Top Notes : Coffee And Cacao Middle Notes : Jasmine Sambac And Orange Blossom Base Notes : Bourbon Vanilla And Patchouli. Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent is an oriental vanilla fragrance for women. The start notes are pink pepper, pear & orange blossom. The heart notes are bitter almond, jasmine, coffee & liquorice. The endnotes are patchouli, cedar, vanilla & cashmere wood. Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent is an oriental vanilla fragrance for women. The start notes are pink pepper, pear & orange blossom. The heart notes are bitter almond, jasmine, coffee & liquorice. The endnotes are patchouli, cedar, vanilla & cashmere wood. The perfume was launched in 2014. The perfumers behind the perfume were created by Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp and Honorine Blanc.