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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Larmes du Désert.

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; Concentration not recorded 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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Atelier des Ors Larmes du Désert bottle
Atelier des Ors

Larmes du Désert

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 year20142015
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwoody · amber · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere WoodIncense, Cypress, Guaiac Wood, Woodsy Notes, Benzoin, Amber, Citruses
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.54 · 282 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.43 · 368 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.

Larmes du Désert

Eau de parfum · International listing · 100 mL bottle

Alcohol denat. • Parfum (fragrance) • Water (aqua) • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate • Ethylhexyl salicylate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Limonene • Benzyl benzoate • Isoeugenol • Eugenol • Linalool • CI 19140 / yellow 5 • CI 17200 / red 33 • CI 77480 / gold 24k.

Source: Atelier des Ors official international product page · 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 woody and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.