Black Opium Extreme is YSL's darker, more intense take on the original Black Opium, built around coffee and vanilla. It opens with pear, pink pepper and orange blossom, then moves into a coffee, jasmine, bitter almond and licorice heart over a base of vanilla, patchouli, cedar and cashmere wood. The result is a sweet, warm gourmand with a strong coffee edge. It suits people who find the original Black Opium too light and want a bolder evening scent; the extra coffee and patchouli make it heavier and less office-friendly than the original.
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Owners of Black Opium Extreme generally describe it as a richer, more coffee-forward version of the original, with strong projection and long wear. Many praise its warmth for cold weather and nights out, while some find the sweetness and patchouli too heavy for daily use.
Black Opium is a Yves Saint Laurent fragrance launched in September 2014. It was introduced as a rock'n'roll interpretation of the classic, meant to bring out the dark, mysterious side of the YSL brand.
The composition was developed by master perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Marie Salamagne, in collaboration with Olivier Cresp and Honorine Blanc. Its main accords are vanilla, coffee and sweet.
