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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Ylang Ylang Nosy Be.

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

Shared ground

Orange Blossom · Jasmine · Vanilla · Cedar

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 yellow 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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Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be bottle
Perris Monte Carlo

Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

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 originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142014
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetyellow floral · woody · sweet
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Patchouli, Cashmere WoodYlang-Ylang, Cardamom, Grapefruit, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang, Damask Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Labdanum, Vetiver, Field scabious
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.56 · 465 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.47 · 517 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.

Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat. (alcohol), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool.

Current official US storefront declaration. Check your bottle packaging for its batch-specific list.

Source: Perris Monte Carlo official US storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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 yellow floral and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.