The best Black Opium alternative.
Midnight Silk is our extrait de parfum inspired by YSL's Black Opium — the same scent story, told in matte black glass, at a price that doesn’t ask you to pay for the name.
Side by side, no theatre.
| Midnight Silk | The designer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | from $34.99 | ~$172 |
| Concentration | 30% extrait de parfum | 15–20% eau de parfum |
| Wear | 6–8h+ | 4–8h |
| Cruelty-free | Always | Varies |
| The name | Yours to keep quiet | What you pay for |
The character of Black Opium, composed our way.
Midnight Silk leads with almond, coffee, jasmine , and settles on vanilla. At 30% extrait de parfum it sits close for the first hour, then reaches — six to eight hours is normal, longer on skin you’ve moisturised.
Wear it for dinners and after dark · cold weather and coats · special occasions and the compliments that follow. Worn by everyone — we don’t split scent by gender.
Midnight Silk is an original composition by LXPERFUME, created to evoke the scent profile made famous by YSL's Black Opium. It is not the designer fragrance, and we never pretend otherwise — that honesty is the whole point.
Every size, no games.
| Size | Midnight Silk | Per ml |
|---|---|---|
| 30ml | $34.99 | $1.16 |
| 50ml | $44.99 | $0.89 |
| 100ml | $54.99 | $0.54 |
Every U.S. order ships free — no minimum — and any two bottles take $10 off automatically. Thirty days to change your mind. Want to check the arithmetic against YSL's Black Opium? Work out the cost per ml and per spray →
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You keep $137.
The designer bottle: about $172. Midnight Silk: from $34.99. Same evening, same compliments — and every order ships free in the U.S.
Straight answers.
Will people think I’m wearing Black Opium?
That is exactly what it was built to do. Midnight Silk was composed to land in the same register as YSL's Black Opium — the vanilla signature people recognise from across a room, at 30% extrait de parfum — roughly double the fragrance oil of a designer eau de parfum. It is our own formula rather than theirs, and that is precisely why it is $34.99 instead of $172. You keep the impression, and the $137.
What does it actually smell like?
An hour in, almond and coffee and jasmine take over. This is the fragrance people actually meet. It finishes on vanilla — still on your coat the next morning, still earning the question.
Is this a Black Opium dupe?
Most people call it that, and we are comfortable with the word. What you are buying is an original LXPERFUME composition built to sit in the same scent register as YSL's Black Opium at extrait strength — sold openly under our own name, in our own bottle, at $34.99. We compose rather than copy, which is why our name goes on the front and why we will take it back for thirty days if it is not for you.
How long will it last?
Six to eight hours, and often past midnight on fabric. Extrait de parfum carries 30% fragrance oil — about twice a typical designer eau de parfum — so it is still working long after a lighter concentration has gone. Spray it on moisturised skin at the pulse points and you will get the full arc.
What does it cost me?
$34.99, against roughly $172 for the designer bottle — 30ml at $34.99, 50ml at $44.99, 100ml at $54.99, and the largest size works out cheapest per millilitre. Every order ships free in the U.S., and any two bottles take $10 off automatically. You have thirty days to change your mind, even after opening it — so the only real risk is that you like it.
LXPERFUME is an independent fragrance house. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to YSL or its owners. “Black Opium” and related marks are the property of their respective owners and are referenced only to describe scent character, as permitted for honest comparison. Every LXPERFUME fragrance is our own original composition.
