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.
Fragrantica's community consensus calls Khamrah a modern spicy gourmand cousin of Opium 1977. Cinnamon, nutmeg, dates, vanilla, tonka, amberwood and myrrh build the same warm-oriental cathedral Opium did, with myrrh + benzoin providing the balsamic backbone vintage fans recognize instantly.
Vanilla, oud, incense, sandalwood and sugar — a sweeter, smokier cousin of Opium's oriental-balsamic base. Not the carnation-clove sharpness of vintage Opium, but the powdery amber-vanilla drydown lands in the same emotional space for a tenth of the price.
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The 1977 vintage formula has been reformulated multiple times since IFRA restrictions on oakmoss and animalics. Current bottles are lighter and less animalic than the original powerhouse. Fans of the true vintage should look for pre-2008 bottles on the resale market.
Read full reformulation history →The top dupe of Yves Saint Laurent's Opium (1977) is Khamrah by Lattafa, scoring 7/10 for accuracy and 9/10 for longevity. At $28, it's a 70% match to the $135 original — saving roughly $107 per bottle. Below: 1 more dupe scored across the same two dimensions, aggregated from Reddit r/fragranceclones, Fragrantica, and blind tests.
Based on community consensus, the highest-accuracy dupe for Opium (1977) is Khamrah by Lattafa (accuracy 7/10, longevity 9/10). If you prioritize longevity over accuracy, sort the grid above by longevity to see the top performer on that axis.
Every dupe is rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores are aggregated from community consensus on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones, and Fragrantica. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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