Is Jubilee Scents SYL115 Black Opium Extreme a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme?
Black Opium Extreme EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2021 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
SYL115 Black Opium Extreme EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Black Opium Extreme polarises, as a true YSL flanker should. For some, it's the rich, sophisticated gourmand the original should have been; for others, a patchouli bomb with weak performance. Love it or hate it, it's certainly a statement.
SYL115 lands the boozy coffee-vanilla gourmand core of Black Opium Extreme convincingly in the first hour, but the patchouli base thins out sooner, losing the original's dense, almost syrupy richness.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
This is a rich, warm, and somewhat heavy fragrance, making it less suitable for office or sport. Its seductive gourmand profile and reported strong projection (for some, at least) lend themselves perfectly to date nights, evening engagements, and cooler weather formal events.
Seasons
A dense coffee gourmand built for cold weather and night-time wear.
Occasions
Bold and sweet enough for dates and nights out, too strong for most office settings.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 5 of its 6 notes, including Coffee, Jasmine, Orange Blossom
Adds dark chocolate, drops cacao pod
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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