Black Opium Le Parfum Yves Saint Laurent 2022

Black Opium Le Parfum by Yves Saint Laurent

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Black Opium Le Parfum (Yves Saint Laurent)

8.4 / 10 396 Ratings

A popular perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for women, released in 2022. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Creamy

Spicy

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Calabrian green mandarin orange

Cinnamon

Pear

Heart Notes

Jasmine sambac

Orange blossom

Base Notes

Bourbon vanilla

Bourbon vanilla absolute

Coffee

Tahitian vanilla absolute

Madagascan vanilla orchid absolute

Indonesian patchouli

Perfumers

Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Honorine Blanc, Olivier Cresp

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Ratings

Scent

8.4396 Ratings

Longevity

7.9345 Ratings

Sillage

7.6340 Ratings

Bottle

8.0326 Ratings

Value for money

7.3276 Ratings

Submitted by Essy07, last update on 10/03/2024.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is actress Zoë Kravitz, filmed by Anton Tammi and photographed by Adrienne Raquel.

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Statements

9 short views on the fragrance

Lempi 1 year ago

9
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

A cup of strong creamy vanilla coffee. Just gorgeous!

3

Cass0014 10 months ago

VERY sweet! Very strong vanilla with a hint of cinnamon and coffee. I think it is too sweet for me.

2

GrandNez 19 days ago

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Sephora tested, expired vanille so they wanted to compensate with synthetic stuff, the bastard of BO, my vanilla powder has better character

1

Ceesie 2 months ago

9
Sillage 9
Longevity 6.5
Scent

A real feminine fragrance. A lot of vanilla, a white flowery base which gives me a headache.

1

SaltyVanilla 3 months ago

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

A smooth orange blossom vanilla with just a hint of the coffee character. The vanilla in here smells like a vanilla extract which is divine.

1

Jazzy76 9 months ago

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Extremely sweet, almost fortified, with a strong vanilla-coffee combo.
A true bomb to wear in deep winter

1

PurpleKat 10 months ago

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Mostly vanilla to me. Lots of creamy sweet vanilla, some pear and a dash of coffee. The OG is more complex with stronger coffee IMO.

1

Llkuhlj 1 year ago

6
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Very great scent trail, but lacking complexity, IMO.

1

Ilonaslot 2 years ago

I do really like this. I might have to buy a full bottle of this sometime (probably going to wait for sales)

1

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Reviews

15 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/20/2023

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Sopelka
40 Reviews

Sopelka

5

Even if you don't like the OG BO, give Le Parfum a chance

I did not like the original BO at all, found it screechy and basic and got rid of it fast. Le Parfum is the only BO flanker so far that I can see myself wearing. The notes are much smoother and gourmand without being overwhelmingly sweet. Tested at Ulta and was pleasantly surprised. On the blotter paper, it had outstanding longevity and made my purse smell soooo good!

So, I got tempted and went ahead and got myself a used bottle to see if I could tolerate it on my skin. It's very nice, I actually crave it in the morning with my coffee, it’s such a delicious way to start a day! I think it's too heavy for office wear, especially in the summer, but I work from home and sit under the air conditioner, so it works for me!

03/23/2023

ArkangeL
123 Reviews

ArkangeL

5

The True Sequel

In this take of Black Opium, there is a heavier delivery of vanilla and coffee with a touch of spice. So, there is actually less focus on the white floral aspect. This is the true sequel to "Black Opium", as it relates directly note-wise. Think of all the other flankers as fun franchises. Black Opium Le Parfum is deeper, yet softer. This often happens with "Parfum" or pure perfume concentrations. Parfum or Extraits don't always equal more projection, but will linger on the skin longer in most cases. I did find this to be a tad bit fleeting for a Parfum, but wonderful otherwise. I will be revisiting this concentration again to confirm. Despite this factor, it is still my favorite interpretation of Black Opium. I would put this in the class of Good Girl Supreme, which has a prominent coffee note as well. Le Parfum is darker and much more gourmand, but leans on the patchouli to give it depth and some sophistication. Now that Black Opium and Libre have reached their max concentrations, I am curious to know what YSL/L'Oréal Luxe does next.

05/06/2023

Loulou31
89 Reviews

Loulou31

1

Suprised

As much as I do not like the black opium series as much this one has a rather delicious evolution I must say.
Tested by chance today (being a fan of olivier cresp I always test) I headed to this bottle that I did not know, exit the glitter, hello black bottle.
First a direct sniff near the atomizer, hold it looks not bad, hop the mouillette, pschitt pschitt ... Hmm. Let's not see Mazal, one. Vanilla rather dark, hold, orange blossom .. Rather classic oh no wait it's spicy... cinnamon.
Ok so in mind we are good I confirm. Then I say to myself go we test on skin (1 pschitt this time not crazy we never know) the start is identical then it arises the vanilla remains present but is adorned with coffee a little dry (patchouli?) It's sweet but not sickening,
To my astonishment I did not smell this jasmine that usually bothers me so much.
In short, a beautiful perfect that married my skin with a black softness.
It s a win for me

04/01/2024

9
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

Whimssysteph
13 Reviews

Whimssysteph

1

Unisex vanilla/tonka bomb without being *too much*

I think my nose is very sensitive to tonka in fragrances, and there is plenty in this Black Opium flanker. It is a little tobacco-y, a little smoky, and a little sweet. This isn't bake shop vanilla, but rather the raw stuff that still smells like it comes from nature. The spicy, citric jasmine fades pretty quickly and leaves me with the base, which is tonka, tonka, tonka, plus a little chocolatey patchouli. I do not dislike it, but for me it is more of a cold-weather scent. If you like tonka and want one that doesn't smell cheap yet won't break the bank, this is the way to go. The bottle is lovely, and the scent lasts for hours. Here in the states, big retailers put some of the Black Opium scents on sale from time to time, so it is easy to get a brand new bottle for a good deal. Overall, it is not something I would buy a full bottle of, but it does smell nice. Quite a needed change of pace compared to all of the obnoxious jasmine-vanillas we have seen recently. This is vanilla for an actual grown up who doesn't want to pay Tom Ford prices for a sexy vanilla.

12/21/2023

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Scent

Käse
11 Reviews

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Käse

Top Review 26

Always Ultra Hyper

Someone is said to have said of Vivaldi: "He didn't compose 600 songs, but one song 600 times."

In my opinion, this is far too harsh on Vivaldi. He simply has his own distinctive style, but so do other composers. Mozart is also relatively easy to recognize, but nobody would dare to talk about Mozart like that.

So while Vivaldi is being wronged, I have to say: YSL manages to put out the same fragrance over and over again. OK, this one is a little stronger, you have to be a little more careful with the dosage, otherwise it starts to get on your nerves. The Intense, on the other hand, has a bit of a latkritz and absinthe touch, but is otherwise quite similar. It's always the same fragrance DNA with the BOs that I know personally. If you know one, you know them all. Certainly, if you like the DNA, which is the case for me, then you like the fragrance. But you don't need all of them. One, or two from the series would be enough for me.

In my opinion, the most difficult and creative thing is the naming. Extrême, Intense, EdP, le Parfum... Ultra would still be free. Hyper would be something completely new.

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