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Black Opium Floral Shock, Yves Saint Laurent
White Floral · 2017

Black Opium Floral Shock

by Yves Saint Laurent
Rating4.0 ★ 1,822 votes
GenderWomen
Year2017
Price$$$$Designer
White FloralFruityCoffee
Best for fallDaytime wear
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Intuition Estée Lauder
Intuition Estée Lauder
82% match
Gucci Premiere Gucci
Gucci Premiere Gucci
82% match
Black Opium Le Parfum Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Le Parfum Yves Saint Laurent
79% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
11 notes
topfirst impression
PearFreesiaBergamotLemon
heartthe character
GardeniaSolar NotesWhite FlowersOrange Blossom
basethe foundation
CoffeeWhite MuskAmberwood

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
White FloralFruityCoffeeSweetCitrusWarm SpicyFloralAquatic
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Main accords

top 10
White Floral
Fruity
Coffee
Sweet
Citrus
Warm Spicy
Floral
Aquatic
Animalic
Aldehydic

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
28%
summer
13%
fall
33%
winter
27%
Time of day
day
57%
night
43%

Smells similar

by scent profile
84% match
Giordani Gold Essenza Oriflame
Oriflame
white floralsoapy
82% match
Intuition Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder
citrus
82% match
Gucci Premiere Gucci
Gucci
white floral
81% match
Gardenia Eau de Parfum Zara
Zara
white floralcoffee

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

BergamotLemonPearFreesiaOrange Bloss…GardeniaWhite FlowersSolar NotesWhite MuskCoffeeAmberwood
topheartbase

Signature pair: Pear and Gardenia

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The Black Opium line

12 versions
Original2014Black Opium
More Vanilla, Soft Spicy
Less Citrus
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2024Over Red
More Cherry, Vanilla
Less Fruity
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2022Le Parfum
More Vanilla, Powdery
Less Floral
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2021Extreme
More Vanilla, Cacao
Less Fruity
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2016Nuit Blanche
More Lactonic, Vanilla
Less White Floral
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2019Intense
More Aromatic, Vanilla
Less White Floral
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Black Opium Floral Shock are white floral and fruity. It opens with Pear and Freesia, reveals Gardenia and Solar Notes at its heart, and dries down to Coffee and White Musk. People reach for it in spring and autumn, day or night.

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