Black Opium 2014 Eau de Parfum

Black Opium (Eau de Parfum) by Yves Saint Laurent
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Ranked 45 in Women's Perfume
7.2 / 10 1624 Ratings
A perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for women, released in 2014. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet
Gourmand
Floral
Oriental
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Orange blossomOrange blossom Pink pepperPink pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CoffeeCoffee JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla PatchouliPatchouli CedarCedar

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Scent
7.21624 Ratings
Longevity
7.51383 Ratings
Sillage
7.31391 Ratings
Bottle
7.61395 Ratings
Value for money
7.2816 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 02/10/2025.
Interesting Facts
The face of the campaign is the British model Edie Campbell.

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Reviews

41 in-depth fragrance descriptions
2.5
Bottle
5
Sillage
8
Longevity
4.5
Scent
Gold

541 Reviews
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Top Review 10  
Mediocrity made by L'Oréal - really not worth it
"Black Opium" - a new scent by YSL? It would be better to openly declare on the package that it's a product by L'Oreal. The marketing people have tried very hard to make the most of a legend, but the result is a flanker which smells like a cross of "La Vie est belle", "Flowerbomb" and "Si" with a touch of coffee. Mediocrity, here you come. The bottle is from cheap-looking plastic and doesn't impress me much. Staying-power is good, but that's the only positive thing I have to say about this kind of horror from France. A loud, coarse and chemical scent capable of turning me into a perfume-hater.
6 Comments
6
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7
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7
Longevity
5
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Smora

155 Reviews
Smora
Smora
Helpful Review 3  
Stereotypical YSL
Only the name and bottle design reminded of glorious Opium brand, everything else is different. This is just another contemporary uber sweet Manifesto clone. Inspiration as usual was find in legendary Angel. Some mocca, lots of glucose and patchouli, fair amount of vanilla and voila... Black Opium is served. Not bad but already done and stereotypical.

Rating: 5/10
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Mlleghoul

417 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
2  
doll’s blood-jam and sticky toilet flowers
Black Opium smells like someone squeezed Strawberry Shortcake’s sweet freckled face until the top of her plastic molded head popped off and they smeared the cloying, syrupy ichor that dribbled out all over their body, and then they rolled around in a heap of rotting jasmine that reached the point in the flower's lifespan where the blooms stop smelling beautiful and immediately start to smell like a cracked bucket of pee-stained underwear. Thus adorned in a doll’s blood-jam and sticky toilet flowers, the individual boldly assures themselves they are sexy as hell and heads out to the club. Oh, to have the confidence of a person wearing one of the world’s shittiest perfumes.
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3
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4
Longevity
3.5
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Jayvicmay

80 Reviews
Jayvicmay
Jayvicmay
3  
Wish i could like it
This is such a popular perfume, it gets recommended everywhere so i had to try it. I just get dirt and flowers with a hint of bitter coffee. It was not this sexy vanilla everyone describes. It’s dirty smelling, quite literally. It gave me headaches so easily. On another note, it smells exactly like youre baking cookies on my sister lol.
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Lymarrr24

1 Review
Lymarrr24
Lymarrr24
1  
Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent has become a classic, and while it's so popular that it might not seem unique anymore, I honestly still like it. Its sweet notes of coffee mixed with vanilla and jasmine create a rich and captivating scent, perfect for evening outings. True, Black Opium won't surprise anyone with its novelty these days, but its longevity and pronounced trail continue to attract many. This perfume remains my favorite for special occasions.
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SleepychypreSleepychypre 1 month ago
7
Bottle
4
Sillage
4
Longevity
5
Scent
The 2010s party girl in me wants to defend this, but upon revisiting, I barely smell anything. Kinda tropical, surprisingly. I feel BETRAYED
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ThatbwoyThatbwoy 2 months ago
6
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Here goes…this works on a man! I’ve worn it and it works just as well as TF Black Orchid does…don’t be shy guys
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PBullFriendPBullFriend 9 years ago
5
Sillage
1
Scent
Loud, synthetic La Vie est Belle, but with added fruit jam and skunky beer. Hurts my head! Mostly useful for military purposes, I suspect.
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ScentNebulaScentNebula 1 year ago
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Somehow on me it turns into Britney's Electric Fantasy without the ambroxan overdose. I love it
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GoldenZebraGoldenZebra 1 year ago
Used to wear this a lot but it’s somehow become cloying to me, plus I smell it a lot. The Patchouli can be too much for some.
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Jbl775Jbl775 2 years ago
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
I like to imagine a lot of girls had this as their college freshman signature in 2014. Just a great, albeit slightly dated fragrance.
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KenyettaCKenyettaC 26 days ago
8
Bottle
4
Sillage
4
Longevity
4.5
Scent
This is over-rated in my opinion. I smell NOTHING!
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Elijahrb67Elijahrb67 2 months ago
5.5
Scent
Not deserving of the legendary Opium name, but smells decent. Way too sweet for my tastes, and nothing very unique at all. Dry down is the best part.
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MitchcraftMitchcraft 1 year ago
10
Bottle
9
Scent
My sister brought this for me to smell and it is lovely and has set me on a path to own a coffee fragrance of my own.
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Rosaline88Rosaline88 3 years ago
Just a orange blossom coffee Such a comforting and daily sent to me.not a going out sent because of the coffee .
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MitchcraftMitchcraft 1 year ago
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Looking for a men's (or unisex) version of
I don't see why Black Opium wouldn't be perfectly suitable for a man, the only reason why someone might be against it is that it's quite sweet, but plenty of sweet men's fragrances have become quite popular in recent...

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