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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Palatine.

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

Shared ground

Pear · Vanilla · Patchouli

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 powdery. 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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Parfums de Marly Palatine bottle
Parfums de Marly

Palatine

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 originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142024
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetpowdery · violet · floral
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, CedarBergamot, Mandarin, Peach, Violet, Floral bouquet, Lavender, Musk, Sandalwood
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes2.82 · 484 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes1.85 · 489 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.

Palatine

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl salicylate, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, Coumarin, Tocopherol, Citral, Farnesol, Benzyl benzoate, Bht

Source: Parfums de Marly official US product page · 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 powdery and violet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.