Yves Saint Laurent Opium Secret De Parfum
4.4
Overall
Accords
amber
balsamic
sweet
warm spicy
woody
vanilla
Notes Pyramid
Top
BergamotMandarin OrangeLily-of-the-Valley
Heart
Red MyrrhMarigoldJasmine
Base
OpoponaxAmberPatchouliVanilla
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ The most beautiful version of Opium with sweet balmy myrrh and marigold. Soft, round, tender. Extasy
- ✅ This actually was released in 1993, not 2003. It was (and is) Opium Eau de Parfum, in a 'peek-a-boo' sort of container. Somewhat softer and more tender than the eau de toilette of the time, but otherwise very similar. Excellent longevity and sillage, as all vintage versions of Opium had.
- ✅ From time to time, a friend, also a perfume lover, sends me some perfume decants from his collection and I recently received one of this flanker from Opium, released in 1992. Opium Secret de Parfum has the signature of the original Opium, but in a soft, smooth, rounded way... the spicy notes of the original have been softened, giving more space for balsamic tones, of benzoin and vanilla, and resinous, of myrrh and opoponax, which are harmonized with spicy bitterness marigold, together with the woody of the patchouli. All of this makes the perfume not only incredibly comfortable, but also long-lasting.
