Velvet Amber Skin 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
34Overlap score
Side by side
| Velvet Amber Skin | Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Dolce & Gabbana | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Launched | 2017 | 1977 |
| Marketed as | unisex | women |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Amber & Resinous |
| Community rating | 4.14/5 (257) | 3.97/5 (8,528) |
| Top accords | amber warm spicy balsamic sweet | warm spicy amber balsamic woody |
| Top notes | Lavender | Cloves Pepper Coriander West Indian Bay Plum |
| Heart notes | Resins Iris Leather Labdanum Rose | Carnation Cinnamon Sandalwood Patchouli Orris Root |
| Base notes | Tolu Balsam Vanilla Myrrh Opoponax Cinnamon | Incense Myrrh Sandalwood Tolu Balsam Amber |
| Recorded notes | 15 | 30 |
The two share 8 recorded notes (Cinnamon, Jasmine, Labdanum, Myrrh, Opoponax, Rose, Tolu Balsam, Vanilla) and 6 accords (amber, balsamic, powdery, sweet, warm spicy, woody). Material overlap score: 34 points.
Where they differ
Velvet Amber Skin adds Amberwood Clove Honey Iris Lavender Leather. Opium adds Amber Benzoin Bergamot Carnation Castoreum Cedar.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Velvet Amber Skin · perfumes similar to Opium.

