Dupe review · Palermo Perfumes
Black Opium
The Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium profile, 88% cheaper per 100ml, from Palermo Perfumes.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
- $32.50
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $33
- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Palermo Perfumes
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Black Opium is a strong bet if you want Black Opium for less.
Palermo Perfumes 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 $33 per 100ml it costs 88% less than Black Opium — the 6th cheapest of 21 twins we can price.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Palermo Perfumes 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 Black Opium 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.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 27 twins of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium we can price, Black Opium is number 6 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
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What does Palermo Perfumes Black Opium 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 Palermo Perfumes Black Opium a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Palermo Perfumes sells it as its version of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium.
How much cheaper is Palermo Perfumes Black Opium than Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
88% less per 100ml: about $33 per 100ml against $280 for the original.
Where can I buy Palermo Perfumes Black Opium?
It is in stock at $32.50 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.