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Much has been said about this already, let alone the spate of reformulations that followed its release in 2009. What I have is a fairly new 2018 bottle, which I can only assume is but a shadow of its former self, as what many lament. YSL La Nuit de L'Homme EDT has a spicy-citrus opening; bright and pleasant. Given the name, I was expecting something dark but I simply don't get any. It's very far from other dark scents I know, like the handsome and brooding  Black No.1 by House of Matriarch , or even the gloriously sweet and smoky oakmoss from Maxim's pour Homme .

As with the YSL classic M7 , Rive Gauche pour Homme has also been discontinued and subsequently re-released by the house in those uniformly squarish bottles with the black cap. While I've been able to compare M7 with its re-release, M7 Oud Absolu , I haven't done the same with Rive Gauche. This review is for the original, the one in the slender tin can. Not exactly a fan of the choice of material but I love the metallic striped design. It looks so elegant despite aluminum's lack of inherent glamor.

Much has been said about this 1981 classic by Yves Saint Laurent . Many have complained about it smelling skanky, sweaty, like cat piss, a urinal, and so on - perhaps to the point of dissuading others who might have wanted to give it a try. I was actually quite scared myself after reading all those reviews but eventually I pulled the trigger and made a blind buy. After all, several low-rated fragrances have actually worked well on me.

There's a lot of talk bemoaning the discontinuance of the original, mighty M7, that it's far more superior than what its current iteration is. I haven't smelled the original, so I have no point of comparison. But I would say that M7 Oud Absolu by Yves Saint Laurent is one gorgeous fragrance.

A 20-plus-year old fragrance and I've only tried it now. Shame, I know, but better late than never. Described as an oriental spicy fragrance, plus the fact that it came out at a different time, I had apprehensions over this blind buy. No, I wasn't concerned about whether it's considered by many as dated or what because I do dig old-school frags. Somehow I just didn't know what to expect. Well, I thought it would be a monster but no, Yves Saint Laurent's Opium Pour Homme  is one beautiful creature. The bottle, not so much.