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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Pure Gold
meets Black Opium.

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

Shared ground

Jasmine · Orange Blossom · Patchouli · Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Montale Pure Gold bottle
Montale

Pure Gold

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 originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20092014
Leading accordswhite floral · musky · citrusvanilla · coffee · sweet
Notes unique to this recordApricot, Mandarin Orange, Neroli, MuskPear, Pink Pepper, Coffee, Bitter Almond, Licorice, Cashmere Wood, Cedar
Longevity / 53.86 · 698 votes3.32 · 16,042 votes
Projection / 42.72 · 862 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.

Pure Gold

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Hexamethylindanopyran, Aqua (water), Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Limonene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, Benzyl salicylate, Linalyl acetate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Terpineol, Eugenol, Vanillin, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Pinene, Geranyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Citral.

Source: Montale official France product page · 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 white floral and musky 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.