Dupe review · Zara
Gardenia
Gardenia is Zara's answer to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium.
- Smells like
- Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- Price
- —
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $280
- Made by
- Zara
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Gardenia is a reasonable bet if you want Black Opium for less.
Zara 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.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Zara 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
The original opens on pink pepper, orange blossom and pear, turns to coffee, jasmine and bitter almond, and settles into vanilla, patchouli and cedar. That is the brief Gardenia is working from.
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
- 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
Also listed as a twin of
More from Zara
Every Zara fragrance →- G Golden Decadesmells like Yves Saint Laurent Libre
- W Waterlily Tea Dresssmells like Byredo Gypsy Water
- I I'm Most Gratefulsmells like Byredo Mojave Ghost
- L Light Aestheticsmells like Byredo Blanche
- E Elegant Tokyosmells like Byredo Blanche
- T Tobacco Collection Intense Darksmells like Carolina Herrera Bad Boy
- F Femmesmells like Chanel Coco Noir
- V Vibrant Leather for Hersmells like Creed Aventus for Her
The community
What people say about Gardenia
Rating
—How close to Black Opium
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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In the forum
Start a discussion →Questions
What does Zara Gardenia 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 Zara Gardenia a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium?
Yes — Zara 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.
Where can I buy Zara Gardenia?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is listed on its page.