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Is Ambery Vanilla Worth It?

We list it as a match for one original, Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium. It is provisionally scored 8 for accuracy and 7 for longevity, from $25: we don't yet have a source for those scores that you can check. Highest-scored match for Black Opium is Kayali Vanilla 28.

ProvisionalChecked Apr 2026No brand dealsBuy on Amazon · $25–$32
The match
Dossier Ambery Vanilla
The match · Dossier

Ambery Vanilla

$25–$32
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You keep$149up to 86%
Accuracy8
Longevity7

Provisional scores: no source for them that you can check yet.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
The original · Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

$174
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Ambery Vanilla
The match · from $25
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Is Dossier Ambery Vanilla ($25–$32) worth it?

Against Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, Dossier Ambery Vanilla has a provisional accuracy 8 — a score we can't yet back with a source you can check. At $25–$32 versus $174, it's a low-risk way to sample the style, not a verified match.

Why we list this match

Every pairing shows where it comes from and how far we trust it.

  1. 1Listed, not scoredA source names the pairing. We show no number.
  2. 2ProvisionalScored, but with no source you can open and check.
  3. 3Community-scoredScored from owner reports, with a source you can open.

Dossier's direct Black Opium counterpart; coffee note is restrained, vanilla leads.

Source
Fragrantica
See it yourself
No link we can point to yet
Evidence
7 owner reports
Last checked
Apr 2026

What is missing: a source for these scores that you can open and check. Until we have one, the scores are drawn hatched, not solid.

Wear Ambery Vanilla or Black Opium? Tell us how they compare. Reports like yours are what move a match up a level.

Other matches for Black Opium

The other 3 matches we list for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, in our ranking.

Kayali Vanilla 28

Vanilla 28Highest-scored match

Coffee-vanilla-tonka territory overlapping Black Opium; sweeter and less florals-forward but highly wearable.

FragranticaWhat it clones

Accuracy8
Longevity7
$65–$95Buy on Amazon
ALT Fragrances Fleur Noire
ALT Fragrances

Fleur Noire

Three reviewers who know Black Opium compare the two: two say it smells exactly like it and one says almost but not quite. All three want more staying power; one puts it at two hours.

Fragrantica

Accuracy8
Longevity3
Zara Supreme Vanilla

Supreme VanillaProvisional

A dark, inky vanilla-and-coffee gourmand that tracks Black Opium's sweet coffee-and-vanilla signature.

Reddit

Accuracy7
Longevity8
All 4 matches for Black Opium

Dossier Ambery Vanilla — frequently asked

What does Dossier Ambery Vanilla clone?
Dossier Ambery Vanilla is community-matched to 1 original: Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium (provisional accuracy 8/10). Accuracy (closeness) and longevity (wear time) are scored separately from owner reports, never averaged.
Is Dossier Ambery Vanilla worth it?
Against Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, Dossier Ambery Vanilla has a provisional accuracy 8 — a score we can't yet back with a source you can check. At $25–$32 versus $174, it's a low-risk way to sample the style, not a verified match. It runs about $149 less than the original.
How is Dossier Ambery Vanilla scored?
Accuracy and longevity are scored separately on a 1–10 scale, sourced from community owner reports on Reddit and Fragrantica — never averaged, never sponsored. The Scent File takes no brand deals.

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