Is Pearl Fragrances Opium a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Opium?
Opium EDP
| EDP | Concentration | Extrait |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2009 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Opium Extrait
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Opium
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Which Should You Buy?
A legendary amber oriental - lush, spicy and mesmerizing. Opium Eau de Parfum smolders with resin and vanilla, drawing you in with its magnetic, sophisticated warmth. Not for the faint of heart or the summer sun.
Pearl Fragrances tackles YSL's iconic 1977 Opium, keeping its bold clove-and-spice blast intact but flattening the elaborate myrrh-labdanum-opoponax resin bed into a simpler amber-patchouli base. It's louder and less complex than the original, but the spicy signature is unmistakable.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Opium Eau de Parfum is resinous, warm spicy and balsamic, making it ideal for cold weather and crisp fall air. The dense amber and rich vanilla are too thick for summer heat but shine in autumn and winter.
Occasions
The bold projection and opulent scent profile make this best for formal evenings, special occasions, or romantic nights out. It's too commanding and sensual for sports or most modern office settings.
Seasons
A dense spicy-oriental composition needs cold weather to feel warming rather than overpowering.
Occasions
Its bold, dramatic character suits formal evenings and dates far more than daytime or casual settings.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 5 of its 9 notes, including Patchouli, Jasmine, Vanilla
Adds carnation and clove, drops bergamot and lily of the valley
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