Duel

Jimmy Choo vs Black Opium Extreme

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

Exclusive to Jimmy Choo

Exclusive to Black Opium Extreme

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Top notes the first half hour
Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

Jimmy Choo
Black Opium Extreme
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
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 Jimmy Choo

  • Its pyramid opens on caramel, orchid, green notes, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • Our calculated profile has it at ease in 8 situations out of 8, where the other holds 6.
  • More track record: launched in 2011, it has been worn for 15 years.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (orchid, green notes): the less conventional of the two.

Why choose Black Opium Extreme

  • orange blossom, vanilla, pepper: all materials absent from Jimmy Choo.
  • Markedly more enveloping, carried by gourmand and warm spicy.
  • It is 10 years younger (2021 against 2011).
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
  • Less at ease in the “summer” context according to our calculated profile.

The verdict

  • Most enveloping

    Black Opium Extreme — signature carried by gourmand and warm spicy

  • Most versatile

    Jimmy Choo — at ease in 8 contexts out of 8, against 6

  • Most original

    Jimmy Choo — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (orchid, green notes)

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

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