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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT BLACK OPIUM INTENSE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Nuit Blanche, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black Opium Intense's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
If you love Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Intense, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Black Opium Intense, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Black Opium Intense's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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Yves Saint Laurent · 2016BLACK OPIUM NUIT BLANCHE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (11949)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, soft spicy, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Coffee, Sandalwood - #2
Yves Saint Laurent · 2014BLACK OPIUM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (118686)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, soft spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Licorice, Coffee - #3
Rochas · 1998ALCHIMIE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6943)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, soft spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Licorice, Sandalwood - #4
Karl Lagerfeld · 1994SUN MOON STARS
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (8825)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood - #5
Dior · 2004EAU NOIRE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (7653)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, soft spicy, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Licorice, Coffee - #6
Estée Lauder · 1991SPELLBOUND
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5093)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood - #7
Juliette Has A Gun · 2016MMMM...
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (25112)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine sambac, Sandalwood - #8
Carolina Herrera · 2016GOOD GIRL
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (93236)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, white floral, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine sambac, Coffee, Sandalwood - #9
Lattafa PerfumesRAMZ LATTAFA (GOLD)
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4739)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine sambac, Sandalwood - #10
Natura · 2018LUNA INTENSO
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3960)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine sambac, Sandalwood - #11
Majda Bekkali · 2012FUSION SACRÉE CLAIR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5470)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Coffee - #12
Carolina Herrera · 2020GOOD GIRL FANTASTIC PINK
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3075)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, white floral, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine sambac, Coffee, Sandalwood
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Black Opium Intense in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Black Opium Intense, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.