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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Smudge.

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 amber. 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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Heretic Parfum Smudge bottle
Heretic Parfum

Smudge

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 year20142018
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetamber · woody · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere WoodSage, Myrrh, Labdanum, Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Vanilla Absolute
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.36 · 102 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.23 · 98 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.

The brand publishes an ingredient inventory rather than an ordered packaging label. Read each declaration below; these disclosure levels are not directly comparable.

Black Opium

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Smudge

Not specified by source · United States listing

Ingredients disclosed by the brand

Organic non-gmo sugar cane alcohol juniperus mexicana oil pogostemon cablin oil triethyl citrate cistus ladaniferus extract salvia sclarea oil salvia sclarea extract cedrus atlantica boswellia carterii extract dipteryx odorata extract abies balsamea resin santalum austrocaledonicum styrax (liquidambar styraciflua) pyrogenated zanthoxylum alatum extract vanilla planifolia extract betula alba oil vanillin abies sibirica gamma-decalactone

The brand publishes a scientific-name ingredient inventory, including the alcohol base. This is not an ordered packaging INCI declaration and is excluded from automatic ingredient comparisons. Botanical and trade names are retained as published. Separate oil, body and home formats are not covered.

Source: Heretic official scientific-name ingredient inventory · 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 amber and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.