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Original fragrance

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum bottle

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Eau de Parfum

Coffee and vanilla with white flowers in a warm spicy composition.

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2 comparisons

A different interpretation of a familiar fragrance. Explore what each one brings.

Perfume Parlour Noire Poison For Women - 1137 — product bottle shown by the supplier

Perfume Parlour

Noire Poison For Women - 1137

Eau de ParfumClose dupe

Pear, orange blossom and pink pepper introduce the opening. Coffee and jasmine lead into vanilla, patchouli and cedar as it settles. Inspired by Black Opium.

How they compare

Scent profile
Scent accords: Black Opium compared with Noire Poison For Women - 1137
AccordOriginalBlack OpiumAlternativeNoire Poison For Women - 1137
Vanilla
Sweet
Coffee
Floral
Warm Spicy
Woody
Performance
Expected performance: Black Opium compared with Noire Poison For Women - 1137
MeasureOriginalBlack OpiumAlternativeNoire Poison For Women - 1137
ProjectionNot yet assessedNot yet assessed
LongevityModerate4–6 hrsNot yet assessed

Scores estimate each fragrance’s accord prominence: 1 is a background trace, 3 is noticeable and 5 is defining. Only accords assessed for both fragrances are compared. Hour ranges show typical estimated wear and can vary by wearer.

Performance notes and sources
Black Opium

Exact original EDP timed account reports four-to-five hours; flanker projection reports excluded. Editorial estimate from retrieved wearer accounts, not a measured consensus. Performance varies by skin, application and version. Accord ratings were not reassessed.

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Noire Poison For Women - 1137

The cited description supports the scent character, but does not establish reliable projection or longevity for this exact version.

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Maison Alhambra Opera Noir — front-facing product bottle

Maison Alhambra

Opera Noir

Inspired alternative

Opera Noir offers the coffee, white flowers and vanilla direction associated with Black Opium. Pear and pink pepper brighten the opening before coffee deepens the heart. Patchouli and cedar ground the sweet finish; a precise difference in coffee strength or longevity isn't established by the notes alone.

How they compare

Scent profile
Scent accords: Black Opium compared with Opera Noir
AccordOriginalBlack OpiumAlternativeOpera Noir
Vanilla
Sweet
Coffee
Floral
Warm Spicy
Woody
Performance
Expected performance: Black Opium compared with Opera Noir
MeasureOriginalBlack OpiumAlternativeOpera Noir
ProjectionNot yet assessedStrong
LongevityModerate4–6 hrsLong-lasting6–9 hrs

Scores estimate each fragrance’s accord prominence: 1 is a background trace, 3 is noticeable and 5 is defining. Only accords assessed for both fragrances are compared. Hour ranges show typical estimated wear and can vary by wearer.

Performance notes and sources
Black Opium

Exact original EDP timed account reports four-to-five hours; flanker projection reports excluded. Editorial estimate from retrieved wearer accounts, not a measured consensus. Performance varies by skin, application and version. Accord ratings were not reassessed.

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Opera Noir

Six-to-eight-plus-hour accounts with strong diffusion in one review. Editorial estimate from retrieved wearer accounts, not a measured consensus. Performance varies by skin, application and version. Accord ratings were not reassessed.

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