Impérial Opoponax
by Les Néréides

Previous reviews have said it all. All I have to add is that this is what Obsession Men could 've been had the people who decided to market it have had better taste.

Opoponax. Vanilla. Benzoin. Amber. Sandalwood. What could've easily been a syrupy and cloyingly sweet fragrance is given a dry resinuous finish to produce one of the smoothest blends I've had the pleasure to smell. I'm nobody's fool but a woman could easily put me under a spell with IMPERIAL OPOPONAX. No extensive list of exotic ingredients, no marketing gimmicks, no pretenses. Just beauty in simplicity, perfection in execution. Are you paying attention, Mr. John Varvatos?

A warm, comforting and sensual take on opoponax. Sweet (but not excessively so) and resinous. Great longevity. And quite reasonably priced! I hope to buy bottle soon.

Sweet, powdery woods. Amazingly classy. Amazingly good. Amazingly nice in all the ways possible. It's strong but not cloying.

I sent a sample to my mother who has always worn Shalimar and she ordered a bottle! I did too. I guess I like sweet myrrh and a citrus combination more than I knew I did. Addictive is right (someone said that in the reviews). I wish more bottles were dark so you can set them on your vanity and not have to worry about sunlight getting to the juice.

This is absolutely in my top 3 favorite scents. I just adore it and can't get enough. I treasure it so much, I'm afraid to use too much of it because I never want to run out. I am not an expert at all in perfume but I know what I like and this is liquid heaven. The first time I took a whiff I was completely intoxicated by the incredible, intense beauty of it. I keep the bottle nearby because we are having such a love affair that I need at least one sniff daily. I can't break it down into description of layers, dry down etc. because I am a novice at this but I promise you will never regret buying any perfume from this house. They are deliciously, sensuous, gorgeous and inviting. My fiance is glued to me when I wear this! Now I am constantly on the hunt for anything that contains opoponax in any way shape or form! I even found a book by the feminist author Moniqiqe Wettig called The Opoponax, an astonishingly brilliant book. Try this you will not regret it!!!