Dupe review · Pendora Scents
Black Optra
Built to smell like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, for 81% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
- $26.98
- Size
- 50ml
- Per 100ml
- $54
- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Pendora Scents
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Black Optra scores 6.6 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Black Opium.
Pendora Scents 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 $54 per 100ml it costs 81% less than Black Opium — the 15th cheapest of 23 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 Pendora Scents 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. Pendora Scents 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.
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 29 twins of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium we can price, Black Optra is number 15 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Grandeur Elite Optimum Noir $20/100ml
- 02 Khalis Black Opine $24/100ml
- 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 The Dupe Spot Black Opium #29 $36/100ml
- 10 Lattafa Yara Elixir $40/100ml
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The community
What people say about Black Optra
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What does Pendora Scents Black Optra 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 Pendora Scents Black Optra a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Pendora Scents sells it as its version of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium.
How much cheaper is Pendora Scents Black Optra than Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
81% less per 100ml: about $54 per 100ml against $280 for the original.
Where can I buy Pendora Scents Black Optra?
It is in stock at $26.98 for 50ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.