Zara Gardenia scores 88% against Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Zara Gardenia opens 85% like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium and reaches 90% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on vanilla, coffee, sweet and white floral. Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium adds soft spicy, woody and fruity that Zara Gardenia does not. Zara Gardenia brings citrus, powdery and soapy of its own.
| Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium | Zara Gardenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $90 | about $25 |
| Longevity | 6h | 5h |
| Projection | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Sillage | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Released | 2014 | 2021 |
| Main accords | vanilla, coffee and sweet | vanilla, coffee and white floral |
On the estimates above, Zara Gardenia sits about $65 under Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — roughly 72% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
This fragrance captures the sweet, white floral and vanilla essence of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, offering a similar cozy and inviting character.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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