Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum dupe

−77%per oz

Yves Saint Laurent · $140Dossier · $63.70

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum against Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum
Fact	Yves Saint Laurent	Dossier
Type	✓ Eau de parfum, both
Key ingredients	✓ Coffee, ✓ Vanilla, ✓ Orange blossom, ✓ Jasmine, ✓ Pear, ✓ Pink pepper	✓ Pear, ✓ Pink pepper, Licorice, ✓ Orange blossom, ✓ Jasmine, ✓ Coffee, ✓ Vanilla, Patchouli
Size	50 ml	100 ml
Per ounce	$82.81 / fl oz	$18.84 / fl oz
Amazon rank	Not ranked	#2 in Women's Eau de Parfum
Sold by	BSLLC USA	Dossier Perfumes

The trade-off

It has no bitter almond or cashmere wood and adds mandarin.

Black Opium Eau de Parfum costs about $140 for 50 ml ($82.81 / fl oz). The dupe below is Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum at $63.70, about 77% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

Women's gourmand: coffee and vanilla over orange blossom and jasmine, with pear, pink pepper and licorice on top. YSL sells it on its US site and in department stores; on Amazon US only third parties do.

Amazon price as of Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies. Retail price checked 25 September 2026.

#2 in Women's Eau de Parfum on Amazon

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The dupe, side by side

The original

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Eau de Parfum

$140

$82.81 / fl oz

The dupe

Dossier

Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum

$63.70

$18.84 / fl oz

Cost per fl oz

Original$82.81 / fl oz

Dupe$18.84 / fl oz

$76.30 less at checkout than the original.

What matches

Dossier names Black Opium as its model, and nearly all of Black Opium's notes are in it: pear and pink pepper, orange blossom and jasmine, coffee and licorice, on vanilla, patchouli and cedar; on Fragrantica 123 people to 9 say it smells like Black Opium, more than for any other perfume on its page.

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Questions

What is the best dupe for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum?

Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum at about $63.70. Dossier names Black Opium as its model, and nearly all of Black Opium's notes are in it: pear and pink pepper, orange blossom and jasmine, coffee and licorice, on vanilla, patchouli and cedar; on Fragrantica 123 people to 9 say it smells like Black Opium, more than for any other perfume on its page.

How much cheaper is Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum than Black Opium Eau de Parfum?

Black Opium Eau de Parfum costs about $140 for 50 ml, or $82.81 / fl oz. Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum works out at $18.84 / fl oz, roughly 77% less per ounce.

Is YSL Black Opium worth it?

Black Opium Eau de Parfum costs about $140 for 50 ml, about 4.4 times as much per ounce as Dossier Ambery Vanilla Eau de Parfum. The trade-off with Dossier: It has no bitter almond or cashmere wood and adds mandarin. If that doesn't matter to you, the original isn't worth the extra $108.