for longevity. At $30 against the $85 original, it saves roughly $55 per bottle. Below: 2 more dupes, each marked with how well its score is backed.
The highest-scored dupe we list for La Nuit de L'Homme EDT is Fareed by Riiffs. Its scores are provisional (8/10 accuracy, longevity 7/10): we do not yet have a source for them that you can open and check.
La Nuit de L'Homme EDT by Yves Saint Laurent is a fresh/woody/oriental scent built on cardamom, bergamot, lavender, cedar, coumarin, vetiver. Those notes define its character — browse any of them above to find fragrances that share the same profile.
The closest scents to La Nuit de L'Homme EDT by shared notes are Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu Électrique, Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum, Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo Signature. See the full "similar fragrances" list below — each is ranked by how many notes it shares with La Nuit de L'Homme EDT.
Dupes are rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores come from owner reports on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones and Fragrantica, and each is marked community-scored, provisional or not scored. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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