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Precious Stone Amethyst vs Opium (1977)

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

Updated 8,395 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Opium (1977) takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Precious Stone Amethyst

    Choose it for a woody and earthy character.

  • Opium (1977)

    Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Precious Stone Amethyst0/1
Opium (1977)1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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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
Precious Stone AmethystAl Battash Classic
Opium (1977)Yves Saint Laurent
Winner

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 hate

Not 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
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity88
〰 Sillage82
♥ Love / hate74
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value53
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
earthy92%
rose84%
white floral77%
vanilla69%
patchouli61%
warm spicy100%
amber91%
balsamic83%
woody74%
aromatic65%
powdery56%
Scent match19%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
JasmineOrris RootPink Pepper
Heart
Rose
Base
PatchouliVetiverVanilla
Top
ClovesPepperCorianderWest Indian BayPlumJasmineMandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
CarnationCinnamonSandalwoodPatchouliRoseOrris RootPeachLily-of-the-Valley
Base
IncenseMyrrhTolu BalsamAmberOpoponaxBenzoinLabdanumVanilla
InformationalShared notesJasmine, Orris Root, Rose and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring19
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3
Unisex36
Women61
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,806

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#430

PerfumerJean Amic, Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Raymond Chaillan

Launched—

Reviews204

Category winnerOpium (1977)Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Precious Stone Amethyst is a chypre floral built around rose and a woody, earthy base. It opens with jasmine and orris (a soft, powdery iris feel), brightened by a pinch of pink pepper. As it dries down, patchouli and vetiver bring that classic grounded chypre structure, with vanilla smoothing the edges. If you like f…

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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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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.

Do Precious Stone Amethyst and Opium (1977) smell similar?

Clearly different: a 19% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Orris Root, Rose and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Precious Stone Amethyst and Opium (1977)?

Precious Stone Amethyst has top notes of Jasmine, Orris Root and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Rose, a base of Patchouli, Vetiver and Vanilla. 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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