Noire 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.
4Shared notes
5Shared accords
23Overlap score
Side by side
| Noire | Opium | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Serge Lutens | Yves Saint Laurent |
| Launched | 2008 | 1977 |
| Marketed as | unisex | women |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Amber & Resinous |
| Community rating | 3.92/5 (2,041) | 3.97/5 (8,528) |
| Top accords | warm spicy woody amber smoky | warm spicy amber balsamic woody |
| Top notes | Clove Incense Spices Ebony Wood Woody Notes | Cloves Pepper Coriander West Indian Bay Plum |
| Heart notes | — | Carnation Cinnamon Sandalwood Patchouli Orris Root |
| Base notes | — | Incense Myrrh Sandalwood Tolu Balsam Amber |
| Recorded notes | 8 | 30 |
The two share 4 recorded notes (Amber, Cinnamon, Incense, Patchouli) and 5 accords (amber, balsamic, smoky, warm spicy, woody). Material overlap score: 23 points.
Where they differ
Noire adds Clove Ebony Wood Spices Woody Notes. Opium adds Benzoin Bergamot Carnation Castoreum Cedar Citruses.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Noire · perfumes similar to Opium.

