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Black Opium Le Parfum
meets Black Opium Over Red.

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

Shared ground

Green Mandarin · Orange Blossom · Madagascar Vanilla · Coffee

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 cherry. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Le Parfum

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium Over Red

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20222024
Leading accordsvanilla · warm spicy · coffeecherry · vanilla · sweet
Notes unique to this recordPear, Cinnamon, Jasmine Sambac, Solar Notes, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Absolute, Vanilla Orchid, PatchouliCherry, Jasmine, Black Tea, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
Longevity / 53.37 · 1,873 votes3.19 · 2,685 votes
Projection / 42.18 · 1,757 votes2.11 · 2,554 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.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol
  • Parfum / fragrance
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Limonene
  • Coumarin
  • Anise alcohol
  • Geraniol
  • Citronellol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • Citral

Listed only on Black Opium Le Parfum

  • Aqua / water
  • Cinnamal

Listed only on Black Opium Over Red

  • Aqua / water / eau
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Farnesol

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Black Opium Le Parfum

Le parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water • Benzyl salicylate • Benzyl alcohol • Linalool • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Hydroxycitronellal • Hexyl cinnamal • Limonene • Coumarin • Anise alcohol • Geraniol • Citronellol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Amyl cinnamal • Citral • Cinnamal

Source: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Black Opium Over Red

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Benzyl salicylate • Benzyl alcohol • Hydroxycitronellal • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Linalool • Hexyl cinnamal • Limonene • Benzyl benzoate • Geraniol • Coumarin • Citronellol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Benzyl cinnamate • Isoeugenol • Amyl cinnamal • Citral • Anise alcohol • Farnesol

Source: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference N70036234/1

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 warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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