Black Opium with no limits. Extra-black coffee, ultra-white flowers, and an abundance of patchouli. Exhilarating and excessive. For those seeking an extremely long-lasting fragrance that takes the signature Black Opium to the next level, YSL Beauty introduces Black Opium Eau de Parfum Extreme.
Inspiration
In 1977 Yves Saint Laurent introduces Opium: a boundary-pushing perfume. A revolution in a bottle. A new idea of femininity: sultry, provocative, enthralling.
Fast forward to 2014, and Opium’s legacy continues to dazzle: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty unveils Black Opium, re-inventing desire in a new, contemporary light, reshaped for the modern woman.
The Black Opium woman is embodied by YSL Beauty muse Zoë Kravitz.
The Scent
The Eau de Parfum Extreme takes Black Opium’s original captivating floral gourmand scent to a new level - no holds barred. Uncompromising energy and boundless sensuality married with the unique YSL edge.
Extra black coffee, for vigour and vitality, is paired with luminous ultra-white flowers, set against a base of sweet, earthy patchouli and heady vanilla.
This exhilarating amalgamation of ingredients makes for an intense and long-lasting women’s scent that challenges gender stereotypes in fragrances.
Top notes: pear accord, mandarin essence, cherry accord
Heart notes: orange blossom absolute, jasmine absolute
Base notes: black coffee accord, vanilla accord, patchouli essence, tonka bean
The Bottle
A lavish take on our original and iconic Black Opium bottle – same black, same glitter, but taken to the extreme. From cap to toe, the Black Opium Extreme bottle is adorned in black glitter, as if dressed in sequins. The usually pink centre is transformed into a black core, highlighting the unbridled mystery and sophistication at the heart of this fragrance.
How to use:
For light intensity: spray in a cloud around your head and shoulders, let the fragrance fall gently around you.
For medium intensity: spray in a y-shape across your body, beginning at one shoulder and finishing at the other. If you are wearing jewellery it is a great alternative to spraying your neck.
For added intensity: apply perfume directly to your pulse points and / or hot spots (wrist, inner elbow and lower neck). Here the heat of your body will allow the fragrance to reveal its full trail. Include shoulders and back to intensify your perfume trail