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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Basile
meets Opium Eau de Parfum 2009.

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

Shared ground

Jasmine · Amber · Patchouli

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Basile Basile bottle
Basile

Basile

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Opium Eau de Parfum 2009

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19862009
Leading accordswarm spicy · woody · white floralamber · balsamic · sweet
Notes unique to this recordClove, Tangerine, Cinnamon, Ylang-Ylang, African Orange Flower, Iris, Rose, Tuberose, Sandalwood, oak mossMandarin Orange, Bergamot, Lily-of-the-Valley, Myrhh, Opoponax, Vanille
Longevity / 53.69 · 54 votes4.13 · 2,509 votes
Projection / 42.64 · 73 votes2.93 · 2,772 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.

Basile

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Opium Eau de Parfum 2009

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

Eau de parfum

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