Yves Saint Laurent
Rank #25,660 AmberWarm Spicy
Opium Collector Edition 2008 vs Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 takes 3 of 4 categories.
Opium Collector Edition 2008Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Viva La Revolution! Eau de RevoluciónChoose it for a amber and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Opium Collector Edition 20083/4
Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución1/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Opium Collector Edition 2008
- Sillage & projection
- Opium Collector Edition 2008
- Value for money
- Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución
- 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 LaurentViva La Revolution! Eau de RevoluciónRefanWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.96/ 5 · 67 votes
Have 34%Had 20%Want 46%
3.75/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
31%Like
3%Ok
22%Dislike
0%Hate
67 votes
0%Love
75%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityOpium Collector Edition 2008
SillageOpium Collector Edition 2008
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerViva La Revolution! Eau de RevoluciónBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
warm spicy92%
balsamic84%
woody77%
aromatic69%
sweet61%
amber100%
citrus83%
warm spicy65%
animalic48%
balsamic30%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and balsamic
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
Top
Mandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
ClovesStyrax
Base
AmbergrisLabdanum
InformationalShared notesCloves, Mandarin Orange 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 seasonSpring46
Summer46
Fall100
Winter92
Day50
Night100
Spring50
Summer50
Fall100
Winter50
Day33
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#25,660
PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#62,761
PerfumerNot listed
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 →Refan Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución is an amber-led spicy scent with a bright citrus start. Mandarin and bergamot give a quick lift, then clove and styrax pull it into a darker, resinous warmth. The dry-down leans ambery and slightly animalic (ambergris, labdanum). If you like citrus over an amber base with a …
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 Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 takes 3 of 4 categories. Opium Collector Edition 2008 is rated 3.96/5 from 67 votes; Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución is rated 3.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Opium Collector Edition 2008 for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución for a amber and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 lasts longest (Opium Collector Edition 2008 80/100, Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 projects furthest (Opium Collector Edition 2008 73/100, Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución 69/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Opium Collector Edition 2008 and Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and balsamic accords. Common notes include Cloves, Mandarin Orange and Labdanum.
Is Opium Collector Edition 2008 or Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución better for summer or winter?
Opium Collector Edition 2008 suits evening wear; Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Opium Collector Edition 2008 and Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución?
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. Viva La Revolution! Eau de Revolución has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Cloves and Styrax, a base of Ambergris and Labdanum.
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