Yves Saint Laurent Opium Homme 100ml EDT Men Spray

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kouros, rive gauche, jazz, opium for women, opium for men, body kouros, la nuit de l'homme (regardless of it's popularity). Soft spices, a bit of blackcurrant and the cedar in the base (cedar is quite noticeable throughout). It was, of course, the newest reformulation, I thought it was the same as always, and I was happy with my bottle. The star anise together with the black currants compose a fruity-spicy opening and the almost carnal, sweet-flavored vanilla .

In my opinion, Opium is the predecessor of La Nuit de L'homme and in many ways, does a better job at capturing the essence of nights spent with a new love interest or significant other. I find it rather unique in 2020 since nobody wears this anymore and if you can find a legitimate bottle you are very lucky! Very chic, Opium creates the addiction, having a special refinement typical of france perfumery, the transition from one note to another being done smoothly.

So, on this middle aged male, currently, i initially thought i was smelling Angel edp (mugler) with its own often unique edge formed on the person - as things do as we know. I also find the smell quite vintage and a bit soapy, but soap for "men", like shaving cream, after shave or eau de cologne, but again according to my own olfactive memory. I own Opium Pour Homme EDT, which I used to hate because it's not an easy fragrance, but after a second chance, I rediscovered how great and luxurious it smells!

and I honestly wondered if I had a fake since my bottle and experience were both so very different from what I've read. Upon first spray and all the way through the dry down, you will be on a journey of tops, mids, and base notes that are all detectable and yet blended very well. But give it a bit and after about 10-15 min it starts to follow the opening and progression of the EDT albeit at a slower more prolonged pace with slightly more modulated spicey blast as compared to the EDT, but still with a stronger black currant note which is much nicer once it takes a step back.Fabulous opening and amazing dry-down have kept this a popular frag on the shelves for nearly 30 years. And in this case, I would say the anise replaces the typical clean top note (coriander / sage / salvia / pine / eucalyptus / menthol take your pick), the black currant, pepper and ginger (or galanga) replacing the lavender, bergamot, and geranium notes, the tolu balsam the tonka, and all the aforementioned together with vanilla and cedar replace the patchouli hum at the base. there is a kind of poison/opium/sharpie-like extract in there what some people pherhabs may not like, it gives it the umph what this one needs to be a true signature scent.

Warm, alluring, Opium Homme is a creation of the house of YSL, a response equivalent to the perfume launched for women, well known by the community. So Cortina1981 will have the EDP as do I also I'm very well aware of the EDP vintage too as I have 4 bottles and a refill of this still as well as the more recent reintroduction of the Eau De Parfum. Top notes are Star Anise and Black Currant; middle notes are Sichuan Pepper and Galanga; base notes are Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam and Atlas Cedar. However in England I found it is not very welcome as the natives go around opening doors and holding their nose saying you smell like a Indian takeaway. The Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme Eau de Toilette for men will enshroud you in a provocative oriental aura, conjuring up a mysteriously seductive atmosphere around you.Lascivious and seductive, Opium has an elegant and masculine touch, a little sober marking a high degree of complexity. opium, though, is powdery, and doesn't have such a hefty midsection (azzaro misses the hefty midsection as well, it just feels empty compared to rive gauche). I can see this being a pretty divisive scent, being that you either really like/love it or can't stand it, as there feels some odd duality to it.