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by Yves Saint Laurent
- Availability: In Production
- Perfumer: Jean-Louis Sieuzac
- Bottle Designer: Pierre Dinand
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  |  A bit too overwhelming for my taste. I live in a cold, wintry climate. Opium reminds me of grand old ladies with powdered faces and lace shawls - I'm just not there yet.28 November 2007 |
 | I normally like fresh fruity florals so this one is a nightmare to me, but on a much higher scale than the typical heedy scents. It smells very 'old lady' in a sinister, unkempt/decomposing sort of way. If one could imagine what an unshowered Joan Crawford and Night of the Living Dead would smell like together or maybe Norman Bates mother - this is it. 12 October 2007 |
  | Indeed, a thoroughly late 1970s-1980s fragrance (as a previous reviewer noticed). I found it way too harsh, and still do. I used to wear it in winter, because it felt too heady for summer. It didn't help. It always struck me as a "unisex" fragrance, and I simply don't like those. 05 December 2006 |
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| Dear God!!!What on earth is this??? My aunt Helen used to wear this in the early 80's and I didn't like it then. I still don't. This is simply horrid. One of my work colleagues came into work with this on a test strip and I couldn't help but notice the faint smell of unwashed dirty body, not in the sexy MKK way, but a filthy unhygenic way. She told me that the YSL counter had a special offer on with an Opium scented candle. Why bother? I'm sure you could get the same effect by leaving a pair of dirty knickers on a hot light bulb. 30 August 2006 |
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| wow im not going to write as much as mark just it stinks! only for the over 50's 22 November 2005 |
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| Many moons ago, before Noah came out of the ark, I used to bathe myself in this before going on a girls night out. You might guess, in those days, I used to drink a bottle of martini before jumping in the cab with my girlfriends. Remember this is before ‘ladettes’ were invented. Now I am totally embarrassed, because I can’t think what I liked about it. I remember complaining my mum’s Estee Lauder smelled like cats urine, but this is much worse. Now when I see it or even get a tiny niff of it I cringe. It’s a bit of a creepy feeling, like meeting one of your old boyfriends, or someone’s walking over your grave… 17 August 2005 |
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