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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

Black Opium Floral Shock

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • solar notes in 155 perfumes
  • Amberwood in 517 perfumes
  • Coffee in 698 perfumes
  • White Flowers in 718 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • coffee in 467 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: white floral, coffee, Lemon, Orange Blossom, pear, Coffee and Amberwood.

Of the 234 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1964 and 2024.

Floral

Family

WomenProfile

2017

Released

Main Accords

white floralfruitycoffeesweetcitrus

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

white floral100%
fruity91%
coffee82%
sweet73%
citrus64%
fresh54%
floral45%
vanilla36%
musky27%
woody18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotfreesiaLemonpear
Heart Notes
GardeniaOrange BlossomSNsolar notesWhite Flowers
Base Notes
AmberwoodCoffeeWhite Musk

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

93%
Winter
100%
SpringPeak
100%
Summer
81%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
100%
Night
Winter93%
Spring100%Peak
Summer100%
Autumn81%
Day100%Peak
Night100%

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Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

Citrus
Black Opium Sound Illusion

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Sound Illusion

Woody
Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Gourmand
Black Opium Eau de Toilette

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Eau de Toilette

Fruity
Black Opium Wild Edition

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Wild Edition

Gourmand
Black Opium Hair Mist

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Hair Mist

Gourmand

Users Also Like

6

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Black Opium Eau de Toilette

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Fruity
Rive Gauche

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Rive Gauche

Floral
Mon Paris Dazzling Lights Collector

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Mon Paris Dazzling Lights Collector

Fruity
Fiori di Capri

Carthusia

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Floral
O Oui!

Lancome

O Oui!

Floral

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

Zara Gardenia 2017

Zara

Zara Gardenia 2017

Floral
Giò

Giorgio Armani

Giò

Floral
Scandal By Night

Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal By Night

Gourmand
Armani Code Ultimate Femme

Giorgio Armani

Armani Code Ultimate Femme

Floral