Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Perfume type
- Eau de Parfum (EDP)
- Gender
- For women
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Country of brand
- France
- Group
- Oriental Spicy
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is the 2014 Eau de Parfum from French luxury fashion house YSL, one of the most recognised women's gourmand fragrances in the world. Composed by a team of perfumers (Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp, Honorine Blanc). Built on coffee, blackcurrant, vanilla, white flowers and cedarwood — a dense coffee-vanilla gourmand classic. Delicious energetic coffee and blackcurrant on the opening; white-floral depth of jasmine and orange blossom in the heart; dense "midnight coffee bar" vanilla-cedar-musk base. It belongs to the oriental gourmand family, with dense sillage and 8–10 hours of longevity. Ideal for autumn-winter evenings.
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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — the midnight women's coffee-vanilla symbol
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is the 2014 Eau de Parfum from French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. Widely searched as "YSL Black Opium", "Black Opium", "Black Opium YSL", "YSL Opium", in Russian "ИСЛ Блэк Опиум", "Блэк Опиум", "YSL Опиум", "Black Opium духи" or simply "Black Opium". The composition is signed by a team of perfumers (Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp, Honorine Blanc).
Black Opium and the YSL Opium heritage
YSL released the classic Opium in 1977 (Jean-Louis Sieuzac) — one of the most recognised symbols of oriental-spicy women's classics. Black Opium (2014) is the "modern, young, night" reading of this classic — preserving Opium DNA but developing in a coffee-vanilla gourmand direction. Actress Zoë Kravitz was chosen as the face of the campaign.
The character of Black Opium
YSL Black Opium sits in the classic oriental gourmand family. Blackcurrant, grapefruit and pear on the opening give it a fresh, energetic start; coffee (the composition's signature), jasmine, orange blossom and bitter almond blossom in the heart add delicious-floral depth; vanilla, cedarwood, patchouli and musk in the base warm the dry-down and create the "midnight coffee bar" performance. Sillage is dense, longevity 8–10 hours.
Who is it for?
Black Opium is ideal for a 20+ female audience. It serves a young-magnetic, "midnight" feminine image. Particularly strong on autumn-winter evenings, romantic occasions, club-bar settings, birthdays and weddings. With a lighter spray it works in the office too. Fans of sweet gourmand fragrances (e.g. Burberry Goddess, Lattafa Khamrah) will find Black Opium a more "coffee-modern" reading.
The Black Opium family
Black Opium has grown into a broad family:
- YSL Black Opium Eau de Parfum (this page, 2014) — the original classic.
- YSL Black Opium Intense — denser, evening version.
- YSL Black Opium Eau de Toilette — fresher, daily.
- YSL Black Opium Le Parfum — the densest, extreme concentration.
- YSL Black Opium Neon — more energetic limited edition.
Other popular YSL women's fragrances
Black Opium fans often also explore: YSL Libre (more lavender-orange-blossom), YSL Libre Intense (denser Libre), YSL Mon Paris (younger-fruity), YSL Manifesto (classic).
Oriental gourmand fragrances similar to Black Opium
In the coffee-vanilla gourmand feminine family, also consider: Burberry Goddess (more vanilla-cocoa-lavender), Lattafa Khamrah (denser Arabian-cinnamon), Tom Ford Lost Cherry (more cherry-almond), Lancome La Vie Est Belle (more iris-praline).
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