Bal 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
42Overlap score
Side by side
| Bal | Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Jean Desprez | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Launched | 1962 | 1977 |
| Marketed as | women | women |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Amber & Resinous |
| Community rating | 4.15/5 (2,327) | 3.97/5 (8,528) |
| Top accords | amber powdery woody animalic | warm spicy amber balsamic woody |
| Top notes | Rose Bulgarian Rose | Cloves Pepper Coriander West Indian Bay Plum |
| Heart notes | Leather Sandalwood Ylang-Ylang Orris Root Patchouli | Carnation Cinnamon Sandalwood Patchouli Orris Root |
| Base notes | Civet Resins Tolu Balsam Amber Benzoin | Incense Myrrh Sandalwood Tolu Balsam Amber |
| Recorded notes | 18 | 30 |
The two share 8 recorded notes (Amber, Benzoin, Cedar, Lily-Of-The-Valley, Musk, Orris Root, Patchouli, Rose) and 6 accords (amber, balsamic, powdery, sweet, warm spicy, woody). Material overlap score: 42 points.
Where they differ
Bal adds Bulgarian Rose Civet Leather Lilac Resins Ylang-Ylang. Opium adds Bergamot Carnation Castoreum Cinnamon Citruses Cloves.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Bal · perfumes similar to Opium.