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Rouge Hermès
meets Black Opium.

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

Shared ground

Vanilla · Cedar

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Hermès Rouge Hermès bottle
Hermès

Rouge Hermès

Concentration not recorded

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Black Opium bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Concentration not recorded

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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 originFranceFrance
Made inFranceNot yet verified
Listed year20002014
Leading accordswoody · powdery · rosevanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordRose, Ylang-Ylang, Iris, Sandalwood, Amber, Spices, MyrtlePear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Patchouli, Cashmere Wood
Longevity / 53.75 · 297 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 42.83 · 407 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.

Rouge Hermès

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 3.38 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Aqua/water/eau ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Benzyl salicylate ; Cananga odorata oil/extract ; Hexyl cinnamal ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Cinnamyl alcohol ; Citronellol ; Linalool ; Linalyl acetate ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Geranyl acetate ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Limonene ; Vanillin ; Coumarin ; Eugenol ; Lavandula oil/extract ; Dimethylbenzyl carbinyl acetate ; Pinene ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Benzyl benzoate ; Geraniol ; Pelargonium graveolens flower oil ; Rose flower oil/extract ; Benzyl alcohol ; Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract ; Farnesol ; Citral ; Benzyl cinnamate ; Terpineol ; Isoeugenol ; Sclareol ; Cinnamal ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Benzaldehyde ; Camphor .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1304101A

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 woody and powdery 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.