Opium Eau de Parfum
Oriental Spicy · 2009 · Jean-Louis Sieuzac
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Good
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Smart Casual / Social
- Typical season
- Winter
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Across published reviews, most people register this first as opium.
Modelled profile
Jasmine and bergamot open soft and clear before myrrh and vanilla lend a resinous, balsamic warmth. This modern reading is gentler and less dense than the vintage. Smooth and quietly elegant.
Taste Profile
The Purist
The Signature
Unmistakable. Always has been.
You arrived with a signature and you've never needed to explain it. Consistency is its own kind of confidence. Some things become part of the room before you do.
How Opium Eau de Parfum smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Opium Eau de Parfum is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.
Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.
Opium Eau de Parfum reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 21st percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Opium Eau de Parfum carries across a room and announces itself. That is 86th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Opium Eau de Parfum is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is among the lowest in the catalogue for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Opium Eau de Parfum feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Opium Eau de Parfum keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 5th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
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