Black Opium Yves Saint Laurent 2014 Eau de Parfum
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i can never slander black opium. even though my tastes have expanded and i do not wear it daily, nor do i wear it often, when i need to smell sexy it is always there. this is a popular fragrance for a reason with a gorgeous drydown that really lingers on the skin. i recently oversprayed a little (for me anyway) and received one of my first fragrance compliments in a long time while wearing black opium, which continues this bottle's run as my most complimented scent. it's one of the first true crowd pleaser designer frags of the modern era, and for me, it will never overstay its welcome.
on a separate note i do not enjoy any of the flankers, especially not the milquetoast "marshmallow" black opium glitter and my dislike of cherry continues with black opium over red. broadly with designer fragrance i am getting tired of brands attaching themselves to one line and releasing flankers like there's no tomorrow, even when the original DNA is completely absent or altered enough that it feels like photoshopping a family member into the picture. it's extremely hard to maintain original DNA and branding when you're stretching and modifying the fragrance's image and notes every two weeks to make more and more money, and as time goes on i fear brands will not innovate and produce more modern classics like black opium under unique branding, and will instead shove millions of dollars into making the next Donna BIR flanker that really should have been its own fragrance. one can complain about black opium but at least, for a long time, it was a stand-alone titan.
on a separate note i do not enjoy any of the flankers, especially not the milquetoast "marshmallow" black opium glitter and my dislike of cherry continues with black opium over red. broadly with designer fragrance i am getting tired of brands attaching themselves to one line and releasing flankers like there's no tomorrow, even when the original DNA is completely absent or altered enough that it feels like photoshopping a family member into the picture. it's extremely hard to maintain original DNA and branding when you're stretching and modifying the fragrance's image and notes every two weeks to make more and more money, and as time goes on i fear brands will not innovate and produce more modern classics like black opium under unique branding, and will instead shove millions of dollars into making the next Donna BIR flanker that really should have been its own fragrance. one can complain about black opium but at least, for a long time, it was a stand-alone titan.