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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

Black Opium Le Parfum

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

  • vanilla absolute in 118 perfumes
  • solar notes in 155 perfumes
  • Vanilla Orchid in 195 perfumes
  • Green Mandarin in 223 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • coffee in 467 perfumes

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

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

Gourmand

Family

WomenProfile

2022

Released

Main Accords

vanillawarm spicycoffeesweetwhite floral

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

vanilla100%
warm spicy80%
coffee59%
sweet39%
white floral18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
CinnamonGreen Mandarinpear
Heart Notes
Jasmine SambacOrange BlossomSNsolar notes
Base Notes
Bourbon VanillaCoffeeMadagascar VanillaPatchoulivanilla absoluteVanilla Orchid

The community, and you in it

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
100%
Spring
91%
Summer
93%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
100%
Night
Winter100%Peak
Spring100%
Summer91%
Autumn93%
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 Illicit Green

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Illicit Green

Gourmand
Black Opium Sound Illusion

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Sound Illusion

Woody
Black Opium Extreme

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Extreme

Spice
Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

Citrus
Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Gourmand
Black Opium Floral Shock

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Floral Shock

Floral

Users Also Like

6

Community favorites — people who enjoy this perfume also rated these highly.

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Black Opium Illicit Green

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Black Opium Illicit Green

Gourmand
Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

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Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018)

Citrus
Black Opium

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Black Opium

Gourmand
Black Opium Wild Edition

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Black Opium Wild Edition

Gourmand
Black Opium Dazzling Lights Edition

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Black Opium Dazzling Lights Edition

Gourmand

Reminds Me Of

4

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

L'Univers

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L'Univers

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L’Univers

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L’Univers

Woody
Melipona

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Melipona

Woody
Armani Code Ultimate Femme

Giorgio Armani

Armani Code Ultimate Femme

Floral