Black Opium Intense

Black Opium Intense (2019) is the darker, more bitter reading of YSL's coffee-vanilla signature, opening on absinthe and boysenberry — a green, anise-tinged lift over dark fruit rather than sugar. The heart keeps the coffee accord at full strength, joined by jasmine sambac and orange blossom, so the brew reads aromatic and slightly floral rather than syrupy.

The base settles into vanilla, licorice and sandalwood, giving the drydown a warm, spicy, faintly bitter edge that separates it from the original Black Opium. Collectors who find the standard EDP too sweet will appreciate the added wormwood-like bitterness and the licorice twist; those wanting a straight gourmand may find it sharper. It suits evening wear and cooler weather, and reads as a confident, adult oriental vanilla rather than a daytime scent. As a discontinued flanker, it is worth sampling if you enjoy coffee-dominant orientals with an aromatic backbone.

Black Opium Intense（2019）係 YSL 咖啡雲呢拿簽名嘅苦澀版本：開場以苦艾酒同波森莓帶出帶綠意、茴香感嘅深色果香，唔係一味死甜。中調咖啡濃度十足，配合茉莉同橙花，令整體聞落偏向芳香微花，而非糖漿。基調落喺雲呢拿、甘草同檀香，乾燥後帶暖辛同微微苦韻，同原版 Black Opium 有明顯分別。鍾意標準版太甜嘅收藏家會欣賞呢份苦艾同甘草嘅棱角；想要純甜美食調嘅人或會覺得佢偏利。適合夜晚、秋冬場合，氣質成熟自信，唔似日間香水。作為已停產嘅 flanker，如果你鍾意以咖啡為主、帶芳香骨幹嘅東方雲呢拿，值得試香。