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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée.

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; Eau de parfum 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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Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée bottle
Givenchy

Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée

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 originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142020
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwoody · warm spicy · powdery
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere WoodBlack Pepper, Geranium, Coriander, Iris, Cacao Pod, Woodsy Notes, Sandalwood
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.28 · 2,355 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.10 · 2,336 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.

Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée

Eau de parfum boisée · UAE listing · Official UAE product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate • Limonene • Linalool • Coumarin • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Citronellol • Citral • Farnesol • Geraniol • Cinnamal • Bht • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) •

Source: Givenchy Beauty official UAE 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 woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.