La Rive
Touch of Woman
Best Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Dupe
78% MatchInspired by $95 originalSave ~$78 (82%)
Accuracy Breakdown
Overall Accuracy78%
You Save82% ($78)
The Scoop
Looking for something close to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium? Touch of Woman from La Rive is the vanilla and powdery alternative people keep suggesting. It holds a 3.9 out of 5 community rating from 662 votes, is usually described as moderate with moderate projection and is seen as good value by those who own it. About 340 people say it reminds them of the original.
Key Differences
Adds white flowers, peach and sandalwood where the original leans on coffee, pear and jasmine. Voters say it fades sooner on skin.
Fragrance Profile
★ 3.9 community ratingCommunity Insights
★ 3.9 from 662 ratingsWhat people who wear La Rive Touch of Woman report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
Main accords
vanilla
powdery
white floral
woody
sweet
fruity
citrus
balsamic
Longevity
Very weak13%
Weak24%
Moderate47%
Long lasting12%
Eternal5%
Sillage
Intimate26%
Moderate52%
Strong12%
Enormous10%
Who wears it
Female83%
More female13%
Unisex4%
More male0%
Male0%
Day or night
Day
Night
Value for money
Way overpriced3%
Overpriced1%
Ok11%
Good value24%
Great value61%
People say it reminds them of
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium 340Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Toilette 130Avon Far Away Rebel 34Zara Zara Gardenia 2017 20
What people like
- Affordable
- Soft sweetness
- Versatile and crowd-pleasing daily scent
- Budget-friendly alternative to YSL Black Opium
What people dislike
- Low lasting power for some
- Coffee note missing for some
- Lacks the original's smoky depth and complexity
- Note profiles are frequently mislisted on websites
What wearers say
“Personally this smells NOTHING like Black Opium to me, BUT it does smell a lot like Lady Gaga's Fame which I also have! It has such a deep vanilla smell, these type of scents lasts a long time on my skin. This has gotten me lots of compliments because the dry down is a rich, sweet vanilla musky smell. Very good winter/nighttime perfume.”
“Yes, exactly dupe of YSL BO.The notes were different, but i wonder why somehow they're able to create similiar vibe of scent.The difference, imo, is that BO is more bitter and coffeeish while TOW smells way sweeter. BO last for almost 10 hours while TOW last only 3-4 hours, but for a cheaper price i think its a fair choice.EDIT: now i understand why i can smell strong wood notes, its the subtitute for the coffee note of BO which gave slight bitter fragrance.”
“This is my most favorite perfume i have for many years, can’t believe it was launched in 2015, i feel like i have this forever.Strong, long lasting and similar to YSL BO. It gets super intense in warm days and sillage is strong. Strong sexy vanilla smell, bottle lasts for long time.Looking at the reviews below about weak and not long lasting scent i have a feeling that they may have changed something in production, because the bottles i had were really strong.”