Nose: Anne Flipo
from €42.92
Olympéa vs Black Orchid
from €67.05
The scent fingerprint
Amber: Olympéa 78 out of 100, Black Orchid 80 out of 100. Salty: Olympéa 65 out of 100, Black Orchid absent. Floral: Olympéa 55 out of 100, Black Orchid 65 out of 100. Gourmand: Olympéa 50 out of 100, Black Orchid 50 out of 100. Patchouli: Olympéa absent, Black Orchid 40 out of 100. Smoky: Olympéa absent, Black Orchid 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Olympéa
Exclusive to Black Orchid
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Olympéa
Black Orchid
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Not its territory
Autumn
Suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Not its territory
Not its territory
Everyday
Very 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 Olympéa
- Budget in its favour — €42.92 against €67.05.
- Facets Black Orchid does not have: bergamot, fleur de sel, orange blossom.
- Freshness dominates, with salty in the lead.
- It is 9 years younger (2015 against 2006).
Why choose Black Orchid
- It brings what the other lacks — patchouli, blackcurrant, mandarin.
- Warmth wins out, with amber and gourmand in support.
- Launched in 2006, it has 20 years of life behind it.
- Its formula is out of the ordinary — cocoa, ylang-ylang are among the least common notes in our database.
- Expect €67.05 at the very least, more than its rival.
- “summer” is not its register, according to the profile we calculate.
The verdict
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Best price
Olympéa — €42.92 at the low end, while the other starts at €67.05
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Freshest
Olympéa — signature carried by salty
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Most enveloping
Black Orchid — signature carried by amber and gourmand
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Most original
Black Orchid — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (cocoa, ylang-ylang)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.