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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Opium
meets Velvet Zafferano.

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

Shared ground

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 warm spicy. 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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Dolce&Gabbana Velvet Zafferano bottle
Dolce&Gabbana

Velvet Zafferano

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 year20142024
Leading accordsvanilla · coffee · sweetwarm spicy · amber · tobacco
Notes unique to this recordPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, CedarSaffron, Tobacco, Tobacco Leaf, Amber, Labdanum
Longevity / 53.32 · 16,042 votes3.71 · 101 votes
Projection / 42.33 · 15,701 votes2.65 · 98 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.

Velvet Zafferano

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Coumarin, Limonene, Linalool, Cinnamal, Farnesol, Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, CI 15985 (yellow 6), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 17200 (red 33)

Current official US eau de parfum declaration. Limited editions, candles and hair mists are separate products. The brand updates its lists; check your bottle packaging for its specific formula.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product 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.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.