Banshee Ambré vs Opium (1977)
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
57%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Opium (1977) takes 1 of 1 categories.
Banshee AmbréChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall.
Opium (1977)Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Banshee Ambré0/1
Opium (1977)1/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
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- Versatility
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- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Opium (1977)
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Banshee AmbréBlack RabbitOpium (1977)Yves Saint LaurentWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
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 hateNot enough votes yet
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 bothamber100%
warm spicy88%
woody77%
vanilla65%
balsamic53%
patchouli42%
warm spicy100%
amber91%
balsamic83%
woody74%
aromatic65%
powdery56%
Scent match57%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CloveSmoke
Heart
BenzoinCedarMyrrh
Base
PatchouliLabdanumVanillaAmber
Top
ClovesPepperCorianderWest Indian BayPlumJasmineMandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
CarnationCinnamonSandalwoodPatchouliRoseOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley
Base
IncenseMyrrhTolu BalsamAmberOpoponaxBenzoinLabdanumVanilla
InformationalShared notesBenzoin, Myrrh, Patchouli 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
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring19
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#81,883
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#421
PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Raymond Chaillan
Launched—
Reviews204
Category winnerOpium (1977)Higher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBlack Rabbit Banshee Ambré opens with a sharp burst of spicy clove and dense wood smoke. As the intense top layer calms down after twenty minutes, a rich heart of sticky benzoin resin, dry cedar wood, and medicinal myrrh takes over on skin. The dry down settles into a dark amber base softened by sweet vanilla, earthy …
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.
Do Banshee Ambré and Opium (1977) smell similar?
Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Benzoin, Myrrh, Patchouli and Labdanum.
What are the notes in Banshee Ambré and Opium (1977)?
Banshee Ambré has top notes of Clove and Smoke, heart notes of Benzoin, Cedar and Myrrh, a base of Patchouli, Labdanum, Vanilla and Amber. 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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