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The Opium sweet oblivion
This is a very impressive fragrance.
In the begining there was "Opium Eau de Parfum" and "Opium Eau de Toilette" for women (1977) and later on for men (1995). It got complicated later on with several flankers both for women and men.
My favourite "Opium Pour Homme" has always been the original EDT for being more masculine, subtle and wearable. I had several flasks along the years and currently have only the last reformulation. My memory must trick me with the continuous use of this fragrance and I don't recall if the EDT first version has been very different from the current one.
Twenty three years went by and I am still in love with this fragrance.
I know it's not as fashionable any longer as it was twenty years ago. Probably younger men consider it old fashion either because they prefer the new wave of "Bleu", "Nuit", "Dylan" and "Sauvage", or because they never tried this YSL diamond just for being a release from the last century.
Well... young guys out there!... give it a try! It is at least as oriental and spicy as many expensive modern offers.
It opens with a very strong sweet blackcurrant note and an also strong star anise that adds a pungent sweet licorice note to the fragrance opening. The opening sweet strong notes endure till the beginning of the drydown.
The heart notes give you two spices to embrace a bit the initial sweetness. The black pepper note is slightly stronger than the blue ginger although the latter kind of gives a far eastern tonality to the fragrance.
The bottom notes propose you a very strong and pungent bourbon vanilla accentuated the warmth of the ambery tolu balsam note and the cedar woody note.
The drydown is consists of a long voyage through an indian / chinese oriental sweet ambery scent of yummy vanilla.
It's sweet, it's strong, it's different, it's classy, it's alluring, it's Opium.
Let's check the sweet math of Opium EDT:
Scent Opening: 9.0 (my judgement)
Scent Dry Down: 10.0 (my judgement)
Longevity: 8.0 (7~8 hours+ with two sprays)
Sillage: 8.0 (more than 6-8 feet at its peak with 2 sprays)
Uniqueness: 9.5 (Penhaligon's LP 9 is younger and very similari to Opium Pour Homme EDT; The similarity with Opium flankers does not count :-)
Compliments: 8.5 (close to a serious compliment grabber although it's a head turner because it arouses curiosity with its pungent sweetness)
Wearability: 8.5 (Use it day or night during all seasons except in summer)
Versatility: 8.0 (You may use it in almost any event, although some perfumes are more adequate for specific situations. Avoid using it in Beach, sunny events and workout.)
Quality: 10.0 (my judgement)
Presentation: 8.0 (elegant, efective and simple but a bit outdated)
Price: 9.0 (100 ml non tester for 31 Euros + shipping)
Overall rating: 8.77/10.00
- between 7 and 8 =above average;
- between 8 and 9 = recomended;
- bigger than 9 = don't miss it;
I recommend this fragrance; I order you to try it at least!
In the begining there was "Opium Eau de Parfum" and "Opium Eau de Toilette" for women (1977) and later on for men (1995). It got complicated later on with several flankers both for women and men.
My favourite "Opium Pour Homme" has always been the original EDT for being more masculine, subtle and wearable. I had several flasks along the years and currently have only the last reformulation. My memory must trick me with the continuous use of this fragrance and I don't recall if the EDT first version has been very different from the current one.
Twenty three years went by and I am still in love with this fragrance.
I know it's not as fashionable any longer as it was twenty years ago. Probably younger men consider it old fashion either because they prefer the new wave of "Bleu", "Nuit", "Dylan" and "Sauvage", or because they never tried this YSL diamond just for being a release from the last century.
Well... young guys out there!... give it a try! It is at least as oriental and spicy as many expensive modern offers.
It opens with a very strong sweet blackcurrant note and an also strong star anise that adds a pungent sweet licorice note to the fragrance opening. The opening sweet strong notes endure till the beginning of the drydown.
The heart notes give you two spices to embrace a bit the initial sweetness. The black pepper note is slightly stronger than the blue ginger although the latter kind of gives a far eastern tonality to the fragrance.
The bottom notes propose you a very strong and pungent bourbon vanilla accentuated the warmth of the ambery tolu balsam note and the cedar woody note.
The drydown is consists of a long voyage through an indian / chinese oriental sweet ambery scent of yummy vanilla.
It's sweet, it's strong, it's different, it's classy, it's alluring, it's Opium.
Let's check the sweet math of Opium EDT:
Scent Opening: 9.0 (my judgement)
Scent Dry Down: 10.0 (my judgement)
Longevity: 8.0 (7~8 hours+ with two sprays)
Sillage: 8.0 (more than 6-8 feet at its peak with 2 sprays)
Uniqueness: 9.5 (Penhaligon's LP 9 is younger and very similari to Opium Pour Homme EDT; The similarity with Opium flankers does not count :-)
Compliments: 8.5 (close to a serious compliment grabber although it's a head turner because it arouses curiosity with its pungent sweetness)
Wearability: 8.5 (Use it day or night during all seasons except in summer)
Versatility: 8.0 (You may use it in almost any event, although some perfumes are more adequate for specific situations. Avoid using it in Beach, sunny events and workout.)
Quality: 10.0 (my judgement)
Presentation: 8.0 (elegant, efective and simple but a bit outdated)
Price: 9.0 (100 ml non tester for 31 Euros + shipping)
Overall rating: 8.77/10.00
- between 7 and 8 =above average;
- between 8 and 9 = recomended;
- bigger than 9 = don't miss it;
I recommend this fragrance; I order you to try it at least!
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