A quick honesty flag upfront: Black Opium Nuit Blanche has been discontinued by YSL, so availability may be genuinely limited going forward. Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP is a creamy sweet gourmand fragrance built around coffee, orange blossom and vanilla, and Maids Scents carries the authentic Eau de Parfum with delivery across Nigeria and beyond.
What is Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP?
Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP launched in 2016, created by perfumer Olivier Cresp, whose work also shaped Yves Saint Laurent’s own Mon Paris EDP, which we already carry, alongside Diesel Loverdose EDP and Justin Bieber’s Someday EDP. This was the third edition in the wider Black Opium series, taking its name from Nuit Blanche, an all-night arts festival held annually in Paris. The bottle is a reddish, pink-tinted variation on the original Black Opium flacon, with brighter glitter effects and a light pink cap.
Fragrance Profile
Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP opens with rice, anise and bourbon pepper, a soft, powdery-grainy burst more than one reviewer specifically describes as stumbling into a Parisian café at dawn, as though someone added cream to the coffee, the air and everything else around it.
As it develops, the heart brings in coffee, orange blossom, coriander and peony, richly creamy and warm. More than one reviewer specifically calls this composition much gentler than the original Black Opium, never sharp, a cozy yet magnetic scent for standing out at close proximity, though it’s genuinely worth being honest that a separate detailed reviewer finds the whole thing barely develops at all, no longer even a skin scent within the hour.
The base settles into vanilla, milk, caramel, sandalwood and white musk, closing out a soft, milky dry-down more than one reviewer describes as subdued compared to the bolder original, exactly what this softer composition needed.
Top Notes: Rice, Anise, Bourbon Pepper
Heart Notes: Coffee, Orange Blossom, Coriander, Peony
Base Notes: Vanilla, Milk, Caramel, Sandalwood, White Musk
Who Should Wear Black Opium Nuit Blanche?
Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP suits anyone who wants a genuinely creamy, coffee-and-vanilla signature rather than the sharper original Black Opium. More than one reviewer specifically calls it a great upgrade, smelling really good and lasting a touch longer, though it’s genuinely worth being honest that a separate reviewer describes it as the weakest entry in the entire Black Opium series.
Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP has also earned lasting devotion from more than one fan specifically calling its discontinuation absolutely tragic, holding onto their remaining bottles as a genuinely treasured find.
Performance and Longevity
It’s genuinely worth being honest that reported performance is directly contradictory here. One detailed reviewer specifically describes longevity comparable to the original Black Opium, around eight hours, while a separate reviewer reports it fading to almost nothing within just four hours.
Two to three sprays on pulse points is a sensible starting point given this genuine variability across different wearers.
Best Time to Wear Black Opium Nuit Blanche in Nigeria
Given its genuinely creamy, coffee-forward, gourmand character, this fragrance suits Nigeria’s cooler harmattan season particularly well for confident evening wear, where drier air lets the caramel, sandalwood and musk base fully develop for a memorable night out.
Buying Black Opium Nuit Blanche From Maids Scents
Every Yves Saint Laurent bottle we stock, including Black Opium Nuit Blanche, comes from verified suppliers, so what you receive matches what you’d get through an authorised Yves Saint Laurent retailer.
We deliver across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Benin City and the rest of Nigeria, and we ship internationally for orders placed from outside the country.
You can read more about the fragrance on its detailed review.
If you’re exploring more scents from the same perfumer, Mon Paris EDP is worth comparing, or browse our full range of perfumes in Nigeria.
Black Opium Nuit Blanche EDP is in stock now at Maids Scents.
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