Description
After EDP Black Opium presented a year ago, the house of Yves Saint Laurent will introduce a new edition, Black Opium Eau de Toilette at the end of August 2015. The new version of the fragrance arrives in the same flacon form and the key note remains the same—coffee, which is this time combined with fresh, greener shades of flowers, tea and fruit. The perfume version of the fragrance highlights a blend of flowers and coffee, while the new version EDT accentuates the green character of coffee.
BLACK OPIUM EAU DE TOILETTE starts with fruity notes of tart and refreshing black currant combined with pear zest, citruses and green mandarin bark. The heart incorporates the key ingredient—coffee, which becomes fresher with jasmine tea notes and luminous sweet orange blossom. It highlights sensuality with white musk and white wood which subtly support the flowers and fruit of the composition.
The advertising face of the fragrance Black Opium Eau de Toilette is British model Edie Campbell. The new fragrance can be expected on perfumery shelves starting from August 24, 2015. The bottle retains its unchanged design and can be differentiated from the EDP by its pink-golden reflections. The fragrance can be purchased as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
rez01 – :
After all the interesting notes fade, it lingers nothing but coying sweetness that’s slightly annoying with no depth whatsoever.
ivan28103 – :
I’m soooooooooo sad because I really hardly fall in love with perfumes, I did with this one (edp is really too sweet), but noone smells me, neighter do I ! 🙁
sanj-xxx – :
Fruity, floral, heavy but edt. I wish it could be edp 🙁 ysl made sophisticated, elegant, wealthy, rich, iconic, femme fatale, attractive scent for me. Dont wait girly, so sweet, cheap, Green or simple thing. Gourmand but edt. Used 30 ml. Suitable for every age. Gave it to my boyfriend(bottle is nearly empty) now perfume is standing on his shelf. 🙂
fizot – :
I can understand the appeal of this, but it is not for me. It is confident, heavy (but soft) and recognisable.
This is rather different from the EdP since it doesn’t have the vanilla. Instead the cassis and pear are allowed a more prominent role. There is also a noticeable tea note added. The main similarity is the strong coffee note
The scent itself settles rather quickly, with coffee and cassis being the strongest notes. The pear and tea are also noticeable, but the other notes are disappearingly weak on me.
This lasts for a long time, for being an EdT. The sillage is not annoyingly strong, but can still be noticed from decimeters away.
I would personally not wear this to office or day events. Instead I think it fits well for parties and night time events, since it can be noticed and recognised in a crowd.
woda-70 – :
I have/love Black Opium EDP. Today I received this BO EDT version….and wow….surprisingly…I am getting more coffee note than in the EDP…10 points for that!!
Basically…not supremely different scents…but..now I love them BOTH.
solomets57 – :
I like more this edt. It’s more airy. And it has more coffee. But this fragrance is still not my type.
SSTALKERR – :
Another dupe for this one is Night Sky by Milton Lloyd.
SpecyMevy – :
I definitely smell grapes more than coffee. This is perfect for a little biker mama
quarfanuady – :
May have found a cheap sort-of-dupe for this: Paris by night by River Island.
kissa – :
Beautiful! This perfume is lighter and more fruity than it’s black glittered sister. This one has a strong black currant note where the eau de parfum version has vanilla. I enjoy both! It’s dark, feminine and it has lots of character. I’ts a wonderful perfume during fall.
vul623speagoessenda – :
This was a beautiful surprise to me! I feel the citrus notes, a delicious coffee scent,and then the confortable warm woody notes. I’m not a La vie est belle kind of perfume lover,but this one is just so delicious! It’s sweet, sexy and feminine, easy to wear day and night! Perfect!
SASHA1967 – :
Thought this would smell exactly like the edp but it doesn’t. I love the green note in this one, makes it a little more day friendly and fresh. I still smell the coffee and the pear but also a lot of the tea. I like it a lot, just not as much as the original edp.
dimas-prav – :
The first Opium was released in 1977 and does not require presentations. Since its creation, Opium has already gained numerous variations ranging from summer editions to collector’s editions.
In 2014, more precisely in June, the press announced the launch of Black Opium Eau de Parfum. The new perfume would be a mysterious retelling of the original classic, full of Rock and Roll style and made for modern women, who are always on the move. Pure deception! Its fragrance has nothing of the classic version, much less the famous smell of powder, able to impregnate any environment.
