Yves Saint Laurent — Opium

Yves Saint Laurent

Opium

Worn best by The Enigma

Clove, incense, myrrh. A 1977 original: smelled around corners, never explained.

how it wears

lasts
very long
projection
strong

seasons, best first

winterfallspringsummer

made for

night outworkeveryday

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⊛ the accords

amberspicywoody leather

Notes

Topclove, pepper, coriander, west indian bay, plum, jasmine, mandarin orange, citrus, bergamot
Heartcarnation, cinnamon, sandalwood, patchouli, orris root, rose, peach, lily of the valley
Baseincense, myrrh, sandalwood, tolu balsam, amber, opoponax, benzoin, labdanum, vanilla, musk, castoreum, cedar, vetiver, coconut

the measurements

concentration
eau de parfum
year
1977

⊛ BEST FOR

  • evening
  • moody
  • after-hours

⊛ AVOID IF

  • — you want a skin scent
  • — you dislike sweet drydowns
  • — you live somewhere very hot
  • — you get headaches easily

⊛ SIMILAR BUT

like Opium, but shift one axis.

⊛ the archive

how to wear Opium, what makes it distinctive, and what to layer it with. the complete file.

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