What Is ALT Fragrances Fleur Noire a Dupe Of?

The original behind ALT Fragrances Fleur Noire is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium. It is ALT’s clone of that scent, with coffee, pear, white flowers and vanilla as the useful starting point for a comparison. Here is what connects the two and what we would pay attention to when choosing between them.

What connects the two

Coffee and vanilla are the obvious starting points, but ALT also lists pear, orange blossom, jasmine and bitter almond. That gives you a floral-fruity side to compare with the warmer notes. We would look at the whole arrangement before expecting a straightforward coffee fragrance from this pairing.

How do their notes compare?

ALT lists a top, middle and base structure for this scent. Its listed notes include Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Black Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond and Vanilla. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium lists Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond and Licorice among its notes. You can see the complete profiles above, with each scent’s own labels and structure. A note list describes the idea; it does not tell you the proportions or guarantee that two fragrances develop the same way.

What would we compare on skin?

Compare the coffee with the pear and white flowers, then revisit the vanilla and woods. We would check whether the coffee or the sweeter floral side is what you enjoy most.

Which one should you choose?

For a purchase, think about what you want from this pairing: ALT’s take on coffee, pear, white flowers and vanilla, or the original fragrance itself. Then compare the actual bottle sizes and current retailer terms. We’d give a sample time to develop before committing to a larger bottle, especially if the balance between the fresher and sweeter notes is what matters to you.