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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

Black Opium Nuit Blanche

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

  • Bourbon Pepper in 18 perfumes
  • Rice in 244 perfumes
  • Milk in 552 perfumes
  • Anise in 587 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • coffee in 467 perfumes
  • caramel in 1,011 perfumes
  • lactonic in 1,414 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: lactonic, caramel, coffee, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Anise, Bourbon Pepper and Caramel.

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

Gourmand

Family

WomenProfile

2016

Released

Perfumers

Olivier CrespView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

lactonicsweetvanillacaramelcoffee

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

lactonic100%
sweet91%
vanilla82%
caramel73%
coffee64%
warm spicy54%
fresh spicy45%
floral36%
woody27%
musky18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
AniseBourbon PepperRice
Heart Notes
CoffeeCorianderOrange Blossompeony
Base Notes
CaramelMilkSandalwoodVanillaWhite Musk

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
63%
Spring
35%
Summer
93%
Autumn
57%
Day
100%
NightPeak
Winter100%Peak
Spring63%
Summer35%
Autumn93%
Day57%
Night100%Peak

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Profile Matches

6

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Black Opium Extreme

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Black Opium Extreme

Spice
Black Opium Illicit Green

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Illicit Green

Gourmand
Overture

Incarna Parfums

Overture

Gourmand
Black by Morgan

Morgan

Black by Morgan

Gourmand
CH Grand Tour

Carolina Herrera

CH Grand Tour

Gourmand

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Kenzo Amour Indian Holi

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Le Feu d'Issey

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Reminds Me Of

4

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

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