Yves Saint Laurent libre intense dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Yves Saint Laurent libre intense is Zara golden decade EDP, named by 51 distinct people across 48 threads.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | golden decade EDP Zara “My boyfriend is a huge perfume junkie. I either wear one or the other and he can't tell which one is it! So if you're looking for a perfect dupe this is it! Of course the longevity of the Zara is not comparable to the original YSL. But for that money, I'm spraying 15 sprays I don't care 🤭 saving the Libre intense for special occasions”what reddit says ↓ |
| 51 voices · 48 threadsvery close | 100 | no offers |
| 02 | Léonie Intense Maison Alhambra “Maison Alhambra’s Léonie Intense: Supposed YSL Libre dupe Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 7 hours Thoughts: Yep, I can smell it.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 13 voices · 29 threadsvery close | 20 | |
| 03 | Tharwah Gold Lattafa “Lattafa Tharwah Gold or Maison Alhambra Leonie Intense (YSL Libre Intense): honied orange blossom, neroli, citrus, lavender, vanilla, and amber. Both versions are insanely 💪 performers.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 15 voices · 33 threadssimilar vibe | 12 |
What Reddit says
A sample of what people actually wrote, under the summary of it. The voice counts are the whole of the evidence behind a pairing; the quotes are a handful of the loudest, each one a link to the comment it came from.
golden decade EDPZara
51 voices · 48 threads
- Reddit considers Zara Golden Decade to be remarkably close to YSL Libre Intense, with one user describing it as a blend of Libre and Libre Intense.
- Users report solid longevity ranging from 5 to 6 hours up to all day.
- At around $25, commenters view it as an impressive, affordable alternative to the original.
Where people agree
“My boyfriend is a huge perfume junkie. I either wear one or the other and he can't tell which one is it! So if you're looking for a perfect dupe this is it! Of course the longevity of the Zara is not comparable to the original YSL. But for”
reddit post ↗“Golden Decade Zara- like 99% to Libre Intense. Lasts a fair long, projects”
reddit post ↗“YSL Libre Intense- My work perfume, I get the orange blossom quite strongly in the opening and the vanilla blend in the dry down. Golden decade by Zara is a spot on dupe IMO”
reddit post ↗“Zara Golden Decade is exactly the same as YSL Libre intense!”
reddit ↗“smells 98% the same as the Libre intense, maybe even better, only the last note changes, the Libre intense has Tonka bean and the Zara one has Amber. I have dry skin so normally scents don’t last very long on my skin, but it’s been like 4h”
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Where people disagree
“zara golden decade is not similar (to me) and also doesnt last”
reddit post ↗“I read comments saying that it was getting reformulated and the new formula smells nothing like YSL libre intense”
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Léonie IntenseMaison Alhambra
13 voices · 29 threads
Where people agree
“Maison Alhambra’s Léonie Intense: Supposed YSL Libre dupe Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 7 hours Thoughts: Yep, I can smell it.”
reddit post ↗“one of them was YSL Libre Intense. Mind you, it's the middle of summer, 30 degrees Celsius blasting my face off, of course I hate it. Then I go back to it a week later for soke reason. It's kinda good... Wait , no... it IS good. The price i”
reddit post ↗“Lattafa Tharwah Gold or Maison Alhambra Leonie Intense (YSL Libre Intense): honied orange blossom, neroli, citrus, lavender, vanilla, and amber. Both versions are insanely 💪 performers.”
reddit ↗“as always i can vouch for maison alhambras leonie intense. its a perfect libre intense clone. actually i like leonie better”
reddit ↗“Leonie intense ( libre intense) and Athena (burbery goddess), they’re just same scent as the og in a different bottle, i mean like 98% close”
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Where people disagree
“leonie intense also doesnt last”
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Tharwah GoldLattafa
15 voices · 33 threads
- Reddit users consistently identify Lattafa Tharwah Gold as a solid option for capturing the vibe of YSL Libre Intense.
- Some note that it blends the profile of Libre Intense with elements of Givenchy L'Interdit rather than being an exact clone.
- The fragrance is highlighted for having exceptionally strong performance and longevity.
Where people agree
“Lattafa Tharwah Gold or Maison Alhambra Leonie Intense (YSL Libre Intense): honied orange blossom, neroli, citrus, lavender, vanilla, and amber. Both versions are insanely 💪 performers.”
reddit ↗“YSL Libre Intense: Tharwah Gold”
reddit ↗“Lattafa Tharwah Gold (YSL Intense + L’interdit)”
reddit ↗“For YSL libre intense clone, try Tharwah Gold by Lattafa”
reddit post ↗“Lattafa Tharwah Gold is even closer to Libre Intense for me. I have both and love the whole Libre family but I wear Tharwah Gold basically every day.”
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Where people disagree
“TG has the same vibe but really doesn't come close in comparison”
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Also a dupe of
The originals people say this bottle imitates, counted the same way as everything else here: each line is the number of separate people who made that claim in a real Reddit thread.
| # | Original | Evidence | Also ranked |
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| 01 | Libre Vanille Couture Yves Saint Laurent “If I didn't already have Libre Intense, I would choose this one, instead, but I agree that they are VERY close.” | 5 voices · 1 threadvery close | Most accurate |