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Black Opium
meets Matcha Meditation.

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

Shared ground

Orange Blossom · Jasmine · Cedar

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla; Eau de toilette leads with white 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 Martin Margiela Matcha Meditation bottle
Maison Martin Margiela

Matcha Meditation

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
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 year20142021
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwhite floral · green · sweet
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cashmere WoodGreen Tea, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Matcha Tea, Mate, White Chocolate, Moss
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes2.93 · 1,659 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes1.86 · 1,597 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.

Matcha Meditation

Eau de toilette · US listing · 7 mL miniature in the Fall/Winter discovery set

Alcohol, Parfum / fragrance, Aqua / water / eau, Linalool, Limonene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Benzyl salicylate, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Methyl anthranilate, Geraniol, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Farnesol, CI 19140 / yellow 5, CI 42090 / blue 1

Source: Maison Margiela official US individually named miniature label · 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 toilette

Start here if the listed white floral and green direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.