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Yves Saint Laurent · Designer fragrance
Black Opium
Eau de parfum
Black coffee and jasmine, wrapped in vanilla.
- House
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Family
- Gourmand
- Perfumer
- Not disclosed
- Year
- Not disclosed
Black Opium is Yves Saint Laurent's night fragrance, which the house describes as a gourmand coffee floral.
Black coffee is its signature, paired with a sensual jasmine, a white-flower accord. Vanilla, in the base, gives it its gourmand softness.
Fragrance notes
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- Gourmand75 / 100
- Vanilla60 / 100
- White floral45 / 100
- Spicy20 / 100
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Black Opium in detail
Yves Saint Laurent presents Black Opium as a gourmand coffee floral, designed for the night. This entry describes the Eau de Parfum; the official page gives neither the year nor the perfumer.
The house names three materials without a complete pyramid. Black coffee is its signature: roasted and slightly bitter, it gives the fragrance its energy. Jasmine, as a white-flower accord, softens it with a sensual floral facet. Vanilla, in the base, brings a warm, gourmand roundness that takes over from the coffee as the hours pass.
Black Opium is worn in autumn and winter, above all in the evening. It is a gourmand of contrasts, both dark and sweet, for those who like fragrances that get noticed, leaving a dinner or a concert.
Three niche fragrances in our catalogue share its pairing of jasmine and vanilla, each in a different register: Coco Vanille by Mancera, Enigma Pour Homme by Roja Parfums and Lira by Xerjoff, from its Casamorati collection. None of them uses coffee, but all play on a floral, vanilla softness.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.