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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Exquise Tentation.

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

Shared ground

Pink Pepper · Bitter Almond · Vanilla · Patchouli

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 sweet. 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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L'Atelier Parfum Exquise Tentation bottle
L'Atelier Parfum

Exquise Tentation

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 year20142021
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetsweet · vanilla · nutty
Notes unique to this recordPear, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, CedarBlack Currant, Bergamot, Rose, Iris, Freesia, Lily-of-the-Valley, Praline, Musk
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.36 · 158 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.26 · 152 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.

Exquise Tentation

Eau de parfum · France listing · 15 mL, 50 mL and 100 mL listed variants

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Limonene.

Current official France declaration; exact format and listed size scope only. Historical batches and other markets are not covered.

Source: L’Atelier Parfum official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-23

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 sweet and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.