Is Maison Alhambra Opera Noir a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Maison Alhambra Opera Noir is a close match to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum. Of 21 independent sources that compared them, 21 say it is near-identical or close and 0 disagree. It appears on 3 community dupe lists. Black Opium Eau de Parfum costs CA$363.00 for 90 ml at Fragrance365 (CA$4.03/ml); no shop in Canada has a full bottle of Opera Noir in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Eau de Parfum
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Maison Alhambra
Opera Noir
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| Price | $183 30 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $6.10 | - |
| Verdict | Close match of Black Opium Eau de Parfum | |
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| Woody | ||
| Gourmand | ||
| White floral | ||
| Vanilla | ||
| Sweet | ||
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| Fresh spicy | ||
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say close 21
Confidence: 96%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works
In their words 15
Opera Noir by Maison Alhambra (Lattafa) - it is a Clone of Black Opium.
A Reddit comment, Aug 2022, 9 points
Maison Alhambra opera noir is a clone of Ysl black opium clone
A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 7 points
Opera Noir- YSL Black Opium dupe- presentation is okay.
A Reddit post, Feb 2024, 6 points
Planning to get Delilah for my wife too..Got Opera Noir which is supposed ro be a clone of black opium edp by ysl & its really close smell wise..still testing the longevity
A Reddit comment, Apr 2023, 5 points
Maison Alhambra has additional suggestions: Candid is a clone of Scandal, La Vita is a clone of Valentino Donna Born in Roma, Opera Noir is Black Opium (my personal favorite).
A Reddit comment, Aug 2023, 3 points
Opera Noir is the best dupe of Black Opium, and I fucking LOVE black opium.
A Reddit comment, Dec 2023, 3 points
I've heard about Opera Noir by Maison Alhambra but people have said that its mostly jasmine than vanilla or coffee.
A Reddit post, Jun 2023, 2 points
Opera Noir is a great dupe for YSL Black Opium.
A Reddit comment, Apr 2024, 2 points
As far as I remember, Maitre De Blue was their Bleu De Chanel, and Opera Noir their Black Opium clones.
A Reddit comment, Jun 2024, 2 points
Maison Alhambra (Lattafa) Opera Noir try Maison Alhambra (Lattafa) Opera Noir
A Reddit comment, Mar 2024, 1 point
She smelled YSL Black Opium and really liked it, but I'm not sure about the performance of the clone (Opera Noir).
A Reddit post, May 2025, 1 point
I will also suggest ysl black opium dupe I have Maison Alhambra Opera Noir which is really good you can find this $20 as well.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
All 15 quotes
(MA's Black Opium dupe Opera Noir being the only exception so far.)
A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 1 point
Can try Opera Noir dupe of Black opium.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 1 point
I have Opera Noir which is a dupe of Black Opium so obvious it won't be identical but I don't think it's super similar to the roll on.
A Reddit post, Apr 2025, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists Maison Alhambra Opera Noir as an alternative to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
Lists Maison Alhambra Opera Noir as an alternative to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum.
Lists Maison Alhambra Opera Noir as an alternative to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupe Spreadsheet (Liasorep)
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.