Opium Yves Saint Laurent 1992 Secret de Parfum

Opium (Secret de Parfum) by Yves Saint Laurent

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Opium (Secret de Parfum) (Yves Saint Laurent)

9.1 / 10 74 Ratings

A popular perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for women, released in 1992. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Floral

Resinous

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mandarin orange

Lemon

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Myrrh

Jasmine

Rose

Clove

Base Notes

Amber

Benzoin

Patchouli

Vanilla

Perfumer

Jean-Louis Sieuzac

Ratings

Scent

9.174 Ratings

Longevity

9.264 Ratings

Sillage

9.167 Ratings

Bottle

8.485 Ratings

Value for money

8.718 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 01.03.2024.

Interesting Facts

Secret de Parfum is a specific variant of perfume concentration used by Yves Saint Laurent for Opium in the mid-1990s. It is akin to Eau de Parfum and was substituted by a reformulation of the formula for the Eau de Parfum.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/01/2024

9
Pricing 8
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

MrsGuerlain
287 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

2

The Gorgeous Juice from Heaven

I am the lucky owner of a 50ml bottle of The Gorgeous Juice from Heaven - aka Opium Secret de Parfum. I love the original Opium - a spicy and delicate classic from one of my favourite houses. So why bother making flankers, if the original is close to perfect? The answer is obvious: Opium SdP is the female version of the original, which in my world is a unisex. SdP has less notes than Opium (11 compared to 30 registered on Parfumo), so of course it is a different experience.
It starts soapy/creamy and very soft. This feeling continues for a long time - more than three to four hours. Then it turns slightly more spicy and the base notes show their faces. It has an amazing longevity and sillage is 'enters the room a minute before the person and stays in the room for a week'-ish. It has an overall feminie expression, perhaps even seductive in a passive way. The bottle is lovely.
If there was room for it in my top20, this would be an option.
234/365

01/01/2024

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Adele
3 Reviews

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Adele

Gone with the wind..

Opium Secret used to be a perfume that my mother wore far too rarely. I have the following associations with the fragrance.
With Opium Secret, the olfactory sensors dive into the abysses of the human soul and touch the deep psychological approach.
It is about a character who moves in the best circles of New York society and wears Opium Secret.
A mysterious person,
who is carried by a hypnotic scent into a scene that repeatedly blurs the boundaries between dream and reality. Illuminated with all the fears, desires and weaknesses, much disappears behind the aura of this fragrance in the usual mysterious symbolism, but the fragrance remains forever in memory.

Ok. It's really not that easy to describe, because with this fragrance a whole era has passed and people have also changed.

To me, it smells like a luxury hotel and red, precious woods. The dust from the heavy velvet curtains wafts in the air. It is a melancholy fragrance that makes you think.

09/02/2014

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 10
Scent

MasterLi
375 Reviews

MasterLi

2

Dark, Rich and Resinous

I definitely get the "cinnabar" vibe here. It's sweet, very balmy. Resinous. Incredibly intriguing to smell and wear. A lovely fragrance. Perfect on anyone "grown-up". Plus it's Yves Saint-Laurent, and a well worthy variation on the "Opium" name. Definitely recommended. Classy, mature and elegant.

06/05/2013

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

BronxBeauty
58 Reviews

BronxBeauty

Helpful Review 3

Soft, Creamy and Gorgeous

For many years, I considered Opium (1977) as one of mom's scents: an oriental powerhouse that she overused and that I hated. But the older I've gotten, the more fragrances have descended into blend sameness, and the more Opium has seemed bold, original and gorgeous by comparison to the dreary rabble. Recently, I found a bottle of this concentration, Secret de Parfum, and love it is. The astringency of the mandarin and spices in the original softens here; the floracy amps up. The creaminess is off the charts. Highly recommended, if you can find it.