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Opal

Concentration not recorded

Warm spicy · Fresh spicy · Woody.

3.43 / 5Rating · 127 votes
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Year2025
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerJulie Lerendu
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Coffee and metallic notes distinguish Opal's opening alongside spices and citrus. Suede, cocoa and orris occupy the heart, with orris recurring among woods in the base—a layered comparison point for iris and coffee fragrance exploration.

Original editorial interpretation of listed catalog notes; individual wear experience may differ.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

Main accords

warm spicy
100
fresh spicy
92
woody
72
aromatic
60
powdery
59
coffee
54
metallic
44
leather
41

Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.15 / 5

87 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
23
2
2
3
15
4
33
5
14

Projection

2.24 / 4

88 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
24
2
23
3
37
4
4

Value perception

1.52 / 5

88 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
64
2
12
3
5
4
4
5
3

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

Season preferences

winter
57
spring
33
summer
20
autumn
56

Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.

Day or evening?

day
38
night
50

Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.

130Own it
17Previously owned
276Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
30
2
14
3
7
4
24
5
52

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

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Before you try
What does Opal smell like?

Warm spicy · Fresh spicy · Woody. Its listed notes include Coffee, Black Pepper, Metallic notes, Bay Leaf, Bergamot. See the overview for the full profile.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Julie Lerendu.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.15 out of 5, from 87 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Opal?

Its listed notes include coffee, black pepper, metallic notes, bay leaf, bergamot, saffron, cinnamon, suede, orris, cocoa, lavender, clary sage, rose, nutmeg, davana, geranium, orris, sandalwood, patchouli, cedar, moss, musk, woody notes, tonka bean, cashmeran. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Try before you decide

Let your skin have the final say.

Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.

A scent worth sharing

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Opal

Boadicea the Victorious

Boadicea the Victorious Opal
Leading accords
warm spicy
fresh spicy
woody
aromatic
powdery
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Coffee · Black Pepper · Metallic notes · Bay Leaf · Bergamot · Saffron

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