Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme Eau de Parfum Extreme 50ml, (Pack of 1)

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Discover the YSL Black Opium fragrance wardrobe and indulge yourself or treat others to a YSL Black Opium gift. If I wanted to repurchase Black Opium I would consider this flanker but I do think Nuit Blanche is the best of all. I have never been able to smell coffee in the original either so if you're like me you prob also wont smell it in this. If it is at night I can handle it, but the heat of the day I can get hit with it mixed in 105 degree weather. I feel like the chocolate note is stronger here but it's not in a gourmand way, it's more dry, like cocoa powder.

The white floral heart is sensuously and feminine with absolutes of orange blossom and exotic jasmine.Though always grateful for a flanker that bears some resemblance to the original, I was quite surprised by how extremely similar this was to Black Opium. I lightly tested this the day I got it and the scent lingered as a skin scent of vanilla and patchouli for hours after, so I was very impressed.

This was what I was expecting and longing for from the original black opium but nevermind ive moved on. When I first got it, I remember it not lasting long on my skin - like literally, there’s no dry down. Although the name extreme suggests it’s going to be a bomb, it’s a subtle fragrance, tends to stay close to skin but lasts all day there, only to please you. Sweet creamy white flowers and coffee, nothing extreme, honestly, not groundbreaking, but pleasent and comforting.I can smell the accord that I think is meant to represent coffee, but really it just gives an overall warmth and bitterness to the otherwise overwhelming sweetness; kind of like drinking a hot chocolate out of a mug that previously had coffee in it. Was not disappointed at all by the scent, because it is darker more like a ristretto and not a latte, but the performance is WEAK! Please be aware my review is based on my personal preference for sweet scents, and I tend to dislike spicy notes in almost any degree. I have the Black Opium EDT from a handful of years ago and really love it, got it on a fall cruise and so it takes me back to that vacation. After I've finished this bottle, I'm going to look for something with similar notes but higher quality.