Best perfumes inspired by Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
4 affordable perfumes inspired by Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium that Fragrantica voters find similar to it, ranked by a Bayesian score that combines the rating and the number of votes (a 4.6 with 80 votes does not beat a 4.4 with 5,000). The original: 3.94 on Fragrantica (35,431 votes). Fragrantica page Typical price of the original: $133–186 per 100 ml.
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| # | Perfume | Score | Similarity | Typical price | Rating | Votes | Longevity | Sillage | Accords | ||
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| 1 |  | Zara Gardenia 2017Zara · overall #476▲ beats the original | 4.18 | 80 % | $2978 % cheaper than the original | 4.10 | 661 | 3.2 | 2.4 | white floral · vanilla · woody · sweet | See on Amazon |
Pros: Similar to Black Opium Cons: Unoriginal profile relies heavily on designer scent | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | Midnight CaféFine'ry. · overall #482▲ beats the original | 4.18 | 86 % | — | 4.05 | 419 | 2.8 | 1.9 | white floral · coffee · warm spicy · sweet | See on Amazon |
| 3 |  | Ambery VanillaDossier · overall #488▲ beats the original | 4.18 | 93 % | $4963 % cheaper than the original | 4.09 | 625 | 3.2 | 2.1 | white floral · sweet · soft spicy · vanilla | See on Amazon |
Pros: High-quality magnetic metal cap Cons: Short longevity on skin (3-4 hours) | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | GardeniaZara · overall #672▲ beats the original | 4.10 | 94 % | $2978 % cheaper than the original | 4.01 | 1,389 | 2.9 | 1.9 | vanilla · coffee · white floral · warm spicy | See on Amazon |
Pros: Great value for price Cons: More synthetic and less smooth than YSL | |||||||||||
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- Lush Sticky Dates (2 alternatives)
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- Clive Christian Blonde Amber (4 alternatives)
- By Kilian Black Phantom (2 alternatives)
How it works: data from Fragrantica (ratings, votes and the «This perfume reminds me of» yes/no votes). Score = (votes × rating + 1000 × 4.23) / (votes + 1000). Similarity = % of «yes». Typical price = today's US $ per 100 ml in US online shops (named, not linked); a rough guide, the Amazon price may differ. Updated 12/11/2026.