Loretta vs Fou d’Opium
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Fou d’Opium takes 3 of 5 categories.
LorettaChoose it for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Fou d’OpiumChoose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Fou d’Opium
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Fou d’Opium
- Sillage & projection
- Loretta
- Value for money
- Fou d’Opium
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Loretta
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate135 votes
20 votes · too few to score
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityFou d’Opium
SillageLoretta
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNo top / heart / base split published
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#7,650
PerfumerAndy Tauer
Launched—
Reviews21
Overall rank#22,983
PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz
Launched—
Reviews5
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotLoretta by Tableau de Parfums is a dense, cinematic floral that trades typical prettiness for a dark, industrial edge. Built around a thick heart of tuberose and wine-heavy plum, it opens with a polarizing metallic sharpness before settling into a smoky, resinous leather. It is a fragrance for those who want their per…
Reviews →Fou d'Opium by DSH Perfumes is a fiery, resinous spicy oriental that revives the opulent spirit of vintage 1970s perfumery. The scent opens with a sharp flash of aldehydes, bergamot, and ripe plum before unleashing a dense swirl of clove bud, cinnamon bark, and powdery carnation. Warm tolu balsam, golden labdanum, and…
Reviews →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, Loretta or Fou d’Opium?
Fou d’Opium takes 3 of 5 categories. Loretta is rated 3.70/5 from 173 votes; Fou d’Opium is rated 4.35/5 from 20 votes. Choose Loretta for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Fou d’Opium for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Loretta or Fou d’Opium?
Fou d’Opium lasts longest (Fou d’Opium 87/100, Loretta 84/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Loretta or Fou d’Opium?
Loretta projects furthest (Loretta 71/100, Fou d’Opium 53/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Loretta and Fou d’Opium smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and white floral accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Cinnamon, Carnation and Labdanum.
Is Loretta or Fou d’Opium better for summer or winter?
Fou d’Opium suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Loretta and Fou d’Opium?
Loretta has top notes of Fruits, Plum, Aldehydes and Damask Rose, heart notes of Tuberose, Orange Blossom, Cinnamon and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Resins, Labdanum and Woody Notes. Fou d’Opium features Spices, Carnation, Tolu Balsam, Labdanum and Civet.
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