Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Extreme Eau de Parfum Extreme 50ml, (Pack of 1)

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It's far more well-blended and gourmand-y than the original, and becomes more chocolatey the longer it stays on your skin. My favorite of the Black Opium Flankers will always be the Floral Shock one (which unfortunately has been discontinued) but this comes in right behind it. 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. I guess I’ll test it again later, because clearly the perfume didn’t change, the issue is me but I do not know why!

I am coveting this perfume more for evenings and nice outings to dinner, but if I’m in a more luxe mood, I use it for the day. I would consider a bottle if my boyfriend didn't hate it cause unfortunately we work together so my chance to wear it would be rare. When I found out that YSL came out with the Extreme version with "dialed-up" coffee and cacao notes, I decided to give it a try. BO seems to be hated on a lot of forums but if you look on any cosmetics site or site that sells perfume and sort by bestsellers first, BO is always somewhere at the top.Take a tester home and give yourself time to get used to it, I hated it at first, but have come around to really enjoying the way it smells and the warm feeling it gives when smelling it on someone. Its espresso with cacao powder and patchouli (you have to love patchouli, because its strong in it). I can easily smell this on me after 24 hours and any shirt worn on a black opium day can only be worn with black opium again until wash day. Finally, the scent is rounded off with deep and intense notes of vanilla, sandalwood, and cashmeran, leaving a warm and seductive fragrance on the skin.

The Extreme which does lay closer to the skin and has less of the loud screechy projection of the original, still has great compliment-garnering sillage.For light intensity: spray in a cloud around your head and shoulders, let the fragrance fall gently around you. Top notes are Coffee and Cacao; middle notes are Jasmine Sambac and Orange Blossom; base notes are Bourbon Vanilla and Patchouli.

Combined with the sweet, immediately recognizable opening of Black Opium, except with the (awful) grapey orange blossom accord toned waaaay down, with a little bit of dry cacao. Black Opium Extreme is a dive into the most extreme darkness of the night, when all the lights in the city go out.The only apparent con for me is that my skin eats it quickly, it doesn’t last on me longer than 2-3 hours before becoming very faint…I am not an oversprayer but I think I need to be for this one, it is worth it. For medium intensity: spray in a y-shape across your body, beginning at one shoulder and finishing at the other.