Top Notes 
Pear
Fig leaf
Green mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Jasminum grandiflorum
Orange blossom absolute
Fig
Base Notes 
Coffee
Patchouli
Bourbon vanilla
05/15/2025
Wario
21 Reviews
Wario
1
Pulpy and creamy fig
Illicit Green starts out lighter and cleaner, in my opinion, versus the original Black Opium EDP. With that, the opening has always felt pretty messy, especially compared to this.
Here, I get the green mandarin note, some of the pear. But, what really comes through from the jump is the fig/fig leaf. This opens greenish, somewhat fruity, with plenty of the coffee note already peaking through.
Really, the pear and mandarin are adding a sparkling brightness to the mix and some sweetness. However, those two note are never particularly massive on my skin.
I dig its freshness and its less heavy and cloying than many of the others in this Saint Laurent series.
As we move along, the fruitiness that is there will tone down. You will get more of the vanilla and coffee that the original has. For me, the coffee is the stronger of the two throughout.
That, with: fig, jasmine, orange blossom and some patchouli.
The final dry down is a light coffee aroma, with the vanilla, and what’s left of that fig and jasmine note. Kind of sweet, soft, with a bit of a powdery feel to it all.
Here, I get the green mandarin note, some of the pear. But, what really comes through from the jump is the fig/fig leaf. This opens greenish, somewhat fruity, with plenty of the coffee note already peaking through.
Really, the pear and mandarin are adding a sparkling brightness to the mix and some sweetness. However, those two note are never particularly massive on my skin.
I dig its freshness and its less heavy and cloying than many of the others in this Saint Laurent series.
As we move along, the fruitiness that is there will tone down. You will get more of the vanilla and coffee that the original has. For me, the coffee is the stronger of the two throughout.
That, with: fig, jasmine, orange blossom and some patchouli.
The final dry down is a light coffee aroma, with the vanilla, and what’s left of that fig and jasmine note. Kind of sweet, soft, with a bit of a powdery feel to it all.
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