Opera Noir

I sprayed some out (which wasn’t pleasant) and let this sit for a month. I just tried it again and it is really starting to develop into a beautiful fragrance. I 100% can pick up Pear in the top and then some florals, and coffee, and finally some vanilla and warm woody notes! It is still a little screechy but is definitely improved from the initial sprays! I don’t plan on wearing this until fall so it has plenty of time, but I can tell it’s going to be really great, and super sexy! The vanilla is there but is a bit faint from what I remember from the original but that may develop also! You can always layer it with a vanilla scent like Athena in the meantime! It’s a great fragrance for the price and worth every penny! Update- 2/11/26 wearing this today- Since I’ve purchased this, I’ve also purchased black opium, which I am head over heels over with ! This is indeed very close, I would say 90-95%, however it is a bit lighter on the vanilla and coffee. It’s there, for sure, it’s just lighter. But I’d probably layer this with a vanilla lotion or body spray to amp it up a little. Also, it’s pretty overall softer after maturation so I overspray it to get a similar effect to the more potent OG. That’s just a matter of preference. I do adore my middle eastern fragrances!! I’m pretty much a housewife so I have no need to wear increasingly pricy fragrances to cook and do the dishes! 😆 I often buy the original if I like the dupe. But around the house, I can still smell very much like the fragrances I love without wasting tons of money. If I do end up going out, they usually top up really well with the original! Win win!!!

This just arrived today and with a mfg date of this February, so I'm sure a little settling time will change the way this smells. Currently it's a dark vanilla jasmine and I'm just...so freaking happy about it. I've never tested out Black Opium, so I can't make any comparisons there...but my goodness, this is so close to what my Loverdose Tattoo smelled like when I first bought it in '15. Not the same, of course. But a very similar sort of feeling. Instead of cassis and bergamot for zip, here it's a delightful bit of pepper. It isn't cloyingly sweet as the tonka beans haven't had a chance to bully the floral notes over time (and, like the cassis in Tattoo turning cat-pee-esque, they'll never get a chance in Opera). Before Tattoo's milk note went sour it was this warm, creamy, lightly floral vanilla pod with a bit of a darker edge to it. And that's what I'm getting here. I wasn't looking for a replacement for what Tattoo originally was to my nose, but I'm pleasantly surprised to have found something that fills that void.

If you miss the original Black Opium before the reformulation, you need this! You have to be patient with it, as it will take months to mature into what it is supposed to be. Once it does, it is almost a spot-on dupe to that old formula Black Opium! I've had my bottle now for about 8 months. The first few months were not great. You could tell it was Black Opium, but the coffee was very faint. I've just dug this one out to give it a try, and it has developed into the Black Opium I remember from years ago!

Yup, great dupe for Black Opium, though not for the Police to be white skull. Lasts long, it's strong, bottle is heavy. Nobody will tell the difference between this and the OG. Great price. Very sophisticated, mature scent, for a woman who knows what she wants, great to wear to work or for a date. Love it!! Wish they'd also dupe the Glitter version :'(

I love this scent ! I get complimented on this fragrance like its crack, and almost everyone says I smell good. It is a soft, pear with chocolate biscotti with a hint of vanilla. This is not a vanilla crack machine, its a mix between sweet and toffee like without the caramel only biscotti . Try it, you will get compliments !