Black Opium Over Red
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2024 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Black Opium Over Red
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Which Should You Buy?
A juicy, addictive cherry-vanilla gourmand with a creamy coffee twist, Black Opium Over Red is a bold, modern flanker that seduces with plush sweetness and a lingering, cozy warmth. Perfect for making memories after dark.
The Essence Vault's interpretation of YSL's Black Opium Over Red (2024) - the flanker that layers red fruits over the iconic coffee-vanilla heart of the 2014 original, here translated into a budget reading with the coffee-fruit-vanilla triangle still legible. Honest dupe-fidelity for evening and date wear in cooler weather.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 13% | 1% |
| Floral | 21% | 20% |
| Fruity | 18% | 20% |
| Green | 7% | 4% |
| Sweet | 36% | 32% |
| Warm | 6% | 12% |
| Woody | 4% | 11% |
| Earthy | 15% | 17% |
| Animalic | 2% | 1% |
| Fresh | 10% | 10% |
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Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The juicy cherry, vanilla, and coffee warmth make this a perfect match for fall and winter, offering a cozy yet vibrant vibe in cold air. It can work in late spring evenings but is likely too rich and sweet for hot summer days.
Occasions
The bold, decadent sweetness and moderate projection make this a statement for date nights or formal events where you want to be noticed. Too sweet and attention-grabbing for sport or restrained office settings.
Seasons
Sweet coffee-vanilla-fruit gourmand reads warmest in autumn and winter; spring acceptable but summer the heat amplifies the sweetness too much.
Occasions
Sweet-feminine evening signature - date, night-out and casual-evening wear are the natural fit. Office acceptable at low dosage.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Sweet, Fruity, Floral accords and Coffee, Jasmine notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
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