Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Extreme
for women · Launched 2021
Where to buy
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 155 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate54% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate62% of votes
- Season
- winter79% of votes
- Time of day
- night63% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 96 votes
- very weak5%
- weak8%
- moderate54%
- long lasting27%
- eternal5%
Sillage · 92 votes
- intimate20%
- moderate62%
- strong17%
- enormous1%
Season · 146 votes
- winter79%
- spring14%
- summer8%
Time of day · 155 votes
- day37%
- night63%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
About Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme
Perfumer: Olivier Cresp
Black Opium Extreme, released by Yves Saint Laurent in 2021 and composed by Olivier Cresp, is a dark coffee gourmand for women. Everyone describes it as gourmand; about two thirds also find it floral, and a third woody.
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Black Opium Extreme, released by Yves Saint Laurent in 2021 and composed by Olivier Cresp, is a dark coffee gourmand for women. Everyone describes it as gourmand; about two thirds also find it floral, and a third woody.
It opens directly on coffee and cocoa, a roasted, bitter, slightly chocolatey warmth that is darker than the sweet opening many expect. The heart is white floral: jasmine sambac brings a creamy, heady richness and orange blossom a clean, honeyed sweetness, which together lift the coffee and give the scent its lift. The base is bourbon vanilla and patchouli, a thick, creamy sweetness grounded by a dark, earthy depth, so the dry-down is warm and enveloping.
Most wearers report moderate longevity, with a quarter finding it long lasting; the trail is moderate, sometimes intimate. It is voted heavily for winter and autumn, and mainly for night. It suits cold evenings and anyone who likes the coffee side of this family turned up and the sugar turned slightly down.
Black Opium Extreme — for women fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent (released 2021). Top notes: Coffee, Cacao. Heart notes: Jasmine Sambac, Orange Blossom. Base notes: Bourbon Vanilla, Patchouli. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme cost in France?
No partner shop in France has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly gourmand, floral and woody. It opens with cocoa, coffee; the heart is jasmine sambac, orange blossom; the base is bourbon vanilla, patchouli.
Who makes it?
Yves Saint Laurent (France). Launched in 2021. The perfumer is Olivier Cresp. Marketed for women.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 96 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in winter and autumn, mostly evenings.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.