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Vanilla Sin
meets Black Opium Over Red.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

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
Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Sin bottle
Ellis Brooklyn

Vanilla Sin

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 originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242024
Leading accordsvanilla · nutty · cherrycherry · vanilla · sweet
Notes unique to this recordVanilla, Black Cherry, Hazelnut, Almond Cream, Cacao, Freesia, Frangipani, Bourbon Vanilla, Peru Balsam, IncenseCherry, Green Mandarin, Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Black Tea, Madagascar Vanilla, Coffee, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
Longevity / 52.41 · 86 votes3.19 · 2,685 votes
Projection / 41.81 · 83 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

  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Citral
  • Coumarin
  • Farnesol
  • Geraniol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Limonene
  • Linalool

Listed only on Vanilla Sin

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Water (aqua/eau)
  • Citric acid
  • Tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Anethole
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Camphor
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Carvone
  • Cinnamal
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Eugenol
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/ extract
  • Pinene
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Rose ketones
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin

Listed only on Black Opium Over Red

  • Alcohol
  • Aqua / water / eau
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Citronellol
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • Anise alcohol

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.

Vanilla Sin

Perfume mist · US listing · 90 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Water (aqua/eau), Fragrance (parfum), Citric acid, Tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, Alpha-terpinene, Anethole, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl cinnamate, Benzyl salicylate, Beta-caryophyllene, Camphor, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Carvone, Cinnamal, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citral, Citrus aurantium flower oil, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Coumarin, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Eugenol, Eugenyl acetate, Farnesol, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Hexadecanolactone, Isoeugenol, Juniperus virginiana oil, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Myroxylon pereirae oil/ extract, Pinene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Rose ketones, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin

Source: Ellis Brooklyn official US ingredient panel · 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 nutty 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.