9PM Pour Femme vs Black Opium
Afnan vs Yves Saint Laurent
Original Black Opium EDP is coffee, white flowers and vanilla. Afnan's 9PM Pour Femme is raspberry, apple, rose and iris over cedar, cypress and pine.
| 9PM Pour Femme | Black Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Afnan | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Concentration | EDP | EDP |
| Gender | feminine | feminine |
| Top Notes | raspberry, apple, violet, orange | — |
| Heart Notes | rose, peony, iris, jasmine | — |
| Base Notes | cedar, cypress, pine tree, amber | — |
| Notes | — | coffee, white flowers, vanilla |
| Best Seasons | fall, winter, spring | fall, winter |
What Wearers Say
Afnan 9PM Pour Femme
One wearer enjoys its raspberry-and-apple freshness over soft woods.
Another wearer finds the hard-candy sweetness enjoyable rather than offensive.
One wearer finds the opening metallic and the overall scent too fresh and woody.
Another finds the rose too dominant for their taste.
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
One wearer explicitly prefers the original EDP for its vanilla-and-coffee character.
Another original-version owner describes a fruity, dark-latte impression.
One sampler finds the normal edition mostly white floral and wants a more noticeable coffee note.
The Verdict
Black Opium is our pick, because coffee is what it does and 9PM Pour Femme has none. YSL's EDP is a coffee accord over white flowers and sweet vanilla, dark and sugary. 9PM Pour Femme is a fruity floral: raspberry, apple and violet, then rose, peony and iris, finishing on cedar and pine instead of vanilla. Pick it if you like Black Opium's sweetness but not the coffee.
Afnan 9PM Pour Femme