Lucrethia

I will start the review by saying that Lucrethia is indeed very similar to the original Black Opium. The other reviewers below were right! On my skin I can smell the most the following notes: jasmine, coffee, vanilla, patchouli with some pear in the very first minutes. A floral sweet juice! The benzoin and the amber gives some warmth. Unfortunately no pink pepper, no petitgrain, no laurels, no linden blossom or cloves, which I think would give Lucrethia more complexity and dimension and would make it stand out more on the market than the classic Black Opium. Found it for a good deal, less than how much Black Opium costs these days, so I decided to blind buy it. I can say that I prefer so much more Lucrethia because it performs better overall and the packaging is so much more beautiful and luxurious. Lucrethia’s statuesque burgundy, velvet bottle with gold accents is a joy to look at. A classic beauty! The cap is heavy and metallic which is a nice touch and an upgrade in packaging compared to Tiziana Terenzi Classic Collection caps. All in all, in my experience, Lucretia is the luxury version of Black Opium and I very much prefer it!

This is NOT Black Opium, it is the same type of scent as Black Opium as far as the coffee and vanilla. I like this scent, it is pretty and a little sweet, but not overwhelming. I like that it isn't as straightforward as Black Opium, it has a light fruitiness and light floral mixed into the coffee and vanilla. Longevity is only medium on me (I have a problem getting anything to last), and it sits fairly close, not much projection. It is a bit overpriced based on performance, but a great scent.

Lucrethia by V Canto is hands down amongst the most bewitching of my perfumes. It's built using high quality ingredients which are in perfect balance. It is sweet, yes, but not a bit cloying. It's not another version of neither BO nor 100SW, there's complexity, playfulness and edge to it that both of the aforesaid perfumes lack. An interesting take on honeysuckle, too. the sillage is moderate and it lasts 5 to 7 h.

This is a spectacular fragrance that imo smells super unique and me personally, I haven't smelled something similar to this. I love the combination of the notes that are blended in such a professional way. But the dry down is something I have to stop and talk about; this is just mesmerizing, the vanilla, the honeysuckle, patchouli, cedar, wow this combo is a winner and is perfect for christmas time. 10/10 for me

a fantastic winter perfume which fits for both men and women. I read that for a lot of people it reminds them Black Opium, but in my opinion I don't even think they are close to each other scentwise and lucrethia is wayyyyy better, sorry not sorry ;) The longevity in this one is ETERNAL, it stayed on my scarf for weeks, I'm not even kidding.