Yves Saint Laurent will launch summer limited editions of the Opium fragrance again this year (see last year's Opium Eau d'Orient Fleur Impériale & Opium Eau d'Orient pour Homme):
For women, Opium Orchidée de Chine Eau d'Orient (shown) will feature mandarin, neroli, spices, orchid, jasmine, carnation, amber, vanilla, patchouli and iris.
For men, Opium Pour Homme Eau d'Orient has lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, spices, star anise, ginger, white pepper, nutmeg, vetiver, sandalwood and amber.
Both fragrances will debut in March, in 100 ml bottles of Eau de Toilette. (via cosmoty.de)
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Why do I always feel so excited about the annual Opium LE? I never buy it! But Opium was my first experience of perfume infatuation, and I just love the idea of a lighter, cuter version. I have no idea what notes are different between this one and last year's Imperiale, but I'll be haunting the counters come March….
The notes sound *very* similar to last year's, perhaps they just threw in some orchid? How was last year's, anyway? I didn't get to try it.
I bought last year's Imperiale for my mother who wore opium during my childhood. She loved it because it was so much lighter. I thought it was good and reminded me of a sunny but rainy spring day; slightly spicy and a little bit chilly
Ah, that sounds nice. Will have to make an effort to sample the new one this year!
I think it might be the same juice for the men's version again this year. Nutmeg and lemon seems new, but I swear I smelled both in last year's juice. No bamboo this time? I'll assume it's the same stuff.
The notes for both the men's & women's sound VERY similar to last year…might be the same, might be just slightly tweaked.