Angélique Noire Eau de Parfum vs Black Opium Eau de Parfum

A divisive yet frequently adored green vanilla, Angélique Noire balances warmth and freshness unlike anything else. While some find it too green, too powdery, or even 'celery-like', its fans hail it as a sophisticated, elegant masterpiece for a reason. Don't dismiss it until you've tried it on skin.

Dupe Noire captures Black Opium's coffee-and-vanilla gourmand backbone - bitter almond, black coffee and liquorice over a patchouli-vanilla base - reasonably well, though the coffee note sits lighter and less roasted than the original's jolt, and the whole thing softens into a simple sweet musk rather than YSL's darker, more addictive dry-down.