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Alia vs Opium Parfum

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 959 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Opium Parfum takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Alia

    Choose it for a woody and amber character. Best in summer.

  • Opium Parfum

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Alia0/1
Opium Parfum1/1
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 Parfum

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
AliaExtract
Opium ParfumYves Saint Laurent
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.00/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%
4.54/ 5 · 957 votes
Have 61%Had 39%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
50%Love
0%Like
50%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

69%Love
22%Like
3%Ok
4%Dislike
1%Hate

957 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate75
⏱ Longevity85
〰 Sillage78
♥ Love / hate89
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value49
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
amber91%
citrus83%
green74%
white floral65%
aromatic56%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
woody84%
balsamic77%
powdery69%
aromatic61%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both amber, woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Citruses
Heart
JasmineMint
Base
CedarLabdanum
Top
ClovesPepperMandarin OrangeCorianderPlumCitrusesWest Indian BayJasmine
Heart
CarnationCinnamonPatchouliSandalwoodRoseOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley
Base
MyrrhIncenseAmberTolu BalsamVanillaOpoponaxCastoreumBenzoin
InformationalShared notesCitruses and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring0
Summer100
Fall0
Winter0
Day–
Night–
Spring29
Summer22
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men1
Unisex33
Women66
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,777

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#300

PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac

Launched—

Reviews50

Category winnerOpium ParfumHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Extract 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…

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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum is a dense, smoky spice blend built around pungent cloves, rich resins, and dry woods. The opening hits immediately with dark plum, sharp coriander, and warm crushed cloves before softening into a velvety heart of red carnation and cinnamon. In the deep dry-down, sweet myrrh, smooth san…

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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 Parfum?

Opium Parfum takes 1 of 1 categories. Alia is rated 4.00/5 from 2 votes; Opium Parfum is rated 4.54/5 from 957 votes. Choose Alia for a woody and amber character. Best in summer. Choose Opium Parfum for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Alia and Opium Parfum smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Citruses and Jasmine.

What are the notes in Alia and Opium Parfum?

Alia has top notes of Citruses, heart notes of Jasmine and Mint, a base of Cedar and Labdanum. Opium Parfum has top notes of Cloves, Pepper, Mandarin Orange and Coriander, heart notes of Carnation, Cinnamon, Patchouli and Sandalwood, a base of Myrrh, Incense, Amber and Tolu Balsam.

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