Black Opium
Black Opium opens with a bright shock of pear and pink pepper, quickly softened by orange blossom's creamy petals.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Vanilla90
- Soft Spicy50
- White Floral50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Pear
- Pear
- Pink Pepper
- Pink Pepper
- Orange Blossom
- Orange Blossom
- Jasmine
By the editors · 2 min readBlack Opium opens with a bright shock of pear and pink pepper, quickly softened by orange blossom's creamy petals. This sweetness doesn't linger alone—coffee arrives almost immediately, rich and dark, threading through white florals with an espresso-bar intensity that grounds the composition in something recognizably contemporary.
As it develops, vanilla begins to dominate, thickened by patchouli and given structure by dry cedar. The coffee note persists but recedes, leaving a warm, sweet base that recalls both gourmand trends and classic oriental frameworks. Jasmine adds a subtle floralcy that keeps the blend from tipping into pure dessert territory.
The result is unabashedly modern and sweet, built for evening wear and cool weather. It projects confidently without demanding constant attention, settling into a cozy, slightly indulgent skin scent that became ubiquitous for good reason—it delivers exactly what it promises, no complications.
Scent twins
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