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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Le Parfum

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Jasmine
White Floral
Fruity
Woody
EDP · 2022 · womens

Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium line has become a modern gourmand staple since its launch, and this 2022 Le Parfum iteration delivers a more concentrated and intensified take on the original formula.

Black Opium Le Parfum opens with bright spice and citrus, featuring cinnamon and green mandarin that give way to a luminous heart of jasmine sambac and orange blossom with solar notes adding a subtle radiance. The base is where this fragrance establishes its signature identity, with multiple vanilla sources (bourbon vanilla, Madagascar vanilla, and vanilla absolute) layered with coffee and patchouli to create a rich, creamy gourmand composition that's both sweet and slightly earthy. The overall effect is decadent without being cloying, balancing confectionery warmth with enough complexity to avoid one-dimensionality.

This fragrance suits anyone drawn to creamy, dessert-like scents with substance and longevity. It works well for evening wear or cooler months when gourmand fragrances tend to feel most appropriate. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie profiles, Black Opium Le Parfum will likely appeal to you.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
46%
Fresh
17%
Floral
57%
Jasmine
29%
White Floral
57%
Fruity
17%
Woody
20%
Patchouli
20%
Earthy
20%
Warm Spicy
60%
Spicy
17%
Vanilla
80%
Sweet
97%
Gourmand
100%
Coffee
70%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Green Mandarin
Green Mandarin
Unripe mandarin has a sharper, greener, more tart quality than its ripe counterpart. Green mandarin is more angular and bitter than sweet mandarin, with a clean, slightly medicinal citrus sharpness. Used when a fresher, more austere citrus note is needed rather than the warm sweetness of fully ripe fruit.
Pear
Pear
Gentle, watery, and slightly floral, pear is one of fragrance's most delicate fruit notes, with a clean sweetness that is closer to flowers than to heavy tropical fruits. It adds a soft, luminous freshness to compositions and pairs naturally with rose, iris, and light musks. Often the note that makes a fragrance feel effortlessly elegant.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Jasmine Sambac
Jasmine Sambac
The smaller-flowered Asian variety of jasmine used to scent traditional jasmine tea, with a sweeter, more honeyed, and slightly fruity character compared to Jasminum grandiflorum. Jasmine sambac has a lighter, more transparent quality with a tea-like freshness alongside its floral richness. It is the defining jasmine of South and Southeast Asian perfumery.
Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom
Sweeter and more honeyed than neroli (both come from the same tree), orange blossom is a floral note with a warm, almost edible quality. It floats between citrus and floral families, adding richness without weight. A signature note of classic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern perfumery.
Solar Notes
Solar Notes
Abstract accord designed to evoke sunlight, warmth, and holiday pleasures, typically combining musks, amber, and heliotrope-like elements. Solar notes create a sense of enveloping warmth and light, the olfactory equivalent of lying in sunshine. Common in mainstream summer and beach-inspired fragrances.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Bourbon Vanilla
Bourbon Vanilla
Named after the Bourbon Islands (now Reunion), Bourbon vanilla is one of the world's most prized vanilla varieties with a rich, creamy, slightly smoky, and exceptionally complex character. It has greater depth and less simple sweetness than Tahitian varieties, making it the preferred choice for serious perfumery work.
Coffee
Coffee
Bitter, roasty, and slightly smoky with a warm, stimulating energy, coffee in perfumery reads as sophisticated rather than caffeinated. It adds depth to oriental and woody fragrances, and its slight bitterness stops adjacent sweet notes from becoming cloying. A note that perfumers love for its ability to make everything smell more complex.
Madagascar Vanilla
Madagascar Vanilla
The world's dominant commercial vanilla variety, grown primarily in Madagascar, with a classic, balanced vanilla character: warm, sweet, and creamy with a woody undertone. Madagascar vanilla is the reference-point vanilla in perfumery, widely used for its excellent quality and reliable character. The benchmark against which other vanillas are measured.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Vanilla Absolute
Vanilla Absolute
Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla Orchid
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match86% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Hedonist86% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

✨
The Reverie83% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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Scent Profile
Citrus46%Fresh17%Floral57%Jasmine29%White Floral57%
Fragrance Family
Gourmand
EDP

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium line has become a modern gourmand staple since its launch, and this 2022 Le Parfum iteration delivers a more concentrated and intensified take on the original formula. Black Opium Le Parfum opens with bright spice and citrus, featuring cinnamon and green mandarin that give way to a luminous heart of jasmine sambac and orange blossom with solar notes adding a subtle radiance. The base is where this fragrance establishes its signature identity, with multiple vanilla sources (bourbon vanilla, Madagascar vanilla, and vanilla absolute) layered with coffee and patchouli to create a rich, creamy gourmand composition that's both sweet and slightly earthy. The overall effect is decadent without being cloying, balancing confectionery warmth with enough complexity to avoid one-dimensionality. This fragrance suits anyone drawn to creamy, dessert-like scents with substance and longevity. It works well for evening wear or cooler months when gourmand fragrances tend to feel most appropriate. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie profiles, Black Opium Le Parfum will likely appeal to you.
What are the notes in Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum? +
Top: Cinnamon, Green Mandarin, Pear. Heart: Jasmine Sambac, Orange Blossom, Solar Notes. Base: Bourbon Vanilla, Coffee, Madagascar Vanilla, Patchouli, Vanilla Absolute, Vanilla Orchid.
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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum belongs to the Gourmand fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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