Yves Saint Laurent
Rank #25,587 AmberWarm Spicy
Opium Collector Edition 2008 vs Sahar سحر
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
54%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Sahar سحر takes 3 of 5 categories.
Opium Collector Edition 2008Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Sahar سحرChoose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Opium Collector Edition 20082/5
Sahar سحر3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Sahar سحر
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Sahar سحر
- Sillage & projection
- Opium Collector Edition 2008
- Value for money
- Sahar سحر
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Opium Collector Edition 2008
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Opium Collector Edition 2008Yves Saint LaurentSahar سحرPrissanaWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.96/ 5 · 67 votes
Have 34%Had 20%Want 46%
4.19/ 5 · 16 votes
Have 29%Had 10%Want 61%
Category winnerSahar سحرRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
31%Like
3%Ok
22%Dislike
0%Hate
67 votes
50%Love
25%Like
19%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate
16 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevitySahar سحر
SillageOpium Collector Edition 2008
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerSahar سحرBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
warm spicy92%
balsamic84%
woody77%
aromatic69%
sweet61%
warm spicy100%
amber91%
woody83%
aromatic74%
leather65%
cinnamon56%
Scent match54%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
ClovesWest Indian BayMandarin OrangePlumJasmineCitrusesCorianderPepper
Heart
CarnationCinnamonRoseSandalwoodPatchouliOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley
Base
MyrrhAmberIncenseOpoponaxVanillaBenzoinTolu BalsamLabdanum
Notes
ClovesFrankincenseBirch TarMyrrhCinnamonAtlas CedarMintRoseFennelPatchouliAmberSaffron
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesCloves, Cinnamon, Rose and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Sahar سحر, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring46
Summer46
Fall100
Winter92
Day50
Night100
Spring57
Summer57
Fall100
Winter86
Day83
Night100
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#25,587
PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#54,589
PerfumerPrin Lomros
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerOpium Collector Edition 2008Higher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotOpium Collector Edition 2008 by Yves Saint Laurent delivers a bold blast of spiced cloves, dark stewed plum, and sun-warmed resins. Built on the iconic spicy DNA created by Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac, this limited release opens with fiery black pepper and sharp mandarin orange before settling into velvety carnat…
Reviews →Sahar by Prissana presents a dry, resinous portrait of desert warmth composed by perfumer Prin Lomros. The scent opens with a sharp burst of mint and herbal galbanum, which quickly yields to an intense swirl of cumin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Beneath this initial wave of dry spice lies a rich heart of palm dates,…
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, Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Sahar سحر?
Sahar سحر takes 3 of 5 categories. Opium Collector Edition 2008 is rated 3.96/5 from 67 votes; Sahar سحر is rated 4.19/5 from 16 votes. Choose Opium Collector Edition 2008 for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Sahar سحر for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Sahar سحر?
Sahar سحر lasts longest (Sahar سحر 84/100, Opium Collector Edition 2008 80/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Sahar سحر?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 projects furthest (Opium Collector Edition 2008 73/100, Sahar سحر 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Opium Collector Edition 2008 and Sahar سحر smell similar?
Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and woody accords. Common notes include Cloves, Cinnamon, Rose and Patchouli.
Is Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Sahar سحر better for summer or winter?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 suits evening wear; Sahar سحر suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Opium Collector Edition 2008 and Sahar سحر?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 has top notes of Cloves, West Indian Bay, Mandarin Orange and Plum, heart notes of Carnation, Cinnamon, Rose and Sandalwood, a base of Myrrh, Amber, Incense and Opoponax. Sahar سحر features Cloves, Frankincense, Birch Tar, Myrrh and Cinnamon.
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