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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Tanagra.

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

Shared ground

Pear · Jasmine · 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 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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Maison Violet Tanagra bottle
Maison Violet

Tanagra

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 · sweetfloral · iris · powdery
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cashmere WoodTangerine, Freesia, Iris, Peony, Musk, Vetiver
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes2.74 · 120 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes1.80 · 134 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.

Tanagra

Concentration not specified by source · US listing

Alcohol (sd alcohol 40-b), Perfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), T-butyl alcohol, Linalool, Limonene, Hexyl cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Citral, Geraniol, Methyl 2-nonynoate, Benzyl benzoate, Isoeugenol, Amyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol

Official US storefront declaration. Ingredient wording and grouped blend terms are retained as published; check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Maison Violet 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 floral and iris direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.