Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium
Vanilla · Coffee · Sweet.
parfumbible.comVanilla · Warm spicy · Coffee.
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.
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Collection: Black Opium
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Black Opium Le Parfum by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed vanilla, warm spicy, coffee profile, with notes of Pear, Cinnamon, Green Mandarin, Jasmine Sambac, Solar Notes.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
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
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.37 / 5
1,873 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.18 / 4
1,757 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.76 / 5
1,700 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
7,183Own it
1,082Previously owned
4,918Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
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Black Opium Nuit Blanche
Lactonic · Sweet · Vanilla.
Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Over Red
Eau de parfum
Cherry · Vanilla · Sweet.
Armaf
Effects Of Uniq
Sweet · Vanilla · Coffee.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Lost CherryBoth list Cinnamon and Jasmine Sambac. Explore Black Opium Le Parfum’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.
Suggested experiment
Portrait of a LadyBoth list Cinnamon and Patchouli. Explore Black Opium Le Parfum’s vanilla direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy 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.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Black Opium Le Parfum smell like?
Black Opium Le Parfum by Yves Saint Laurent has a listed vanilla, warm spicy, coffee profile, with notes of Pear, Cinnamon, Green Mandarin, Jasmine Sambac, Solar Notes.
Who created it?
The listed perfumers are Honorine Blanc, Marie Salamagne, Nathalie Lorson, Olivier Cresp.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.37 out of 5, from 1,873 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 Le Parfum?
Its listed notes include pear, cinnamon, green mandarin, jasmine sambac, solar notes, orange blossom, madagascar vanilla, bourbon vanilla, vanilla absolute, coffee, vanilla orchid, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Black Opium Le Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent
Leading accords
vanilla
warm spicy
coffee
sweet
white floral
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Pear · Cinnamon · Green Mandarin · Jasmine Sambac · Solar Notes · Orange Blossom
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