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Yves Saint Laurent ↗

Black Opium

Concentration not recorded

Vanilla · Coffee · Sweet.

3.94 / 5Rating · 33,864 votes
Sizes offered10 mL · 30 mL · 50 mL · 90 mL · 150 mL
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Saint Laurent / Heritage · Checked 2026-09-21
The official 1961 timeline identifies the founding address as 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2014
Marketed forWomen
PerfumersHonorine BlancMarie SalamagneNathalie LorsonOlivier Cresp

Collection: Black Opium

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed vanilla, coffee, sweet profile, with notes of Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine.

Based on listed notes and accords.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Eau de parfum · Listed US bottle sizes

Source: Yves Saint Laurent US catalog · Checked 2026-09-21. Listed sizes do not confirm current stock. Refills and sets are excluded; options may vary by country.

01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Pear ↗Pink Pepper ↗Orange Blossom ↗
02

Heart notes

Coffee ↗Jasmine ↗Bitter Almond ↗Licorice ↗
03

Base notes

Vanilla ↗Patchouli ↗Cashmere Wood ↗Cedar ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.32 / 5

16,042 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
524
2
1,560
3
7,499
4
5,134
5
1,325

Projection

2.33 / 4

15,701 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,712
2
8,250
3
4,609
4
1,130

Value perception

2.85 / 5

11,616 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
611
2
2,705
3
6,356
4
1,659
5
285

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

47,751Own it
19,590Previously owned
21,174Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
979
2
4,464
3
3,324
4
11,921
5
13,176

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Black Opium bottleBlack OpiumYves Saint LaurentLost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom Ford

Both list Bitter Almond and Cedar. Explore Black Opium’s vanilla direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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Suggested experiment
Another 13 bottleAnother 13Le LaboBlack Opium bottleBlack OpiumYves Saint Laurent

Both list Jasmine and Pear. Explore Black Opium’s vanilla direction alongside Another 13’s musky profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Black Opium smell like?

Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed vanilla, coffee, sweet profile, with notes of Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Honorine Blanc, Marie Salamagne, Nathalie Lorson, Olivier Cresp.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.32 out of 5, from 16,042 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Black Opium?

Its listed notes include pear, pink pepper, orange blossom, coffee, jasmine, bitter almond, licorice, vanilla, patchouli, cashmere wood, cedar. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium bottle
Leading accords
vanilla
coffee
sweet
white floral
warm spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Pear · Pink Pepper · Orange Blossom · Coffee · Jasmine · Bitter Almond

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