Estée Lauder Youth-Dew scores 85% against Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) 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. Estée Lauder Youth-Dew opens 80% like Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) 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 warm spicy, amber, balsamic and woody. Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) adds aromatic and sweet that Estée Lauder Youth-Dew does not. Estée Lauder Youth-Dew brings earthy and cinnamon of its own.
| Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) | Estée Lauder Youth-Dew | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $160 | about $55 |
| Longevity | 9h | 9h |
| Projection | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Sillage | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Released | 1977 | 1953 |
| Main accords | warm spicy, amber and balsamic | warm spicy, amber and balsamic |
On the estimates above, Estée Lauder Youth-Dew sits about $105 under Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) — roughly 66% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Shares the same dense, spicy, and balsamic character as the original, offering a similarly powerful and resinous experience.
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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