Comments on: Yves Saint Laurent Opium ~ fragrance review

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:06:19 +0000

Or maybe there’s an entirely different scent you’d love now! The only way to tell will be to smell your way through a few….

By: carlaann

carlaann — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:15:48 +0000

I am new to this site, but felt compelled to join since the conversation is so friendly and interesting. I was feeling nostalgic and googled two perfumes from my past. Opium was one of them. I am a teen of the 80’s (not a redhead, but with red in my hair)and I loved Opium. It was my first real perfume. By real I mean something other than Sweet Honesty. I loved how it made me feel invincible and I always imagined that any guy to get close enough would take notice. The other real perfume was Arpege, but that doesn’t belong here! Now I am caught wondering which one should I wear now?

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:29:54 +0000

It usually is a whopper, even in EdT. I wonder if it’s just not as strong as it used to be? Maybe the other formulations will pack more of a punch. Either that or your skin is a real sponge.

Well, in any case it’s a good one to try!

By: Subhuman

Subhuman — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:12:28 +0000

I love orientals but somehow had never smelled Opium until today. I spritzed on a bit of the EdT at a department store, and I have to say I was a little nonplussed, at least after all the amazing things I’ve heard about it. It smelled like a light, perfectly pleasant floral with some background spices – nicely dry and not overtly feminine, good depth, and incredible lasting power, but I was expecting more of a spicy whopper of an oriental and instead got a pretty soft watercolor of one. I liked it well enough, but it was a bit less than I’d hoped for. Are the EdP and parfum versions more dense and complex? I’m itching to try them, perhaps they better represent the Opium that everyone raves about.

By: opiumfan

opiumfan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:19:04 +0000

Thank you Angela. I hope they do, since at least by night I always wear this one- in winter and in summer, and people around me always like it…It’s a pitty that I can’t wear it during the day, maybe I should try wearing eau the toillette ( I have edp too) in really small doses…

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:12:12 +0000

It’s such a distinctive perfume that it makes a great signature scent. I bet when people sniff Opium, they think of you. That’s nice.

By: opiumfan

opiumfan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:05:23 +0000

I’ve discovered Opium 2 years ago and I absolutely adore it! I often read critics saying it’s dated, stuck in seventies and eighties, annoying, and I couldn’t disagree more. It is different than some modern and new fragrances, but it is special and wonderful. I wear Opium only in the evening ( it is the only pefume I wear when I go out in the evening), somehow I don’t enjoy wearing it during the day, I find it to heavy for a day in office. I love everything about it, but the drydown I find the best. Love it!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:10:12 +0000

As far as notes in common, I’m not sure, but I can tell you that all three are loud, assertive, powerful fragrances–and they seemed way too likely to be overapplied.

By: deannagraham

deannagraham — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:26:15 +0000

Opium, Obsession and Poison all seem to have something in common that I can’t discern and can’t tolerate. Can someone help me out? Is it one of the notes, or a combination of notes, I am smelling? I can smell this oddity from a mile away and hours later. What a tragic thing for me…I have tried to love these but just head for the Tylenol as soon as I smell them.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:10:32 +0000

I’m so happy you have a fragrance that you love so much! It’s wonderful to find something that expresses confidence and glamour and love it enough to continue to wear it over the years.