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Black Opium Nuit Blanche(2016)

Yves Saint Laurent · Olivier Cresp · Amber

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Created by Olivier Cresp for Yves Saint Laurent, this variant of Black Opium opens on rice, anise, and bourbon pepper, moves through a heart of coffee, orange blossom, coriander, and peony, and closes on vanilla, milk, caramel, sandalwood, and white musk, its title, White Night, referencing the French term for an all-night event, matching the fragrance's dark, coffee-driven gourmand intensity.

Did you know? This scent's orange blossom note was reportedly the only perfume Louis XIV could tolerate by the end of his life. Read the full story →
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Launched
2016
Family
Amber

Black Opium Nuit Blanche is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, released in 2016 and composed by Olivier Cresp. It sits in the Amber family. It opens with Rice, Anise, and Bourbon Pepper, moves into a heart of Coffee, Orange Blossom, Coriander, and Peony, and settles into a base of Vanilla, Milk, Caramel, Sandalwood, and White Musk.

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Top notes
RiceAniseBourbon Pepper
Heart notes
CoffeeOrange BlossomCorianderPeony
Base notes
VanillaMilkCaramelSandalwoodWhite Musk
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16