Olfactionary
Black Opium(2014)
Yves Saint Laurent · Nathalie Lorson · Gourmand
At a glance
Marketed as a 'rock 'n' roll' reinterpretation of the 1977 Opium, built around a heavy coffee note that made it one of the most commercially dominant and widely imitated feminine gourmands of the 2010s.
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This scent's orange blossom note was reportedly the only perfume Louis XIV could tolerate by the end of his life.
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Black Opium is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, released in 2014 and composed by Nathalie Lorson. It sits in the Gourmand family. It opens with Pink Pepper and Orange Blossom, moves into a heart of Coffee and Jasmine, and settles into a base of Vanilla, Patchouli, and Cedarwood.
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