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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer

France

Black Opium Pure Illusion

4.05103 ratings·Women·2017·Gourmand

Opens with Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom moves through Coffee, Almond, Jasmine, Licorice and settles into Vanilla, Cedar, Patchouli, Cashmere Wood.

Main Accords

sweetcoffeevanillaalmondwoody

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

sweet
100%
coffee
80%
vanilla
59%
almond
39%
woody
18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes

Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom

pear

pear

Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper

Heart Notes

Almond

Almond

Coffee

Coffee

Jasmine

Jasmine

Licorice

Licorice

Base Notes

cashmere wood

cashmere wood

Cedar

Cedar

Patchouli

Patchouli

Vanilla

Vanilla

Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

Peak

Winter

100%

Spring

99%

Summer

43%

Autumn

100%

Day

67%

Night

100%

Profile Matches

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

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Reminds Me Of

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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Community

What People Think

4.05

103 imported community ratings

Reviews

Community Reviews

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