Fragrance comparison

Opium (1977) vs So Love

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 8,395 ratings analysed

Opium (1977)

Yves Saint Laurent

3.978,395 votes

Rank #428 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

So Love

Al Musbah

—0 votes

Rank #65,308 White FloralWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Opium (1977)
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
So Love
Choose it for a white floral and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection.

Opium (1977)1/2

So Love1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: So Love
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

Opium (1977)Yves Saint Laurent

So LoveAl Musbah

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.97/ 5 · 8,395 votes

Have 53%Had 47%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 20%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

32%Like

1%Ok

22%Dislike

1%Hate

8,395 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage82

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageSo Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value53

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber91%

balsamic83%

woody74%

aromatic65%

powdery56%

white floral100%

woody92%

powdery84%

citrus77%

iris69%

patchouli61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

ClovesPepperCorianderWest Indian BayPlumJasmineMandarin OrangeBergamot

Heart

CarnationCinnamonSandalwoodPatchouliRoseOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley

Base

IncenseMyrrhTolu BalsamAmberOpoponaxBenzoinLabdanumVanilla

Top

Bergamot

Heart

Orris RootLily-of-the-ValleyJasmine

Base

PatchouliMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesJasmine, Bergamot, Patchouli and Orris Root. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring19

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex36

Women61

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#428

PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Raymond Chaillan

Launched—

Reviews204

Overall rank#65,308

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOpium (1977)Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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, …

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So Love by Al Musbah is a classic feminine floral with a clean, powdery iris tone. It opens with a bright bergamot lift, then settles into orris, lily-of-the-valley and jasmine that read soft, white-floral and slightly vintage. In the dry-down, cedar and musk keep it smooth while patchouli adds a gentle earthy depth. …

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which projects more, Opium (1977) or So Love?

So Love projects furthest (So Love 100/100, Opium (1977) 82/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Opium (1977) and So Love smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Bergamot, Patchouli and Orris Root.

What are the notes in Opium (1977) and So Love?

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. So Love has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine, a base of Patchouli, Musk and Cedar.