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Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum
meets Black Opium.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Vanilla

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with cherry; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dolce&Gabbana Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum bottle
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Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum

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Black Opium bottle
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Black Opium

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verified10 mL · 30 mL · 50 mL · 90 mL · 150 mL
Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock.
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20252014
Leading accordscherry · vanilla · sweetvanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordCherry, Jasmine SambacPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Patchouli, Cashmere Wood, Cedar
Longevity / 53.11 · 262 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 42.08 · 250 votes2.33 · 15,701 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum

Parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Benzyl cinnamate, Alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Isoeugenol, Eugenol, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Cinnamal, Citric acid

Current official US parfum declaration. Other formats, concentrations and limited editions are separate products. Check the packaging for the list applying to your bottle.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Black Opium

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed cherry and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed vanilla and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.