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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Gabrielle Fragrance Primer.

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

Shared ground

Orange Blossom · Jasmine

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Black Opium bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Concentration not recorded

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Chanel Gabrielle Fragrance Primer bottle
Chanel

Gabrielle Fragrance Primer

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizes10 mL · 30 mL · 50 mL · 90 mL · 150 mL
Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock.
Not yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142025
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwhite floral · tuberose · musky
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cashmere Wood, CedarBlack Currant, Grapefruit, Mandarin, Tuberose, Ylang Ylang, Musk, Sandalwood
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes1.50 · 4 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes1.25 · 4 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.

Black Opium

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Gabrielle Fragrance Primer

Fragrance primer · US listing · 5 FL. OZ.

Aqua (water) | Butylene glycol | Parfum (fragrance) | Dimethicone | Pentylene glycol | Peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate | Chlorphenesin | Caprylyl glycol | Hydrogenated lecithin | Sodium hydroxide | Phytic acid | Peg-8 | Tocopherol | Sodium citrate | Ascorbyl palmitate | Sodium benzoate | Ascorbic acid | Citric acid | Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | Linalool | Hexyl cinnamal | Citronellol | Geraniol | Limonene | Linalyl acetate | Benzyl alcohol | Trimethylbenzenepropanol | Pinene | Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Citrus aurantium peel oil | Cananga odorata oil/extract | Pogostemon cablin oil | Menthol | Rose flower oil/extract | Geranyl acetate | Beta-caryophyllene | Citral | Coumarin | Hydroxycitronellal | Hexadecanolactone | Benzyl benzoate | Rose ketones | Terpinolene | Terpineol | Vanillin | Alpha-terpinene | Benzyl salicylate | Eugenol

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference BS000543B

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 vanilla and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed white floral and tuberose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.