Black Opium Extreme, I think, should be excellent for everyone, who seek dark, sensual fragrance without tons of vanilla or gourmand notes which seems to be everywhere now, so I'm really really happy with this reaveal of Black Opium which was dissapointed for me as too juvenile and simply 'nice' as Flowerbomb flanker for teenagers. It reminds me of the time I didn't properly affix the lid on my Starbucks take out and accidentally poured half a scalding hot cappuccino into my snood so everytime I wear it I have a good laugh remembering my caffeineated woolens that stank all day and a certain nostalgia for coffee on cozy Autumn days wrapped in a soggy scarf sitting on a pebble beach. I've been testing it out the last few days and impressed with how much more the coffee note really comes through (with the regular version I can hardly smell it) the vanilla bourbon and cacao really come through too I love it!

Avoid it in the heat though; the original can pass, but this is definitely suffocating in hotter weathers. I always wished the entire Black Opium line did not have florals, and they were deeper and more gourmand- spicy, and not so juvenile smelling.Becoming a member gains you access to incredible offers on cosmetics, fragrances, hair care products, and more. The house of Yves Saint Laurent is synonymous with Parisian elegance and its perfumers' masterpieces are renowned. It's far more well-blended and gourmand-y than the original, and becomes more chocolatey the longer it stays on your skin.

I tried it out today: first spray of this on my skin smells of coffee candy, licorice, vanilla, quite sugary.

So much so, that unless you're a huge fan of the line and collect the flankers, there's absolutely no reason to own both.