Which fragrance brand launched Black Opium, the 2014 perfume by Yves Saint Laurent?
Answer
Yves Saint Laurent
Answer
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent launched Black Opium in 2014.
Black Opium is a women's fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent. It was created by a team of perfumers that included Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Honorine Blanc, and Olivier Cresp.
The perfume is especially associated with coffee, vanilla, white flowers, and woody notes. Its dark bottle, decorated with glitter, was designed to communicate a more nocturnal and rock-inspired identity than the original Opium fragrance.
Black Opium is not the same perfume as Opium, Yves Saint Laurent’s earlier fragrance launched in 1977. The shared name creates frequent confusion, but Black Opium is a separate modern composition and product line. It also has multiple flankers, including versions emphasizing red fruit, floral notes, or intense accords.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026