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

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There are certainly others similar, but if you like Black Opium and feel it was lacking, this is the 2.

Cacao with coffee (not as dark and close to skin one as in J'ose by Eisengerg for example) and some juicy feel from fruits. I personally felt like the original was too floral for something i imagined as a deep and seductive. That combo reminds me of this delicate time in which I am enjoying my newborn baby so its as delicious as my baby's smell.IMO this isn't it lol On me this performs better then the original version wich I love too but I can see myself now not repurchasing the original but getting this instead I really love how the coffee note comes through with the cacao and vanilla bourbon. I've gotten asked many times in school if I was in the library or a certain classroom before because people have smelled my perfume there. It has greater longevity, less florals but still pretty flowery with a boost of extra coffee in the opening.

I do not find it either so sexy as it is marketed, but it is probably because I am older than the demographic this fragrance is marketed to. This perfume is ideal for evening wear or special occasions where you want to attract attention and leave a lasting impression. I don't have the best of luck with longevity/performance with this line, this one lasted maybe 3-4 hours and had soft projection. Besides the added sweetness, I also perceive the sillage to be much weaker, almost like the fragrance contracted due to its sugar overload. Last night I wore the original on one arm and the extreme on the other and, side by side, the differences are not that noticeable.Maybe a little more of the coffee note too but I never get that in the original and it's not super strong here either. If you're looking for a spicy coffee scent that's perfectly unisex, doesn't project much if at all (sticks close to skin), and is like a mature step up from Eilish by Billie Eilish - if you will. YSL Beaut I don't get any note of chocolate/cacao coming through, and definitely no vanilla to tone it all down. I remember when the original first came out and my Mom used to wear it, I hated it even though it has all the notes that I usually like.

Experience YSL Black Opium, the rock couture fragrance for women by Yves Saint Laurent in it's most unleashed form, captivating, unparalleled in provocation and deliberately seductive. Intense and Long-Lasting: Black Opium Eau de Parfum Extreme takes the original captivating floral gourmand scent to the next level with extra-black coffee and ultra-white flowers. The Jasmine starts to shine through and it dries down into pure pleasure, not for the faint hearted. It's heavy, sweet, a little spicy (which is usually not my thing) but this one has something about it that I like.

I don't detect the jasmine (especially compared to the original Black Opium), but I suspect that it and the orange blossom (which I do notice, ever so slightly) are helping to round out the other notes. After about 2 hours a cloying fruity-floral nightmare started to go away and gourmand began to come out but at that point the fragrance turned really quiet transforming into skin scent within one more hour.