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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Fruity Brown Sugar.

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

Shared ground

Pear · Orange Blossom · Jasmine · 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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Dossier Fruity Brown Sugar bottle
Dossier

Fruity Brown Sugar

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 originFranceUnited States
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142022
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetsweet · fruity · white floral
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, CedarRaspberry, Bergamot, Brown sugar, Amber
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.05 · 97 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.13 · 90 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.

Fruity Brown Sugar

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance/parfum, Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Linalyl acetate, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Limonene, Hexyl cinnamal, Geraniol, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Citronellol, Geranyl acetate, Pinene, Vanillin, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Beta-caryophyllene, Terpineol, Rose ketones, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Hexadecanolactone, Terpinolene, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol.

Source: Dossier official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21

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 fruity direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.