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Opium pour Homme — Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent

Opium pour Homme

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1995

Opium pour Homme is a warm and intense oriental spicy fragrance signed Yves Saint Laurent. It opens on star anise, bay laurel and cardamom, reveals pepper and galangal at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, tolu balsam and myrrh.

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.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Star anise · Bay laurel · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Pepper · Galangal

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Tolu balsam · Myrrh

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Galangal: a niche material, declared by only 2 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Spicy, amber and gourmand: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 4 of 8.

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

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • 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.

If Opium pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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