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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Scandal.

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

Shared ground

Orange Blossom · Jasmine · Licorice · Patchouli

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla; Eau de parfum leads with honey. 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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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
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 year20142017
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweethoney · sweet · white floral
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Vanilla, Cashmere Wood, CedarBlood Orange, Mandarin Orange, Honey, Gardenia, Peach, Beeswax, Caramel
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.75 · 4,702 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.71 · 5,030 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.

Scandal

Eau de parfum · US listing · 80 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Limonene, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Linalool, Coumarin, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citral, Geraniol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 17200 (red 33), CI 19140 (yellow 5).

Source: Jean Paul Gaultier official US 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.

Eau de parfum

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