Rebel Aromas EDP

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Dark Opium

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Rebel Aromas Dark Opium is an Eau de Parfum. Dark Opium opens with Mandarin, Coffee, and Pear, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Jasmine, and Licorice, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Patchouli, and Vanilla. Rebel Aromas's Dark Opium carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

Dark Opium is a fair-value stand-in for YSL's Black Opium, keeping the same coffee-vanilla gourmand backbone that made the original a bestseller. It's louder and sweeter in the first hour, but the coffee note fades to a generic sugary vanilla far sooner than Black Opium's signature all-day cappuccino warmth.
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  • Warm
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Dark Opium Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
83%
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

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

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter
Also Works:
Spring

Community season votes for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

Wearers put Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Dark Opium takes direct aim at Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium, one of the defining coffee-vanilla gourmands of the last decade. The opening leans into mandarin and pear brightened by a jolt of coffee, closely tracking the original's fruity-caffeinated top accord, before jasmine, orange blossom and licorice arrive in the heart to add a floral, slightly aniseed sweetness. The base of vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli delivers a comforting, cosy warmth that's recognisably in the same family as Black Opium's cashmere-wood drydown, though it's noticeably flatter and less layered, with the coffee accord fading into generic sweetness rather than lingering as a distinct thread through to the base. Performance is the biggest gap versus the original: where Black Opium regularly clears 8 hours with strong projection, this dupe settles close to skin within a couple of hours. Still, for anyone who loves the coffee-gourmand concept and doesn't need designer-level tenacity, it's a perfectly serviceable everyday option.

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