Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Extreme
Black Opium Extreme is a sweet without excess gourmand fragrance signed Yves Saint Laurent. It opens on pear and pepper, reveals orange blossom and coffee at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla and patchouli.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Pear · Pepper
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Orange blossom · Coffee
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Patchouli
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Coffee: its rarest material, which only 48 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 41.
- Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
- Gourmand, floral, fruity, woody and spicy: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 2 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.
If Black Opium Extreme by Yves Saint Laurent seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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