Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Toilette

Overview

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium (Eau de Toilette) is a fragrance marketed under the Yves Saint Laurent name and produced as part of the YSL Beauté fragrance line. Black Opium debuted as a fragrance family after 2014 (Eau de Parfum) and has since been released in multiple concentrations and flankers, including Eau de Toilette editions.

Product & Manufacturing

Black Opium Eau de Toilette is a perfume (fragrance) product formulated and manufactured for the YSL Beauté range. Most official retail listings and product packs for YSL fragrances indicate manufacturing in France; therefore production is primarily located in France.

Brand origin & company of origin

The Yves Saint Laurent brand originated in France, founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961. The fashion house established the original brand and fragrance lineage.

Ownership and corporate structure

Although Yves Saint Laurent (the couture/fashion house) is owned by the luxury group Kering, the beauty and fragrance business known as YSL Beauté was acquired and has been operated by L'Oréal Group since 2008. As a result, the Black Opium fragrance is produced and distributed under the YSL Beauté umbrella within L'Oréal's luxury beauty operations. L'Oréal (headquartered in Clichy, France) is the ultimate owner/operator of YSL Beauté and manages manufacturing, marketing, and global distribution of the perfume products.

Practical summary

• Product: Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — Eau de Toilette (fragrance concentration).
• Category: Personal care — Fragrance (Eau de Toilette).
• Manufacturing: Primarily produced in France.
• Brand origin: France; created by the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house.
• Current commercial owner for beauty/fragrance: L'Oréal Group (YSL Beauté sits within L'Oréal Luxe). The fashion house remains part of Kering, but YSL fragrance operations are managed by L'Oréal.