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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Masculin Pluriel.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Cedar

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla; Eau de toilette leads with woody. 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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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Masculin Pluriel bottle
Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Masculin Pluriel

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
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 originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142014
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwoody · lavender · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere WoodLavender, Vetiver, Leather, Woody Notes
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.29 · 1,075 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.21 · 1,204 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.

Masculin Pluriel

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water/eau); Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Linalyl acetate; Linalool; Limonene; Hydroxycitronellal; Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil; Acetyl cedrene; Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil; Pogostemon cablin oil; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane; Citronellol; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Coumarin; Lavandula oil/extract; Geraniol; Pinene; Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate; Vanillin; Hexyl cinnamal; Alpha-isomethyl ionone; Geranyl acetate; Eugenia caryophyllus oil; Eugenol; Citral; Beta-caryophyllene; Isoeugenol; Terpineol; Terpinolene; Eugenyl acetate; Alpha-terpinene; Camphor.

Source: Maison Francis Kurkdjian official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 2FMPL2

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.

Eau de toilette

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