Black Opium EDP was just another flanker, which eventually became a new pillar within the Opium line itself and in that little time has already received more than five different variations. Its floral and gourmand fragrance conquered the market and in August of 2015, the company released this Eau de Toilette version, with the same bottle, but bathed by a pink glitter.
Black Opium Eau de Toilette follows the same concept of Black Opium EDP, which brought the green coffee as a central ingredient. But this time, the fragrance has gained more luminous accords and the promise of more versatile use.
Its composition is badly publicized in the main media, as it differs from the official list, which can be found on the brand’s website. One of the main differences is the fact that the coffee note was inserted in the base, not in the body of the fragrance. And this time there is no vanilla either.
Black Opium Eau de Toilette has notes of pear and green tangerine, plus a touch of black currant, followed by notes of tea from the jasmine petals and orange blossoms, towards the base with notes of green coffee, musk and white woods.
When applied, the perfume is sweet and pleasant. Nothing innovative, though, different. The difference is in the citric output, which mixes with the tea and collides with the sweetest side of the fragrance. Then, in a matter of minutes, a bitterness appears and makes the perfume lose its course completely (at least on my skin). The smell becomes strange and this change bothered me a lot. There’s something there that did not fit well with the rest. So I try to survive this stage and, after a long time, this nuance start disappearing and the perfume becomes more enjoyable.
One note: the experiences I’ve had with this scent have made it clear that it’s really a matter of skin. It’s amazing how well it fits with the female skin, including the teenage girls. And one thing that was very evident to me was that it pleases more from far away than from close up. That is, the woman who pass you by wearing Black Opium EDT will be noticed. On top of that, it projects and lasts very well.
And even though it follows the style of night fragrances that are ideal for lower temperatures, I really think it can be worn during the day, but in smaller doses. Unfortunately, I did not feel the coffee the way I expected and I still prefer the EDP version, better finished and with no pointed edges that may cause divergences of opinions.
shuumm – :
I like black opium edp,I love nuit blanche version but edt version never caught my attention just because of it’s notes list.I can’t imagine or love a black opium without vanilla.also I usually try to avoid blackcurrant and it happens to be pretty dominant here,more important,I believe in the sweeter the better,the heavier the better,so edt version didn’t seem to be love material for me but you know,I’m very curious when it’s about flankers and this brown bottle looks very eye catching so I picked up the tester and sprayed it on a paper,simply to compare it side by side with it’s siblings and voila,it happened.I can hear love even before ringing my heart’s bell
What made me fall for BO edt was it’s pear.pear was a note I never cared about but after Katy Perry meow which is a lovely combination of pear and vanilla to my nose,I started to admire a good vanilla scent with pear.edt opens with obvious similarities to edp but not as heavy.pear shines through black opium DNA giving it a sparkly fruity freshness which is very likable.I can’t pick up much black current and I don’t miss it.this very fresh pear-dominant stage doesn’t last long and it’s a pity.however pear remains as one of the most prominent notes but in a sugary,sweet form.although there’s no vanilla listed here,I can easily pick it up but it’s not as heavy in vanilla as edp.lack of patchouli in this version keeps it less heavy,still there’s enough woods in base to anchor this sweet pear-vanilla-white floral combo.I can’t detect tea or any other green notes in edt version and however it’s not as heavy as edp in vanilla and coffee,it’s still sweet,gourmandish and warm and unbearable in hot summer days
Staying power and sillage both seem to be good,not as strong as edp but still satisfying
For me this is a little lighter BO edp with a hint of Katy Perry meow naunces so no wonder I love it and am very happy to receive it as a early valentine gift.it’s a love in opening and a big like in it’s drydown
This 1.6 oz bottle is so easy to hold in hand that it made me decide to buy nuit blanche in this size not the bigger bottle
❤❤❤❤❤
avoimiheeno – :
I don’t like the EDT as much as the EDP.
EDP is deliciously sweet and coffee note is nicely done.
This one is similar to the EDP at first, but later it develops differently.
An hour after smelling, weird synthetic scent is present.
EDP is still delicious smelling at the same time.
Quite unfortunate scent in my opinion.
I can’t even describe the notes, it doesn’t smell like the notes listed here, except very synthetic pear note.
No coffee in here.
