Yves Saint Laurent
Opium (Vintage Parfum)
Oriental Spicy · 1977 · Jean Amic
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Good
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Romantic/Evening
- 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.
Reviewed profile
The vintage parfum is a dense oriental of clove, cinnamon and pepper over a resinous base of myrrh, incense, opoponax and balsams, threaded with plum and carnation. Opulent and far-reaching, it belongs to another era of perfumery. Rich, spiced and monumental.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Slow Depth
A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.
Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.
How Opium (Vintage Parfum) smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Opium (Vintage Parfum) feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and carries across a room and announces itself.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Opium (Vintage Parfum) reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 79th percentile for warmth across 5,320 scored fragrances.
Opium (Vintage Parfum) carries across a room and announces itself. That is among the highest in the catalogue for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.
Opium (Vintage Parfum) is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 21st percentile for risk across 5,320 scored fragrances.
Opium (Vintage Parfum) feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.
Opium (Vintage Parfum) carries sweetness without letting it define the scent.
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