Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Review

My feelings towards this fragrance are quite tumultuous. It is a beautiful scent, which I totally appreciate, and obviously loved enough at one stage to purchase, but I've since come to realise it's (sadly) not for me.

I had to buy this fragrance after I spritzed myself with it whilst browsing Kirks and found myself catching a whiff of the gorgeous scent all day long. It's a sophisticated sweet, yet floral scent and for me the number one note I can always smell is coffee. I think the coffee is what drew me in as I looove the scent of coffee and don't own any other fragrances with a similar note. The packaging is gorgeous, definitely the best looking bottle I own, and it feels like a very sturdy bottle so it'd make a safe perfume option for travel.

In the morning when I decide what scent I want to go for that day I'll sniff a few to see what's most suiting my mood, but this one never suits my mood! At first sniff it has a very commanding scent, which just doesn't ever appeal to me. It does dry down to a much softer scent after wearing it for an hour or so, but I just can't get past the initial scent anymore. It really is a pity, especially as it was so expensive!

I am a little confused as to why this product doesn't have TOP MARKS from everyone??!! This is honestly the BEST smelling perfume I have EVER smelt (I have said that before about other perfumes, but this time I mean it!)!!!!! Two sprays will last ALL day, you forget your wearing it and are still getting compliments come night time! And that's not even the most amazing part, when I put my clothes through the wash and they're dry again I can still smell the yummyness on my tops! Talk about getting your money's worth! The packaging it beautiful, the scent it classy, this perfume is the best!

If lust was a fragrance it would be Black opium, there are some things that I cant get enough of, this is one of those few things. Each time I was in Farmers I would spritz this all over myself and wish money would fall from the sky so I could purchase this for myself. Sadly this never happened but when my husband asked me what I wanted for my 30th, I knew this was what I wanted oh so badly!

The bottle is so gorgeous, Im a huge fan of black , and all of the beautiful glossy glitz on the outside? This was me in a bottle!

After I got this baby in my hands, it took me weeks to spray this on myself, I was so afraid of wasting it, for the price I wanted to make every spray count. Now I use it for special occasions, going out to dinner, starbucks, makeup shopping? Those kinds of special things, and each time I use it I fall head over heels in love with the aroma of sweet vanilla and coffee. Maybe thats why I love it so much, the sweet scents are a weakness and coffee is something I cant love without. This is one of the few fragrances that stay on my skin, it doesn't absorb and become invisible unlike other fragrances. If I wear a jacket or shirt the scent will linger for days with just a few sprays.

It is a costly perfume but worth every penny. Spraying this on myself makes me feel like wonder woman every time!

Yes I spelt scentual because it is a scent that gets you ual lol. A cult fave that I've fallen for once I smelt it I was able to purchase a bottle onine thru someone secondhand so I got a nice sample fo this product then I went out and got me 100ml bottle. I'm a coffee addict so the notes in this fragrance are right up my alley. The bottle is to its own design a sparkle Black sleek bottle with a big round see thru middle that gives the illusion of the perfume fluid inside. So stylish. The fragrance is addictive I spray it so much it's very mature yet sweet and to me at times has this muskyness about it. I love to wear it all the time but I give it a break it's like suitable for night and day but goes well for serious big girl situation and not overbearing just fragrant & cheerful how can it be I guess that the secret to the fragrance. With a a name like black opium it's definitely an addictive scentual scent. Enough said everyone needs to try it but don't worry if you haven't because we can't go around all smelling the same at the same time :)

Really really nice scent. I think the price is a bit ridiculous but it is YSL. The bottle is nice and feels luxurious as expected. The smell is long lasting and is definitely like nothing else. Overall it is nice but I dont think that I would purchase again just because the price is a bit too much.

I was gifted this perfume earlier in the year, and I absolutely love it. It smells so gorgeous!! It is quite a mature scent, and more of an evening scent but I love it so much that I often put it on during the day! I'm dreading the day that I run out of it, because it is waaaay out of my price range so I doubt I'd ever repurchase it! I'd be over the moon to have it gifted to me again haha it's my fave

This is my all time favourite fragrance. The smell is amazing and the scent lasts all day long. The only down side is how pricey it is, which is why I only use this fragrance on special occasions. Plus the packaging is super nice. What girl doesn't love black or glitter?