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Yves Saint Laurent · Sold as feminine
Black Opium Dazzling Lights Edition
A bustling city at night, where neon lights reflect off wet pavements and the air is filled with the scent of coffee and vanilla.
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Black Opium Dazzling Lights EditionPremium · $100–250
80%Similar accords, often for lessAmbery Vanilla · DossierBudget tier, under $40 · shares 6 of its 10 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2017, Black Opium Dazzling Lights Edition by Yves Saint Laurent is a sophisticated Oriental Vanilla fragrance that captures the essence of modern elegance. Created by perfumers Nathalie Lorson, Honorine Blanc, Olivier Cresp, and Marie Salamagne, this composition opens with pink pepper and pear for an invigorating start before giving way to orange blossom and coffee notes. The heart features jasmine and licorice, while vanilla and patchouli anchor the base. This fragrance is a harmonious blend of sweet and woody accords that evoke the charm of nighttime glamour.
Apply this fragrance in light layers to appreciate its gradual evolution. The pink pepper opening notes are bright but fleeting, while the base notes of vanilla and patchouli develop slowly over time, so it's best worn during evening hours when you can fully enjoy its depth.
Fig. 01 — Black Opium Dazzling Lights Edition, Yves Saint Laurent
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Honorine Blanc
The quiet revolutionaryHonorine Blanc is a perfumer at Firmenich who has quickly established herself as one of the most talented noses of the newer generation.
Co-created with Marie Salamagne, Nathalie Lorson and Olivier Cresp
The Black Opium line
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Designer Yves Saint Laurent
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Respected, if divisive: loved by 32%, disliked or hated by 18%.