Indulge in the limitless allure of Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium Extreme – a fragrance that transcends boundaries with extra-black coffee, ultra-white flowers, and an abundance of patchouli. I’ve not been into all the BO perfumes, as I like the original Opium from years ago and never kept up with the times.

The Extreme which does lay closer to the skin and has less of the loud screechy projection of the original, still has great compliment-garnering sillage. This extreme version is, like another member mentioned, what the original should be: more coffee, less sweetness. There is a noticeable coffee and cacao accord, but initially it's mainly white florals with a heaping dose of sweetness. The only apparent con for me is that my skin eats it quickly, it doesn’t last on me longer than 2-3 hours before becoming very faint…I am not an oversprayer but I think I need to be for this one, it is worth it.My partner was very intrigued by this scent, liked this enough to wear it, but his eyes are on Angel EdP at the moment.

It's been like this the last few hours, with the patchouli becoming more prominent in the last hour, and a hint of a plasticy vanilla. I shall say I have CH Good Girl Legere on my other arm atm - very lovely gourmand, which I like, and is louder than BOE. As original Opium (which I adore) is considered to be a true masterpiece of a fragrance firmly holding its’ place in history and top fragrances of all time, I naively thought that it’s current owner L’Oreal would keep this in mind and try to preserve original Opium DNA in its’ flankers.Instead, the cacao and coffee come through together- almost like you’re drinking a mocha latte while wearing perfume.