Nose: Jacques Polge
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Égoïste vs Opium
from €69.90
The scent fingerprint
Amber: Égoïste 40 out of 100, Opium 90 out of 100. Woody: Égoïste 85 out of 100, Opium absent. Warm spicy: Égoïste 55 out of 100, Opium 75 out of 100. Vanilla: Égoïste 45 out of 100, Opium 60 out of 100. Floral: Égoïste 50 out of 100, Opium 45 out of 100. Leather: Égoïste absent, Opium 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Égoïste
Exclusive to Opium
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Égoïste
Opium
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Not its territory
Summer
Not its territory
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Not its territory
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Very suitable
Very suitable
Night
Suitable
Very suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Égoïste
- Facets Opium does not have: rose, sandalwood, woody notes.
- More versatile according to our calculated profile (7 contexts out of 8, against 5).
- Released in 1990, when the other dates from 1977.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Lighter concentration (Eau de Toilette): lower theoretical longevity.
Why choose Opium
- It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de toilette — so theoretically more tenacious.
- It brings what the other lacks — orange blossom, incense, pepper.
- Warmth wins out, with amber and warm spicy in support.
- 49 years of existence (1977): it has proved itself for longer.
- Our calculated profile does not see it on “spring” ground.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Opium — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
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Most enveloping
Opium — signature carried by amber and warm spicy
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Most versatile
Égoïste — it holds 7 of the 8 contexts we calculate, the other 5
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Most original
Opium — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (star anise, labdanum)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.