Black Opium
meets L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDT.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Jasmine · Patchouli
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla; Eau de toilette leads with citrus. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Yves Saint Laurent Black OpiumConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDTEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de toilette |
| Listed bottle sizes | 10 mL · 30 mL · 50 mL · 90 mL · 150 mL Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock. | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2014 | 2016 |
| Leading accords | vanilla · coffee · sweet | citrus · warm spicy · woody |
| Notes unique to this record | Pear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere Wood, Cedar | Lemon, Star Anise, Bergamot, elemi, Pepper, Tea, Hibiscus, Smoke, Cacao Pod, Sandalwood |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.32 · 16,042 votes | 3.18 · 825 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.33 · 15,701 votes | 2.13 · 926 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.
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.
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDT
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalyl acetate • Lavandula oil/extract • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Pogostemon cablin oil • Hexamethylindanopyran • Benzyl salicylate • Pinene • Linalool • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Vanillin • Anethole • Citral • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Santalol • Beta-caryophyllene • Geranyl acetate • Terpineol • Coumarin • Amyl salicylate • Terpinolene • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol • Laurus nobilis leaf oil • Alpha-terpinene • Geraniol • Isoeugenyl acetate • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Carvone • Citronellol • Eugenol • Benzyl benzoate • Rose ketones • Benzyl alcohol • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 47005 (yellow 10)
Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22351
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 verdictConcentration 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 citrus and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.