Estée Lauder Youth-Dew scores 85% against Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 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 Eau de Parfum 2009 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 amber, balsamic, warm spicy and woody. Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 adds sweet, citrus and white floral that Estée Lauder Youth-Dew does not. Estée Lauder Youth-Dew brings powdery, earthy and smoky of its own.
| Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 | Estée Lauder Youth-Dew | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $140 | about $55 |
| Longevity | 8h | 9h |
| Projection | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Sillage | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Released | 2009 | 1953 |
| Main accords | amber, balsamic and sweet | warm spicy, amber and balsamic |
On the estimates above, Estée Lauder Youth-Dew sits about $85 under Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 — roughly 61% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
This classic fragrance shares the deep, resinous, and spicy amber character that defines the heart of YSL Opium.
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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