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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Intense vs Zara Gardenia
Gardenia is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
AbsintheBoysenberry
Heart
CoffeeJasmine SambacOrange Blossom
Base
VanillaLicoriceSandalwood
Accords
Coffee
100%
Aromatic
96%
Vanilla
94%
Warm spicy
79%
Soft spicy
79%
Bitter
70%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Black Opium Intense by Yves Saint Laurent is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women. Black Opium Intense was launched in 2019. Black Opium Intense was created by Nathalie Lorson, Olivier Cresp, Marie Salamagne and Honorine Blanc. Top notes are Absinthe and Boysenberry; middle notes are Coffee, Jasmine Sambac and Orange Blossom; base notes are Vanilla, Licorice and Sandalwood. At the beginning of 2019, Yves Saint Laurent will launch a new edition of the Black Opium fragrance, Black Opium Eau de Parfum Intense.Black Opium Intense represents a magical, bold, seductive and independent woman, appropriately portrayed by Zoë Kravitz, the new face of the advertising campaign for the line. She follows her intuition and her desires, and nothing can stop her; she is attracted by the energy and the possibilities that the night brings (as stated in the press release). The famous face of the new advertising campaign is also Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford.Top note: blue absinthe, boysenberry Heart: Sambac jasmine, orange blossom, black coffee Base: sandalwood, liquorice, vanilla The dark blue bottle is illuminated from the inside with the blue liquid of the perfume. The fragrance is available as a 30, 50, or 90 ml Eau de Parfum Intense.
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Notes
Top
Orange Blossom
Heart
Coffee
Base
Vanilla
Accords
Vanilla
100%
Coffee
88%
White floral
87%
Warm spicy
65%
Sweet
61%
Citrus
58%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Gardenia by Zara is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women. Gardenia was launched in 2021. Top note is Orange Blossom; middle note is Coffee; base note is Vanilla.
Notes in Common
38% sharedShared (3)
CoffeeOrange BlossomVanilla
Only in Black Opium Intense
AbsintheBoysenberryJasmine SambacLicoriceSandalwood
Only in Gardenia
Rating
3.95vs4.01
Ratings
2,103vs1,397
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2019vs2021
Which should I buy?
Gardenia is the community's favourite of the two.
- Gardenia is rated higher by the community: 4.01 from 1,397 ratings, against 3.95 from 2,103.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for winter and fall.
- Yves Saint Laurent is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Zara is budget (typically under $40).
Buy Gardenia if you want the higher-rated option; pick Black Opium Intense if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.