from €59.95
Pure XS vs Opium pour Homme
from €79.90
The scent fingerprint
Warm spicy: Pure XS 72 out of 100, Opium pour Homme 80 out of 100. Gourmand: Pure XS 60 out of 100, Opium pour Homme 53 out of 100. Amber: Pure XS 50 out of 100, Opium pour Homme 53 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Pure XS
Exclusive to Opium pour Homme
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Base notes
the trail that remains (4 h and more)
What are they for?
Pure XS
Opium pour Homme
Seasons
Spring
Not its territory
Not its territory
Summer
Not its territory
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Very suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Not its territory
Not its territory
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Very suitable
Very suitable
Night
Very 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 Pure XS
- It costs less: from €59.95, while the other starts at €79.90.
- It brings what the other lacks — ginger, cinnamon, thyme.
- Released in 2017, when the other dates from 1995.
Why choose Opium pour Homme
- Facets Pure XS does not have: star anise, pepper, tolu balsam.
- 31 years of existence (1995): it has proved itself for longer.
- Notes that are uncommon with us (galangal, tolu balsam): the less conventional of the two.
- Expect €79.90 at the very least, more than its rival.
The verdict
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Best price
Pure XS — €19.95 difference in its favour
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Most original
Opium pour Homme — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (galangal, tolu balsam)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.