Dupe review · Maison Alhambra
Opera Noir
Built to smell like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
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- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Maison Alhambra
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Opera Noir is a reasonable bet if you want Black Opium for less.
Maison Alhambra sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Black Opium's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Maison Alhambra publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
The original opens on pink pepper, orange blossom and pear, turns to coffee, jasmine and bitter almond, and settles into vanilla, patchouli and cedar. That is the brief Opera Noir is working from.
Top
- pink pepper
- orange blossom
- pear
Heart
- coffee
- jasmine
- bitter almond
Base
- vanilla
- patchouli
- cedar
For the after-hours. Black coffee and white flowers pour over vanilla and patchouli — sweet, addictive, unmistakably night.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 The Dupe Spot Black Opium #29 $13/100ml
- 02 Grandeur Elite Optimum Noir $20/100ml
- 03 Lattafa Mayar $25/100ml
- 04 Copycat Fragrances Black Opium $29/100ml
- 05 The Essence Vault Black Opium $32/100ml
- 06 Palermo Perfumes Black Opium $33/100ml
- 07 Noted Aromas Bangkok $33/100ml
- 08 Lattafa Mayar Cherry $35/100ml
- 09 Maison Alhambra Opera Rouge $40/100ml
- 10 Bujairami Greatness $46/100ml
Also listed as a twin of
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Sceptre Oceanasmells like Bvlgari Le Gemme Orom $27.46 -
Kismet for Womensmells like Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad $24.95
The community
What people say about Opera Noir
Rating
—How close to Black Opium
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does Maison Alhambra Opera Noir smell like?
It is built to smell like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — pink pepper, orange blossom and pear up top, coffee, jasmine and bitter almond in the heart, vanilla, patchouli and cedar in the base.
Is Maison Alhambra Opera Noir a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Maison Alhambra sells it as its version of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, and it is also listed against Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum and Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Toilette.
Where can I buy Maison Alhambra Opera Noir?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is listed on its page.