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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Pure Poison
meets Black Opium.

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

Shared ground

Jasmine · Orange Blossom · Cedar

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with white floral; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Pure Poison bottle
Dior

Pure Poison

Eau de parfum

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Black Opium bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration 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 inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20042014
Leading accordswhite floral · citrus · woodyvanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordOrange, Bergamot, Sicilian Mandarin, Gardenia, Sandalwood, White Amber, White MuskPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cashmere Wood
Longevity / 53.58 · 5,356 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 42.53 · 5,667 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.

Pure Poison

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official US product-page label for 1.7 oz

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Linalyl acetate • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Linalool • Benzyl salicylate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Limonene • Citronellol • Hydroxycitronellal • Hexyl cinnamal • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Pinene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Geraniol • Vanillin • Citral • Coumarin • Benzaldehyde • Geranyl acetate • Benzyl alcohol • Isoeugenol • Terpineol • Alpha-terpinene • Terpinolene • Beta-caryophyllene • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21973

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

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed white floral and citrus 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.