Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum vs Elixir Eau de Parfum

Black Opium (Rollerball)

Edp	Concentration	Edp
F	Gender	F
-	Year	2020
£	Price Tier	£

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum

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.

Our Verdict - Elixir Eau de Parfum

Yodeyma's most-recommended Black Opium dupe: coffee-vanilla-liqueur DNA with the bitter-almond and woody base that defines the YSL original, at supermarket prices. Community-attested as one of the closest faithful reproductions in the UK budget dupe market.

Statement

Scent Profile

Citrus	10%	10%
Floral	40%	30%
Fruity	25%	35%
Green	5%	5%
Sweet	95%	85%
Warm	70%	85%
Woody	45%	50%
Earthy	30%	30%
Animalic	15%	15%
Fresh	15%	10%

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

Black Opium (Rollerball) EdP

Elixir EdP

Notes

Shared Notes

Pink Pepper 39% vs 33%

Pear 27% vs 33%

Only in Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum

Orange Blossom 33%

Only in Elixir Eau de Parfum

Coffee 33%

Shared Notes

Coffee 46% vs 25%

Jasmine 31% vs 25%

Almond 21% vs 25%

Only in Elixir Eau de Parfum

Liquor 25%

Shared Notes

Vanilla 37% vs 33%

Cedar 22% vs 33%

Patchouli 18% vs 33%

Only in Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum

Cashmere Wood 21%

Accords

Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum Elixir Eau de Parfum

95%

Sweet

100%

85%

Vanilla

70%

85%

Coffee

54%

Oriental

85%

55%

Warm Spicy

39%

50%

Floral

40%

Woody

25%

Sweet shared

95%

100%

Vanilla shared

85%

70%

Coffee shared

85%

54%

Oriental

85%

Warm Spicy shared

55%

39%

Floral

50%

Woody shared

40%

25%

Performance

Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum Elixir Eau de Parfum

Short (2-4h)

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Skin-scent

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Strong

Season and Occasion Fit

Black Opium (Rollerball) Eau de Parfum

Seasons

Best For:

Autumn Winter

Coffee-vanilla gourmand is autumn-winter natural; summer the sweetness compounds and reads cloying.

Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Evening-feminine - date and casual-evening the natural homes for a rollerball top-up.

Elixir Eau de Parfum

Seasons

Best For:

Autumn Winter

The coffee-vanilla DNA leans cold-weather - warm spices and boozy depth feel heavy in summer heat but sit comfortably from autumn through winter, with peak presence after dark.

Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Evening-focused: the projection and the come-hither sweetness read date-night or night-out before they read boardroom. Casual fine in cool weather; office only if you spray light.