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Black Opium Extreme
meets Black Opium Le Parfum.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Coffee · Jasmine Sambac · Orange Blossom · Bourbon Vanilla · Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Extreme

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Le Parfum

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212022
Leading accordswarm spicy · coffee · vanillavanilla · warm spicy · coffee
Notes unique to this recordCacaoPear, Cinnamon, Green Mandarin, Solar Notes, Madagascar Vanilla, Vanilla Absolute, Vanilla Orchid
Longevity / 53.30 · 1,159 votes3.37 · 1,873 votes
Projection / 42.21 · 1,102 votes2.18 · 1,757 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Black Opium Extreme

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Black Opium Le Parfum

Le parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water • Benzyl salicylate • Benzyl alcohol • Linalool • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Hydroxycitronellal • Hexyl cinnamal • Limonene • Coumarin • Anise alcohol • Geraniol • Citronellol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Amyl cinnamal • Citral • Cinnamal

Source: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed vanilla and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.