Alia vs Opium (1977)
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
33%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Opium (1977) takes 1 of 1 categories.
AliaChoose it for a woody and amber character. Best in summer.
Opium (1977)Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Alia0/1
Opium (1977)1/1
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Not scored
- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Opium (1977)
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
AliaExtractOpium (1977)Yves Saint LaurentWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.00/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%
3.97/ 5 · 8,395 votes
Have 53%Had 47%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
0%Like
50%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
44%Love
32%Like
1%Ok
22%Dislike
1%Hate
8,395 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
amber91%
citrus83%
green74%
white floral65%
aromatic56%
warm spicy100%
amber91%
balsamic83%
woody74%
aromatic65%
powdery56%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both amber, woody and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Citruses
Heart
JasmineMint
Base
CedarLabdanum
Top
ClovesPepperCorianderWest Indian BayPlumJasmineMandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
CarnationCinnamonSandalwoodPatchouliRoseOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley
Base
IncenseMyrrhTolu BalsamAmberOpoponaxBenzoinLabdanumVanilla
InformationalShared notesJasmine and Labdanum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer100
Fall0
Winter0
Day–
Night–
Spring19
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#65,777
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#420
PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Raymond Chaillan
Launched—
Reviews204
Category winnerOpium (1977)Higher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotExtract Alia is a crisp, uplifting women's perfume that pairs bright citruses with cool crushed mint leaves and delicate jasmine petals. Released in 2022, it opens with an energizing splash of sunshine before softening into a soothing white floral heart. As the scent dries down, grounding cedar and rich labdanum provi…
Reviews →Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) opens like a warm, crackling hearth on a freezing winter night. The first spray hits with a sharp burst of dried clove buds, fresh black pepper, and dark plum before mellowing into rich cinnamon, spicy red carnation, and creamy sandalwood. As it settles on warm skin, deep frankincense, …
Reviews →InformationalRead bothTaste is personal
How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Alia or Opium (1977)?
Opium (1977) takes 1 of 1 categories. Alia is rated 4.00/5 from 2 votes; Opium (1977) is rated 3.97/5 from 8,395 votes. Choose Alia for a woody and amber character. Best in summer. Choose Opium (1977) for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Do Alia and Opium (1977) smell similar?
Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Jasmine and Labdanum.
What are the notes in Alia and Opium (1977)?
Alia has top notes of Citruses, heart notes of Jasmine and Mint, a base of Cedar and Labdanum. Opium (1977) has top notes of Cloves, Pepper, Coriander and West Indian Bay, heart notes of Carnation, Cinnamon, Sandalwood and Patchouli, a base of Incense, Myrrh, Tolu Balsam and Amber.
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