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Opium Pour Homme, Yves Saint Laurent
Soft Spicy · 1995

Opium Pour Homme

by Yves Saint Laurent
Rating4.3 ★ 5,201 votes
GenderMen
Year1995
Price$$$$Designer
Soft SpicyPowderyAnis
Best for winterNighttime wearstrong sillageLong Lasting
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Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum Yves Saint Laurent
96% match
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The Most Wanted Parfum Azzaro
80% match
The Tux Maison Alhambra
The Tux Maison Alhambra
79% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
7 notes
topfirst impression
Black CurrantStar Anise
heartthe character
PepperGalanga
basethe foundation
Bourbon VanillaTolu BalsamAtlas Cedar

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
70
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
57
intimateenormous
Price value56
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean83
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
Soft SpicyPowderyAnisFruityFresh SpicyVanillaAmberWoody
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Main accords

top 10
Soft Spicy
Powdery
Anis
Fruity
Fresh Spicy
Vanilla
Amber
Woody
Floral
Warm Spicy

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
2%
weak
4%
moderate
25%
long lasting
51%
eternal
18%
Sillage
intimate
6%
moderate
32%
strong
47%
enormous
14%
Season
spring
16%
summer
7%
fall
37%
winter
39%
Time of day
day
35%
night
65%
Gender
female
1%
more female
1%
unisex
15%
more male
30%
male
53%
Value
way overpriced
3%
overpriced
11%
ok
54%
good value
25%
great value
7%

What people say

What people love
sophisticatedmaturewellformulatedfragranceuniqueblendtolubalsamvanillastaranise
What people criticise
feelmaturepotencyoverwhelmenclosedspaceschallengingwearcasualoccasionsbecomecloying

Smells similar

by scent profile
96% match
Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent
powderyanis
80% match
The Most Wanted Parfum Azzaro
Azzaro
vanilla
79% match
Le Gemme Orom Bvlgari
Bvlgari
vanillaoud
79% match
The Tux Maison Alhambra
Maison Alhambra
patchouli

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

Black CurrantStar AniseBlack PepperGalangaVanillaCedarTolu Balsam
topheartbase

Signature pair: Vanilla and Tolu Balsam

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The Opium Pour Homme line

2 versions
1995Eau de Parfum
More Balsamic
Less Warm Spicy
Lasts longer · Projects more
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Opium Pour Homme are soft spicy and powdery. It opens with Black Currant and Star Anise, reveals Pepper and Galanga at its heart, and dries down to Bourbon Vanilla and Tolu Balsam. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening.

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