Prelude vs Opium
A side-by-side read of the two reference entries: house, year, market position, accords and note pyramids — then how much material they actually share.
8Shared notes
5Shared accords
35Overlap score
Side by side
| Prelude | Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Balenciaga | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Launched | 1982 | 1977 |
| Marketed as | women | women |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Amber & Resinous |
| Community rating | 4.23/5 (159) | 3.97/5 (8,528) |
| Top accords | amber warm spicy powdery floral | warm spicy amber balsamic woody |
| Top notes | Aldehydes Orange Bergamot | Cloves Pepper Coriander West Indian Bay Plum |
| Heart notes | Carnation Ylang-Ylang Cinnamon Jasmine Rose | Carnation Cinnamon Sandalwood Patchouli Orris Root |
| Base notes | Tolu Balsam Benzoin Amber Civet Vanilla | Incense Myrrh Sandalwood Tolu Balsam Amber |
| Recorded notes | 15 | 30 |
The two share 8 recorded notes (Amber, Benzoin, Bergamot, Carnation, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Patchouli, Rose) and 5 accords (amber, balsamic, powdery, sweet, warm spicy). Material overlap score: 35 points.
Where they differ
Prelude adds Aldehydes Civet Orange Orchid Ylang-Ylang. Opium adds Castoreum Cedar Citruses Cloves Coconut Coriander.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Prelude · perfumes similar to Opium.