Obsession 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
6Shared accords
43Overlap score
Side by side
| Obsession | Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Calvin Klein | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Launched | 1985 | 1977 |
| Marketed as | women | women |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Amber & Resinous |
| Community rating | 3.73/5 (10,640) | 3.97/5 (8,528) |
| Top accords | amber warm spicy woody powdery | warm spicy amber balsamic woody |
| Top notes | Vanilla Basil Bergamot | Cloves Pepper Coriander West Indian Bay Plum |
| Heart notes | Spices Sandalwood Coriander Oakmoss Cedar | Carnation Cinnamon Sandalwood Patchouli Orris Root |
| Base notes | Amber Incense Vanilla Civet Musk | Incense Myrrh Sandalwood Tolu Balsam Amber |
| Recorded notes | 16 | 30 |
The two share 8 recorded notes (Amber, Bergamot, Cedar, Coriander, Incense, Jasmine, Musk, Rose) and 6 accords (amber, aromatic, balsamic, powdery, smoky, warm spicy). Material overlap score: 43 points.
Where they differ
Obsession adds Basil Civet Oakmoss Orange Blossom Spices. Opium adds Benzoin Carnation Castoreum Cinnamon Citruses Cloves.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Obsession · perfumes similar to Opium.