Description
🖤 Fragrance Overview
Black Opium Eau de Toilette (2018) by Yves Saint Laurent is an Oriental Vanilla scent crafted for women. It’s a lighter, fresher interpretation of the iconic Black Opium line — designed for daily wear with a soft but seductive allure.
🧠 The Creative Minds
This flanker was composed by a quartet of celebrated perfumers:
Nathalie Lorson
Marie Salamagne
Honorine Blanc
Olivier Cresp
Their collective expertise blends gourmand energy with floral brightness and subtle warmth.
🌟 Scent Structure
Let’s unpack how this fragrance evolves on the skin:
Top Notes (Opening):
Pear
Coffee
Lemon
Bergamot
An intriguing contrast — the juicy sweetness of pear and lemon meets the rich, slightly bitter pull of coffee. It’s energetic yet soft.
Heart Notes (Core):
Jasmine Sambac
Orange Blossom
Here the scent turns more feminine and luminous, with floral facets that lend elegance without heaviness.
