MYSLF vs Opium (1977)
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Opens with a bright citrus burst of bergamot and mandarin that feels clean and slightly fizzy, softened almost immediately by a creamy orange blossom heart that keeps things from going too sharp. As it settles, cedar adds quiet structure while vetiver grounds it with a subtle earthiness that stops the florals from going feminine. The dry-down is smooth musk — skin-close, warm, and easy. Projection is moderate; sillage is polite rather than demanding, making it genuinely wearable without effort — a versatile warm-weather daily wear for men who want something presentable but not boring.
Opens with a sharp bite of clove and mandarin that softens quickly into a dense, resinous heart where carnation and cinnamon push against smoky myrrh and sweet opoponax. The amber and patchouli anchor the dry-down into something almost edible but never lightweight — vanilla rounds the edges without tipping into dessert territory. Projection is loud for the first two hours, then sillage settles into a warm, incense-kissed skin scent that clings for hours. — Cold-weather evenings, confident wearers who want a fragrance that announces itself before they enter the room.
How they overlap
MYSLF and Opium (1977) share no notes in common — these two fragrances target very different olfactory territory, and the comparison is a question of which direction you want to go rather than which version of the same accord.
The buying decision
MYSLF is the cheaper original at $130 compared to $135 for Opium (1977) — about 4% less. MYSLF is built for spring/summer/fall; Opium (1977) for fall/winter. Pick by when you'd actually wear it. They sit in different families — MYSLF is floral+fresh+woody, Opium (1977) is oriental+gourmand. Comparison is more about preference than tradeoff. Heads up: MYSLF is marketed masculine, Opium (1977) is marketed feminine — they target different wearers, though plenty of buyers cross those lines.
Recommendation
These two land in genuinely different scent territory — there's no "better" answer, just which direction you want to go. Read the scent descriptions above and pick the one that sounds like you'd want to smell.