Black Opium
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Black Opium(2014)

Yves Saint Laurent · Nathalie Lorson · Gourmand

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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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2014
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Gourmand

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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Top notes
Pink PepperOrange Blossom
Heart notes
CoffeeJasmine
Base notes
VanillaPatchouliCedarwood
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16