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Black Opium is YSL's gourmand amber-vanilla eau de parfum, built around a heavy dose of coffee with pink pepper, orange blossom and jasmine on top, and vanilla, patchouli and cedar underneath. It is sweet, warm and loud rather than fresh or clean, and it reads as an evening or cold-weather scent. Against rivals like Lancôme La Vie Est Belle and Mugler Angel, it leans harder on coffee and stays smoother than Angel's patchouli-heavy gourmand. Owners rate it highly and often call it a compliment magnet, though some find the sweetness cloying and the projection strong for daytime or office wear.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 across 291 ratings, Black Opium is generally loved for its warm coffee-vanilla character and its staying power. Critics say the sweetness is overpowering and the projection too strong for close spaces.
Black Opium is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, launched in September 2014. It is a rock 'n' roll interpretation of a classic and highlights the dark, mysterious side of the YSL brand.
The composition was developed by perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Marie Salamagne, in collaboration with Olivier Cresp and Honorine Blanc. Coffee notes are present in large quantities and dominate the scent. Pink pepper, orange blossom, jasmine, vanilla, patchouli and cedar add to the composition.