Latkonst – :
This is soooo pleasant for my olfactory nerve. It projects very good but does not make me wanna throw up. This is a head-turner. It also lasts very long on me. I sprayed 2 spritzes at 9AM, now it’s already 4pm. 7 hours and it’s still projecting!! What a catch for an EDT!!!
zemeel – :
Black currant and pear zest, less coffee scent but i still like it. The colors of this version is much prettier to me. But this toilette version is still very strong.
jocker_v – :
i like Black Opium EDT much better than the EDP. i fell for the scent on a card sample i was sent and couldnt stop thinking about this perfume till i purchased it. while the EDT still has the warmth, depth and mystery of the parfum, it is much more fresher and not sickly sweet. i love the coffee and white floral factor it has to it. This scent is very attractive , sexy and alluring. It also has amazing lasting power; 8hr + and i would recommend it to anyone who loves to stand out. x
nqy919Unlogrere – :
My boyfriend bought me this beautiful masterpiece in my birthday, and i fall in love with it !! a nice coffee scent, not to sweet, not like its predecessor edp, which is too sweet for my taste. I can smell coffee beans, something sweet, like marshmallows, and it’s refreshed with a bit of green, I guess it’s the tea.Also, The combination sweetness the coffee and vanilla notes bring, mixed with woody floral notes smell scrumptious. It makes sexy moments even more indulging 😉 Coming from a classic man, this is a very sexy one for the young, adventurous, romantic but hard ladies!
vlampirat – :
I love this! I love the EDP anyway and usually prefer them but the EDT of Black opium wins for me! My colleague is now upset she bought her bottle of the EDP before the EDT came out because she likes mine more!
Naacobarro – :
I don’t smell any connection at all to the original Opium. Sweet and gooey like so many recent fragrances. Guess YSL was just cashing in on the Opium name.
hunter454 – :
I really like this one better than the EDP. I get more of that coffee note and it’s a bit warmer and less sour than the EDP. The sillage and longevity is really great.
levono – :
I would say that this version is more fresh, dry and green compared to the edp. I feel this is more like a daytime perfume. I also think this one is more “raw” in a way. But it still has depth and warmth. It also has a decent stayingpower on me. I like the edt and edp equally much, but for different moods/events/weather! 🙂
zommiq – :
I’m in love with anything that has Balck Currant in it.
I had the fortune of smell this very recently in a perfume shop and had the first instinct of wanting to pour the juiced drink it.
Really lovely it will be my next purchase.
3alex3 – :
I love BO and I like Nuite Blanche but this EDT smells weird on me.The coffe withe orange blossoms and the tea note don’t go well together, on me it turns very sour also there are no warm notes in here the coffee is green instead of being rich and comforting.Sillage and longevity quite poor.Not my thing
LidiyaSe – :
I really love this one. The richness of the coffee, the sweetness of the blackcurrant, the woods and orange blossom, I love it all. I had tried a sample once and that was all it took. This smells so deep and heady to me, but with some fruitiness to keep it from being too overwhelming. I equate it to a dark room with the curtains drawn, except for a small portion pulled back so that a crack of light can come through.
The silage is decent, nothing that will choke a room full of people, and the longevity is great. I can spray it on in the early morning and still smell it (though not quite as strongly) long into the evening.
I will absolutely be purchasing more when this runs out.
Max3710 – :
I bought this because I smelled a sample on paper (I should have known better) and thought it would be mysterious and gorgeous. Instead it’s this sweet mess that had potential but was overdone in all the wrong ways and smells cheap to me. It is too strong in a fake synthetic way and was headache city for me. I can usually use perfumes in my hair or on my clothes that I can’t wear on my skin but this one is just too off putting for me. It’s intoxicating but in the way you’ve had too much and it makes you sick. The only good thing (I suppose ) is it does last quite a while and after it has died down it smells okay.
ViktorGolubev – :
Quite fresh, a less harsh opening then the EDP, dare I say it’s a little less interesting then the EDP. A fruity opening transforms into something like a soft musky floral with hints of tea. It’s quite nice, I find it a little bit safe.
больной – :
Quite likable scent, a similar, lighter version of EDP, but still, too much coffee for me. Too sticky, syrupy. What a shame. I love this bottle.
Slejelfanyday – :
La versione edt è davvero molto simile all’originale Black Opim. Con l’apertura iniziale quasi non noto la differenza tra i due.. Poi man mano si avverte che è un po’ più leggera..
frmoncleredz – :
This perfume as many other reviewers have stated is not close to the original opium. So please, try to banish “opium” from your mind when you try. I did.
