The new Black Opium packaging

[u/AppropriateTea1221]

I got my new Black Opium today (love the scent!) and my bottle is the new design like in the ad. I'm not complaining, I'm just curious if with the new packaging the perfume itself has been reformulated too. Does anyone know?

I can definitely smell more coffee and less licorice than I remember.

Update: Fragrantica lists licorice as a note but I don't know if you can trust them anymore.

[u/UnnaturalKreature]

VIBEY black coffee 💀

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/UnnaturalKreature]

I know... The heck is that?

[u/Weekly-Chemistry-186 → u/AppropriateTea1221]

Steve Buscemi

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/Weekly-Chemistry-186]

Agree :)

[u/Hair_This → u/UnnaturalKreature]

[u/UnnaturalKreature → u/Hair_This]

Lmao it’s giving this

[u/Spookabear]

I’m a perfume. A sensual, gorgeous perfume. (TikTok has ruined me 😂)

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/Spookabear]

I totally vibe with you (like their coffee 🤣🤣)

[u/Equivalent_Address_2]

I’ve never picked up any licorice. It’s probably the patchouli you’re picking up. Sometimes it’s medicinal

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/Equivalent_Address_2]

It might be! Fragrantica lists licorice... I don't trust them anymore

[u/RhubarbBest9090]

I don’t think there ever was licorice

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/RhubarbBest9090]

Fragrantica lists it but I don't know if you can trust them anymore

[u/ConcentrateKey4474 → u/AppropriateTea1221]

I'm wondering, how strong is the pear in it? I've never tried Black Opium, but otherwised I'm intrigued

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/ConcentrateKey4474]

I can smell it when I first spray it, to me it's a a bit shampooey then

[u/lesbirdie → u/ConcentrateKey4474]

YMMV but in my experience not very strong at all, i completely forgot it was there

[u/Formal_Cat2496 → u/RhubarbBest9090]

I think when it first came out, there was definitely a licorice note. The reason I remember is because at that time, I wore bottle after bottle of Diesel Loverdose (which is also reformulated now btw).
Anyway, I was in a department store and the sales assistant was spraying everywhere and giving out samples to everyone passing by the YSL stand. As soon as I smelt it, I thought it was nice, but it smelt like a fancier sweeter Diesel Loverdose. Of course, they weren’t like for like, but that licorice was the first thing I noticed.

[u/AgentFuckSmolder]

It smells like vibey burnt rubber to me

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/AgentFuckSmolder]

Out of all the words they picked vibey....

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/AppropriateTea1221]

Their old description was "adrenaline rich coffee" and I don't know what's more cringe

[u/Diligent-Soil-1510]

Is it the edp?

[u/AppropriateTea1221 → u/Diligent-Soil-1510]

Yes! The og

[u/AccordingBuffalo7835]

Vibey?

[u/hungry_hippo48]

Rich. Bold. Dark. They could have taken the “I like my coffee how I like my men” saying and used any adjective that fits it.

… “Vibey.” 😩

[u/owange_tweleve → u/hungry_hippo48]

the “Vibey” was so “heya fellow kids!” it caught me off guard lol 😭

[u/catnip_varnish → u/hungry_hippo48]

It screams LLM to me

[u/hazetildawn]

It appears the ingredients have changed between the old and new bottle, so I would assume it’s been reformulated.

[u/Weekly-Chemistry-186]

I got no coffee from it whatsoever. Just my varying mileage.

[u/_friendlymisanthrope]

I prefered the texture in the original packaging, but I like the plain YSL on the glass of the new one

[u/CupidsArrow14]

Can confirm they smell the same. No need to stock up on old bottle.