Opium by Yves Saint Laurent for Women

Created by the design house of Yves Saint Laurent in 1977, Opium is classified as a refined, oriental, soft fragrance. This feminine scent begins with notes of mandarin and bergamot, then myrrh, jasmine and carnation. It is completed with a final note of Amber.

Opium opens with the tangy scent of mandarin orange blended with lilly. Heart notes deepen into the exotic notes of Myhhr and Jasmine. This classic fragrance is most noted for its long-lasting and intense base notes that include patchouli, opoponax, vanilla and amber.

Fragrance Family: Amber

Scent Type: Spicy, warm, balsamic, sweet, floral, citrus, aromatic

Notes: Opium opens with citrus and floral top notes which quickly fade into heart notes of myrrh and jasmine before blending into the intense woody amber base notes of patchouli, amber, vanilla and opoponax.

Suggested Use: For a long-lasting fragrance that you can carry throughout the day and to minimize the need for reapplying, focus on your pulse points behind your ears, at the base of your neck and on your wrists as well as warmer areas of the body, such as behind the knees and inside the elbow. These are the best places to apply your fragrance since the scent intensifies by the warmth of your body.