Dupe review · Dossier
Ambery Vanilla
Dossier made Ambery Vanilla with one brief: Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — and it costs 79% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
- $29
- Size
- 50ml
- Per 100ml
- $58
- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Dossier
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Ambery Vanilla scores 6.7 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Black Opium.
Dossier sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Black Opium's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $58 per 100ml it costs 79% less than Black Opium — the 14th cheapest of 21 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Dossier publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is pink pepper, orange blossom and pear at first, coffee, jasmine and bitter almond at its heart and vanilla, patchouli and cedar at the end. Dossier set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- pink pepper
- orange blossom
- pear
Heart
- coffee
- jasmine
- bitter almond
Base
- vanilla
- patchouli
- cedar
For the after-hours. Black coffee and white flowers pour over vanilla and patchouli — sweet, addictive, unmistakably night.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 27 twins of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium we can price, Ambery Vanilla is number 14 on price per 100ml.
- 01 The Dupe Spot Black Opium #29 $13/100ml
- 02 Grandeur Elite Optimum Noir $20/100ml
- 03 Lattafa Mayar $25/100ml
- 04 Copycat Fragrances Black Opium $29/100ml
- 05 The Essence Vault Black Opium $32/100ml
- 06 Palermo Perfumes Black Opium $33/100ml
- 07 Noted Aromas Bangkok $33/100ml
- 08 Lattafa Mayar Cherry $35/100ml
- 09 Maison Alhambra Opera Rouge $40/100ml
- 10 Bujairami Greatness $46/100ml
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The community
What people say about Ambery Vanilla
Rating
—How close to Black Opium
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Dossier Ambery Vanilla smell like?
It is built to smell like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — pink pepper, orange blossom and pear up top, coffee, jasmine and bitter almond in the heart, vanilla, patchouli and cedar in the base.
Is Dossier Ambery Vanilla a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Dossier sells it as its version of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, and it is also listed against Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum and Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Toilette.
How much cheaper is Dossier Ambery Vanilla than Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
79% less per 100ml: about $58 per 100ml against $280 for the original.
Where can I buy Dossier Ambery Vanilla?
It is in stock at $29 for 50ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.