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Black Opium

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Dupe Perfumes Black Opium is an Eau de Parfum. Black Opium opens with Orange Blossom, Pink Pepper, and Pear, settles into a heart of Coffee, Jasmine, Licorice, and Almond, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Patchouli, Vanilla, and Cashmeran. Dupe Perfumes's Black Opium carries an Acquired verdict, a sweet-led wear.

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.
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  • Bold
  • Sultry
  • Addictive
  • Nocturnal
  • Glamorous
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Black Opium Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
93%
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Coffee, almond and dark vanilla read warm and heavy, which suits cooler months far better than spring or summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual

Sweet and a little sultry, it's built for evenings out and dates rather than the office, with enough presence to work for a casual night too.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

Black Opium made its name on a genuinely disorienting pairing: a shot of bitter black coffee crashed into sweet vanilla and white florals, wrapped in enough patchouli to keep it from turning into dessert. Dupe Noire goes after that same coffee-gourmand structure, keeping the bitter almond, jasmine and liquorice that give the original its slightly dark, bittersweet edge. The coffee itself is the weak point - present but muted, more of a background note than the jolt YSL built the whole fragrance around. Pink pepper and orange blossom still open things with a bit of fizz, and the cedar-patchouli-vanilla base holds a recognisable shape, but it thins out and turns generically sweet well before Black Opium's famously long, dark finish.

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