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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Kistna
meets Black Opium.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Cedar

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with citrus; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
The Body Shop Kistna bottle
The Body Shop

Kistna

Concentration not recorded

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Black Opium bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verified10 mL · 30 mL · 50 mL · 90 mL · 150 mL
Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock.
Brand originUnited KingdomFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20022014
Leading accordscitrus · fresh spicy · aromaticvanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordBergamot, Grapefruit, Orange, Basil, Geranium, Thyme, MossPear, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Jasmine, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Vanilla, Cashmere Wood
Longevity / 52.49 · 160 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 41.78 · 156 votes2.33 · 15,701 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.

Kistna

Eau de toilette · United Kingdom listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. (34.9%), Alcohol (33.6%), Aqua/water/eau, Parfum/fragrance, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Limonene, Linalool, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, T-butyl alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Geraniol, Eugenol, Amyl cinnamal, Isoeugenol, Denatonium benzoate.

Official UK ingredient declaration for this format and bottle size. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: The Body Shop official UK full ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Black Opium

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 citrus and fresh spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed vanilla and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.