Dupe review · Oakcha
Midnight Nymph
The Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium profile, 73% cheaper per 100ml, from Oakcha.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
- $37.95
- Size
- 50ml
- Per 100ml
- $76
- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Oakcha
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Midnight Nymph scores 6.5 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Black Opium.
Oakcha 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.
At $76 per 100ml it costs 73% less than Black Opium — the 17th cheapest of 21 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Oakcha 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
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is pink pepper, orange blossom and pear at first, coffee, jasmine and bitter almond at its heart and vanilla, patchouli and cedar at the end. Oakcha set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
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
Of the 27 twins of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium we can price, Midnight Nymph is number 17 on price per 100ml.
- 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
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The community
What people say about Midnight Nymph
Rating
—How close to Black Opium
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Oakcha Midnight Nymph 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 Oakcha Midnight Nymph a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Oakcha 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.
How much cheaper is Oakcha Midnight Nymph than Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
73% less per 100ml: about $76 per 100ml against $280 for the original.
Where can I buy Oakcha Midnight Nymph?
It is in stock at $37.95 for 50ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.