Yves Saint Laurent · Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is an eau de parfum for women, created from the meeting of black coffee and white flowers. YSL calls it the house's "coffee-floral" fragrance and describes it as a warm gourmand, with vanilla at its base. The bottle contains 90 ml.

How it smells

The fragrance unfolds in three stages, from the first few seconds to the trail that remains on the skin:

• Top notes: coffee.
• Heart notes: sambac jasmine and orange blossom, the white flowers of the composition.
• Base notes: vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli.

YSL bets on the contrast between the bitterness of the coffee beans and the femininity of the white flowers, rounded by vanilla. The result is a sweet and warm fragrance that is easy to recognize.

When to wear it

YSL presents it as an evening and party fragrance, an invitation to go out on the town. If you wear it during the day, use a lighter dose.

How to apply it

1. Start with clean skin, moisturized with an unscented cream.
2. YSL recommends pulse points, as well as the creases of the knees and elbows, for a fragrance that lasts longer.
3. Spray from a short distance so that the fragrance spreads evenly.
4. Let it dry on its own. Do not rub your wrists together.
5. Start with a little: vanilla and coffee smell great even in a light dose.

Specifications

What else you might need

• YSL Libre, intense eau de parfum
• Black Opium, intense eau de parfum
• Prada Candy, ambered and gourmand
• Lancôme La Vie Est Belle, gourmand floral

ProBeauty tip. Test Black Opium on your skin and smell it again after the coffee settles. Only then will the white flowers and vanilla emerge, the part you will wear all evening.

With Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Intense, you get more intense, bolder, and darker nights. It has a mysterious, floral-oriental composition, dedicated to an independent woman, always open to new experiences. Suitable for evenings and special occasions. The top notes are dominated by blue absinthe. The heart notes belong to Arabian jasmine, complemented by orange blossom and liquorice, in a common, sensual and warm accord. Among the base notes, the legendary coffee tone, found in the entire Black Opium collection, is not missing. In this composition, coffee is accompanied by sandalwood and creamy vanilla.
Composition:

Top notes - absinthe
Heart notes - orange blossom, liquorice, Jasmine (Arabian)
Base notes - vanilla, coffee, sandalwood
Fragrance groups - oriental