Yves Saint Laurent
Opium
Amber
Warm spicy
Vanilla
from €69.90
Yves Saint Laurent
Belle d'Opium
With Belle d'Opium, Yves Saint Laurent composes a tender and refined floral fragrance. It opens on mandarin and calendula flower, reveals jasmine, narcissus, lily of the valley and blackcurrant at its heart and rests on a base of incense, patchouli and vanilla.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Mandarin · Calendula flower
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Jasmine · Narcissus · Lily of the valley · Blackcurrant
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Base Several hours
Incense · Patchouli · Vanilla
Top notes
Heart notes
What its composition says
- 4 materials in the heart, against 2 on top and 3 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
- Calendula flower: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Belle d'Opium is the only one to use this material.
- Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
- Floral, woody, citrus, gourmand and fruity: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
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