Léonie Intense

I was a bit worried when purchasing this (even if it's so cheap), because people were saying you can't really feel the lavender, and that's the reason why I fell in love with Libre EDP and Libre Intense in the first place (but didn't want to play that price tag! And also I couldn't really choose one whenever I tried them both in-store, so I figured getting a dupe first would help, but if the dupe isn't good...). So I was trying to manage my expectations, and for whatttttt? This smells EXACTLY like Libre Intense, to the t. The thing is, even if the smell is there, it has no sillage after an hour (unlike the OG). Longevity-wise, it lasts the same as Libre Intense on my skin, which isn't necessarily a compliment, around 6 hours (Libre EDP lasts longer on my skin for some reason, and I tried a decant of Leonie EDP and it also lasted longer than the Intense version). I'm hoping that after I let it macerate for a few weeks, the sillage gets a bit better, but I don't mind reapplying this all winter. I did only get a 30 ml bottle, because I was not sure if I wanted to commit to a full 100 ml one, so it's definitely getting used! Overall, for the price this good because the smell is there. Will update once I let it macerate for a few weeks to see if the sillage improves, which would make this the perfect dupe in my opinion.

In my testing part of this olfactory journey, Libre’ was my number one favorite sample I put my nose on. I was looking for a signature scent, never intended to decide I wanna smell different everyday. The Leonies were in my first big fragrance haul at my birthday. I have already reviewed the og Leonie, but they co-exist. Regular Leonie took time to perform, but Intense didn’t. Now, have both improved, heck yeah. Both their juices have darkened, og to a golden amber when it came almost clear. Intense is a deep dark golden amber whereas it came the color the og is now. This scent profile is as close to a signature scent as I will come. Lavender and vanilla are just my comfort. I layer atop a lavender oil for bedtime. I always get compliments when I wear this one, always. This is a fantastic alternative to save some money. 10/10

I adore this scent!! I’ve had this for a while now and fall and winter is when it really shines in my opinion! I have the original Libre and also love it but it is a bit “soft” for me! I got it when it first came out and the intense wasn’t introduced yet. Had I waited for that, probably would’ve preferred that. I like a more intense fragrance! So when this came along, I snatched it up!! It’s gorgeous and bougie !! And $20!!! What more can a gal ask for!! I will keep this around for a while! 1/9- layer this with this original Leone! So good!!

I have the original and this is 1:1 dupe for Libre Intense. If you get this one, you don’t need the original. This is one of my favorite perfumes and I will not repurchase the original YSL Libre, as there is no need. This is a fragrance by Lattafa/MA is so well made and classy, i’m so glad there are affordable high quality perfumes available with the economy the way it is. Who has $100 to spend on one bottle of perfume these days? No one will know it’s not the OG.

At first this was too strong for me, all I could smell was a loud, overpowering amber. But I sprayed it on a hoodie and in time it started to grow on me. With time this becomes a beautiful amber, sugar, vanilla kinda deal. Idk what the perfume it's duping smells like, but this is gorgeous if you like strong amber and will give it some time to grow on you. I'm now in love with this perfume lol It's eternal on clothing, y'all