Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT BLACK OPIUM OVER RED
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Fragrance World Opio Noir Red Dose, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black Opium Over Red'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 Over Red, 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 Over Red, 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 Over Red'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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Fragrance World · 2025OPIO NOIR RED DOSE
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (164)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, white floral, cherryShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Black Tea, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf, Jasmine - #2
Yves Saint Laurent · 2022BLACK OPIUM LE PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (19330)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floralShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Green Mandarin, Coffee - #3
Yves Saint Laurent · 2024BLACK OPIUM GLITTER
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (6937)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floralShared notes: Orange Blossom, Green Mandarin, Coffee - #4
Maison Alhambra · 2025OPERA ROUGE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (749)Shared accords: sweet, citrus, white floral, patchouliShared notes: Orange Blossom, Coffee, Cherry - #5
Yves Saint Laurent · 2022BLACK OPIUM ILLICIT GREEN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (10492)Shared accords: sweet, citrus, white floral, coffeeShared notes: Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Green Mandarin, Coffee - #6
PARIS CORNER · 2025CHERRY GOSSIP
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (519)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, white floral, cherryShared notes: Jasmine, Coffee, Cherry - #7
Armaf · 2024EFFECTS OF UNIQ
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (1074)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floralShared notes: Orange Blossom, Coffee - #8
Mancera · 2016WILD CHERRY
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (8311)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, patchouliShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Jasmine, Cherry - #9
Avon · 2020FAR AWAY ROYALE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5048)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floralShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine - #10
House Of Sillage · 2012BENEVOLENCE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3095)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floralShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine - #11
Parfums de Marly · 2017LAYTON EXCLUSIF
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (23182)Shared accords: powdery, citrus, coffee, vanillaShared notes: Indonesian Patchouli Leaf, Coffee - #12
BDK Parfums · 2022GRIS CHARNEL EXTRAIT
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (26945)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, vanilla, warm spicyShared notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Black Tea, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
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 Over Red 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 Over Red, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.