I tried out this perfume while wandering around the store and sprayed myself on the way out, I wasn’t wearing any frag that day so I thought, perfect!
I found this perfume’s opening loud and brash, filled with the mandarin orange & citrus notes…while I waited for it to settle down (windows open in my car), I keep sniffing hoping to catch the coffee much spoken about…but nothing, it quickly developed into a sweet, fruity floral blend much like countless other perfumes today, that settled quite close to skin. I didn’t find any coffee or woods.
Now don’t get me wrong, I like a fruity floral now and again, I guess I fooled myself into thinking that opium black EDT would be different somehow, have something unique. I still am hopeful and will try the other flankers. I like the idea of coffee in perfume (two of my favorite things in life!) and completely dismiss any of the opium black frags…only as respect to the true opium parent.
Happy smelling everyone!
zartizurt – :
To me this is a bit bitter (not really coffee though), a bit ‘dirty’ (hard for me to describe this dirtiness – which I dont mind so much when a scent contains vanilla but otherwise its too dark for me). Warm, a little spicy. I can smell some floral and orange if I dont sniff it directly from the skin. Doesnt last that long. Seems to be popular – know a few people with it.
temsega – :
I would say that the notes of Black Opium are warmer and sweeter than the new Black Opium Nuit Blanche. Its richer, got a warmth to it and has this alluring sweet scent that goes well with the type of girl who dresses in black, is chic and loves to rock but at the same time she is cultured and strong hearted.
Love this!
antonkrass – :
This reminded me by Cinema YSL edp!! That’s all i get (at least on my skin). When i first tried this i kept thinking: this is good, but not new; i smelled this before, i used it in the past.. but what was it?! Then i felt a little nauseated and that was it, the only perfume that made me feel this way (glamourous and nausea at the same time) was Cinema. Don’t have cinema anymore to make a side by side comparison, but i am sure it is almost identical, only Black Opium edt is a little more sweet and a little less glamourous.maybe it is a young & playful Cinema maybe made for younger women 20s & 30s.
kinobest – :
I am a bit disapointed with this one. i thought it would be a “love” but it´s just a “like”. it makes me think of a beautiful woman without confidence: you know that the potencial is there,she just does not show it. I think the creators played too safe with this one. by the bottle and name i was expecting something more glamourous but it is soothing and calm. don´t get me wrong, this perfume is good and if you´re looking for a confort scent that´s not too sweet this one may well be your thing. it projects good and lasts long, it is just not unique and you can find similar fragrances way cheaper.it is more complex than the edp,it is just that it could have been better developed.
Notes: i get mostly tea,coffe and the flowers. no citrus for me.
6/10
Laykon – :
Pleasant fruity and gourmand top notes that can enchant on a paper strip or within the first 15 minutes, laid on a cheap, chemical, musty base.
After about an hour it starts to smell like Black XS but with a more pedestrian finish and worse structure.
Better than edp which is an unoriginal celebrity “parfume”.
Passable, but.. darn, YSL under L’Oreal has reached the floor level. If they will proceed like this we’ll soon be finding YSL in a cheap/sale bins next to Playboy scents..
neyakov – :
A SA at the department store insisted I try this, and because I’m not into flankers, I reluctantly did so. I was amazed – what a beautiful, quality perfume, I thought. Nothing like the original! I loved the interplay of rose, green coffee, patchouili and vanilla… Green coffee? – I kept asking. GREEN coffee?? How unusual! It was a bewitching formula. I was seriously going to purchase, when I smelled my wrist and it had turned into a jammy rose, such the type that I am tired of. It got worse and worse, reminding me of Black XS which I’m sick of. For me, only the beginning was good.
Tantenvirenag – :
I like this perfume but sadly the longevity is way too short. Given that it’s an EDT, I would fault it. However, I would prefer it to be a bit longer lasting. This is the first coffee scent that I bought and it’s quite a good one. My fiancé likes it and complimented that it truly lived up to its name as an Opium. 😀
join12 – :
This is SO much nicer than the edp, which I found to be just yet another sickly sweet gourmand patchouli bomb in the style of Armani Si. This new edt is classy and intoxicating. It definitely still has the gorgeous coffee notes, but here they are more bitter, as opposed to heady notes of coffee cheesecake in the edp. I notice a hint of spice in this edt, some fresh, tart fruits and a very subtle hint of musk. For me, this is the new perfect winter scent. I’m layering it with Brazil nut body butter, and although I say it myself, I smell sensational!
