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Noel au Balcon
meets Black Opium.

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

Shared ground

Orange Blossom · Vanilla · Patchouli

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Etat Libre d'Orange Noel au Balcon bottle
Etat Libre d'Orange

Noel au Balcon

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 originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20072014
Leading accordswarm spicy · sweet · honeyvanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordHoney, Apricot, Mandarin Orange, Cinnamon, Chili Pepper, Caraway, Black Clover, Labdanum, MuskPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, Cedar
Longevity / 53.30 · 652 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 42.31 · 788 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.

Noel au Balcon

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Linalool, Cinnamyl alcohol, Limonene, Eugenol, Coumarin, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Citral, Citronellol, Cinnamal.

Source: Etat Libre d’Orange official France product page · 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 warm spicy and sweet 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.