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Black Opium
Yves Saint Laurent · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2014
≈ $172 · 3oz · approx. retail
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A feminine amber fragrance opening with Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Pear, settling into Vanilla and Patchouli.
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French · 99 in collection
A Grasse-raised master perfumer at Firmenich and 2018 Fragrance Foundation Lifetime Achievement honoree, Olivier Cresp is one of the most influential noses of his generation, responsible for the genre-defining Mugler Angel and a string of bestsellers.
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Born in Grasse and now a master perfumer at Firmenich (dsm-firmenich), Nathalie Lorson trained at the Roure Bertrand Dupont school and is celebrated for rich, sensual blockbusters, most famously co-creating YSL Black Opium, for which she won the 2015 Prix International du Parfum.
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Born in Paris in 1977 and trained at ISIPCA, Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She is behind several modern icons and is admired for her intuitive, notebook-driven creative method.
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Honorine Blanc is a Beirut-born, New York-based master perfumer at Firmenich (dsm-firmenich) who was mentored by the legendary Sophia Grojsman. She is celebrated for bold, addictive feminines, having co-created Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium among other commercial hits.
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