Black Opium Over Red
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Black Opium Over Red comes from Yves Saint Laurent, a rich, spiced gourmand built around cherry and coffee. Ripe cherry and green mandarin open it sharp and juicy, cutting through the sweetness underneath. Jasmine, orange blossom and black tea fill the heart, giving it a warm, white-floral centre. The base turns rich, with Madagascar vanilla, coffee and Indonesian patchouli leaf building a sweet, nutty depth. New in 2024, it's a scent women tend to reach for when they want something bold rather than quiet. Voters wear it in winter and autumn, mostly in the evening and at night, though it also carries through a day at work. Longevity gets a mostly moderate vote, and sillage does too, so it reads warm rather than overwhelming. A 3ml decant covers a week of dark evenings before you decide on more.
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The community verdict
On winter nights, Black Opium Over Red brings cherry and green mandarin into jasmine, orange blossom and black tea, then settles into vanilla and coffee. Most report moderate wear and projection. Its sweet, warm-spicy character also fits autumn and evenings.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Cherry
- Green Mandarin
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Black Tea
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
- Basewhat lingers
- Coffee
- Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
- Madagascar Vanilla
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2024
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Cherries and coffee at a lamplit bar after midnight.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Cherry
- Green Mandarin
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Black Tea
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h
- Coffee
- Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
- Madagascar Vanilla
- Lasts
- 3–6 h
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,757 votes
Most voted: 58%Moderate
28%Long lasting
Sillage1,825 votes
Most voted: 62%Moderate
20%Strong
Season1,757 votes
Most voted: 48%Winter
37%Autumn
Time of day1,757 votes
Most voted: 52%Night out
34%Evening
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Longevity1,757 votes
- Very weak4%62 votes
- Weak4%78 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)58%1,018 votes
- Long lasting28%498 votes
- Eternal6%101 votes
Sillage1,825 votes
- Intimate16%289 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)62%1,134 votes
- Strong20%358 votes
- Enormous2%44 votes
Season1,757 votes
- Spring12%212 votes
- Summer3%50 votes
- Autumn37%650 votes
- Winter (Most voted)48%845 votes
Time of day1,757 votes
- Daytime11%201 votes
- Office3%57 votes
- Evening34%589 votes
- Night out (Most voted)52%910 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent opened as a French couture house in 1961 and added perfume to its work in 1964. The scents have a taste for contrast. Sweet coffee and vanilla sit on one side of the range, cool lavender, bergamot and geranium on the other, with cedar and vetiver keeping both grounded. Black Opium is where most people begin: a dark, sugary coffee accord smoothed with vanilla. Libre sets white flowers against lavender and citrus, crisp and a little severe. Y Eau de Parfum is the fresh, aromatic pick over woods, and Opium Pour Homme is warmer, softly spiced and powdery with a dry, herbal twist.
Frequently asked questions
What does Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red smell like?
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red opens with Cherry and Green Mandarin. The heart brings Black Tea, Jasmine and Orange Blossom. It dries down to Coffee, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf and Madagascar Vanilla.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (58% of votes), and 34% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (62% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 3% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 48% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 85% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 15% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 3% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red?
Black Opium Over Red is made by Yves Saint Laurent. It was launched in 2024.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red?
A 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Yves Saint Laurent perfumes can I try?
Besides Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red, 10ML has Black Opium, Y Eau de Parfum and Libre from Yves Saint Laurent, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red decant is filled by hand from an original Yves Saint Laurent bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.