Evgen1109 – :
This is the most. Intoxicating. Fragrance. Oh. My. Goodness lol i just smelled this in Bloomingdales and I am in love. To those of you who are comparing this to the original Opium, just let it go. This is Opium’s younger more attractive sister. Don’t get me wrong, Opium is a classic but this is nothing short of amazing. Im getting coffee, some fresh brewed tea, a few berries, romance, mystery and a little sweet flirtation. It reminds me of Lancome La Nuit, with expresso. The bottle is beautiful as well.
shmidtster – :
The original is more my thing as it a oriental vanilla type fragrance with coffee nuances and a sweet character . It also has a little patchouli ,,, I find it delicious and warm and sexy. One of my top 5 favourite scents.
The new EDT falls under floral woody musk which is also one of my favourite categories in the perfume world. ,,,, the EDT is greener, fresher , fruitier more floral and not as sweet. I miss the absents of vanilla and patchouli but It’s quite nice and I may still get it but if I had to choose between them I would definitely choose the original EDP due to its warmth , sweetness and vanilla vibe. It’s more gourmand ,,, the EDT just a tat more ordinary reminding me of other perfumes a little more. But however it’s closely related to the EDP and still very nice and tempting.
agkarsit – :
This is much better than the EDP. I’m not saying it is amazing, but way better. It does have that freshness to it, while still smelling like Black Opium. The EDP is too sickly sweet and offensive. This is softer and more complex if you can believe it.
evanescence – :
Comforting tea + generic shampoo + some kind of mysterious potion
Without looking at the notes I thought it smelled a lot like tea, that kind of tea that is in ‘Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden’, behind a clean shampoo kind of scent of orange blossom and citrus. The berries and the overall vibe of being both shower fresh and dark and sweet at the same time reminded me a lot of ‘Manifesto’. I couldn’t pick out the coffee, but after looking at the notes I think it makes sense. The coffee probably adds the mysterious element for me. After it settles down I get the jasmine a lot more, but I never feel like it goes deep enough, and it stays very clean and shampoo-like
EDIT: tried the EDP and i like that one a lot more! It’s sweeter and less clean and I think it works better. The EDT is too much ‘a mix of everything’.
EDP = vanilla + mysterious potion
Maksiiiik – :
Purchased this excellent fragrance as part of my Wife’s birthday gift after smelling a sample in a Macy’s mailed flyer. Love it on her as she does too! The combination sweetness the coffee and vanilla notes bring, mixed with woody floral notes smell scrumptious. It makes sexy moments even more indulging 😉 Coming from a classic man, this is a very sexy one for the ladies!
andr_painkiller 431 – :
oh looks much more interesting than the edp, i’m quite sick of sweet vanilla dominated scents, and looks like the prominent note here by far is coffee so could be good, will try!
alkr1971 – :
I much prefer this version, it is more complex, it starts off fresher, with a hint of coffee, as it develops, it gets more floral, it is like a fresh floral oriental to my nose, real pretty, real grown up also, it isnt that much different from the EDP, the top notes are pretty sweet out of the bottle, just fresher, but still bewitching and very attractive!! I dont detect the citrus notes, mostly orange blossom , and woods in the base..just more nuances, not as bold..lovely!!
qyb899Diobtetty – :
Aahhh, lovely. Finally, a nice coffee scent, not to sweet, not like its predecessor edp, which is too sweet for my taste. I can smell coffee beans, something sweet, like marshmallows, and it’s refreshed with a bit of green, I guess it’s the tea. Thumbs up!
monolizayulia – :
Hmm, Tea and Coffee in a fragrance?? That sounds a little bit …
Ok, I want to try this as I love the EDP so much. I wish I could have purchased it on holiday but I went for a Shipton Ring instead.
I will get it this year by hook or by crook. I am saving up for a big shop in Cardiff in nice stores like Debenhams for a change – rather than High Street shops I want to look into Department Store buying.
Anyway, if it does perform well then I may add it to my ever growing want list.
I will edit this review once I can get to try it properly.
lohoduwv – :
I have smelt this already, it largely retains the original elements of the EDP, however in my opinion it is much more pleasureable to wear as the sweetness is much more manageable, this would be a nice fragrance to wear in the summer, the lasting power is impressive for an EDT, I got 6-7 hours before it started to fade right down.