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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Nuit Blanche

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
White Floral
Woody
Musky
Spicy
EDP · 2016 · womens

Black Opium Nuit Blanche is a 2016 addition to YSL's successful Black Opium line, arriving as a lighter, more approachable take on the original's darker DNA. The 2016 release comes as an eau de parfum concentration designed to broaden the collection's appeal while maintaining the house's signature sensuality.

The fragrance opens with anise and rice, creating a slightly spiced, creamy top that sets the stage for the gourmand heart. Coffee dominates the middle, paired with coriander, orange blossom, and peony to add floral lift and prevent the composition from becoming one-dimensional. The base layers caramel, milk, sandalwood, vanilla, and white musk into a warm, creamy finish that emphasizes sweetness and comfort without heaviness. The overall profile reads as a dessert fragrance with surprising sophistication, balancing gourmand indulgence with aromatic complexity.

Nuit Blanche works best for those drawn to sweet, foodie fragrances who want something wearable beyond the evening. It suits cooler months and indoor settings particularly well. The composition fits The Romantic, The Heirloom, and The Hedonist profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
31%
Fresh
31%
Floral
62%
White Floral
60%
Woody
59%
Musky
35%
Spicy
25%
Vanilla
70%
Sweet
90%
Gourmand
100%
Coffee
80%
Creamy
50%
Clean
35%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Anise
Anise
Sweet, warm, and intensely licorice-like, anise seed has a Mediterranean, medicinal sweetness that is simultaneously familiar and distinctive. In perfumery anise adds a warm, aromatic depth that bridges spice and gourmand families. Used in oriental compositions and masculine fragrances to add a slightly unusual, warming sweetness.
Rice
Rice
Clean, slightly powdery, and faintly sweet, cooked rice has an almost odorless presence that adds a gentle, neutral warmth. In perfumery rice notes contribute a soft, understated creaminess that bridges powdery and gourmand families. Common in Japanese-inspired and minimalist fragrances.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
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.
Coriander
Coriander
Warm, spicy, and faintly citrusy, coriander seed smells quite different from the green herb, with a dry, woody warmth and a slight floral quality. It adds a spiced, slightly exotic character to masculine fragrances without the sharpness of pepper or the sweetness of vanilla. A supporting spice note that adds complexity.
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.
Peony
Peony
Light, watery, and fresh with a clean floral sweetness that never feels heavy. Peony reads as modern and optimistic, the scent equivalent of a spring wardrobe refresh. It blends seamlessly with other florals and is a common building block in sheer, easy-to-wear feminine fragrances.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Caramel
Caramel
Warm, buttery, and sweet with a slight bitterness from the cooking process, caramel is one of perfumery's most approachable gourmand notes. It adds a comforting, edible quality without going full dessert, and it softens and rounds other notes beautifully. A pillar of the Angel-inspired oriental-gourmand genre.
Milk
Milk
Warm, slightly sweet, and comforting, milk in perfumery is achieved through lactonic molecules that evoke fresh dairy with a gentle creaminess. It adds an intimate, nurturing quality that makes fragrances feel skin-close and gently sensuous. Often combined with musks and vanilla to create the clean skin family of contemporary fragrances.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
White Musk
White Musk
Clean, soft, and slightly soapy, white musk is the scent of fresh laundry and warm skin. It's the furthest from the animalic origins of real musk: approachable, inoffensive, and universally flattering. Almost every mass-market fragrance uses white musk as a base, which is why it reads as 'clean' rather than specifically musky.
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The RomanticBest match90% 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 Heirloom85% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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The Hedonist84% match
More is more. You've always known this.

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

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Scent Profile
Citrus31%Fresh31%Floral62%White Floral60%Woody59%
Fragrance Family
Gourmand
EDP

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What does Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche smell like? +
Black Opium Nuit Blanche is a 2016 addition to YSL's successful Black Opium line, arriving as a lighter, more approachable take on the original's darker DNA. The 2016 release comes as an eau de parfum concentration designed to broaden the collection's appeal while maintaining the house's signature sensuality. The fragrance opens with anise and rice, creating a slightly spiced, creamy top that sets the stage for the gourmand heart. Coffee dominates the middle, paired with coriander, orange blossom, and peony to add floral lift and prevent the composition from becoming one-dimensional. The base layers caramel, milk, sandalwood, vanilla, and white musk into a warm, creamy finish that emphasizes sweetness and comfort without heaviness. The overall profile reads as a dessert fragrance with surprising sophistication, balancing gourmand indulgence with aromatic complexity. Nuit Blanche works best for those drawn to sweet, foodie fragrances who want something wearable beyond the evening. It suits cooler months and indoor settings particularly well. The composition fits The Romantic, The Heirloom, and The Hedonist profiles.
What are the notes in Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche? +
Top: Anise, Rice. Heart: Coffee, Coriander, Orange Blossom, Peony. Base: Caramel, Milk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, White Musk.
What fragrance family is Black Opium Nuit Blanche? +
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche belongs to the Gourmand fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche? +
Based on shared notes, Azzaro Silver Black (Sandalwood, White Musk, Coriander, Anise), cacharel Lou Lou (Sandalwood, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Anise), Guerlain Champs Elysees (Sandalwood, Vanilla, Peony, Anise), Roja Parfums Harrods Pour Femme (Sandalwood, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Anise) may smell similar to Black Opium Nuit Blanche.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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