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Which Should You Buy?
Match Fragrances' interpretation of Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium (2014) - the Nathalie Lorson coffee-vanilla gourmand that became YSL's biggest commercial hit of the decade, here translated into a pink pepper opening over coffee and a vanilla-patchouli close. Honest dupe-fidelity for evening and date wear at a fraction of the designer price.
The Essence Vault's interpretation of YSL's Black Opium (2014) - Honorine Blanc and Nathalie Lorson's coffee-vanilla feminine, here in a portable rollerball reading with the coffee-vanilla-pepper axis still legible. Honest dupe-fidelity for purse-carry and touch-up wear.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 2% | 2% |
| Floral | 21% | 22% |
| Fruity | 8% | 8% |
| Green | 3% | 2% |
| Sweet | 36% | 34% |
| Warm | 17% | 17% |
| Woody | 13% | 14% |
| Earthy | 15% | 14% |
| Animalic | 3% | 3% |
| Fresh | 8% | 8% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Coffee, vanilla and patchouli carry strongest in autumn and winter; the sweetness can read heavy in summer heat. Spring works in cooler evenings.
Occasions
A sweet coffee-vanilla gourmand with addictive sillage is made for date and evening; casual works for fans of the style. Too sweet-heavy for sport.
Seasons
Coffee-vanilla gourmand is autumn-winter natural; summer the sweetness compounds and reads cloying.
Occasions
Evening-feminine - date and casual-evening the natural homes for a rollerball top-up.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Sweet, Vanilla, Coffee accords and Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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