Opium Yves Saint Laurent 1977 Eau de Toilette
Opium opens with a spice rack shaken loose by jasmine and plum — clove and pepper rush forward, bergamot lending a citrus scaffolding, the whole opening both declarative and deliberately exotic.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Chocolate70
- Soft Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Pepper
- Pepper
- Citrus Fruits
- Jasmine
- Plum
- Clove
- Coriander
- Coriander
By the editors · 2 min readOpium opens with a spice rack shaken loose by jasmine and plum — clove and pepper rush forward, bergamot lending a citrus scaffolding, the whole opening both declarative and deliberately exotic. The heart deepens into carnation, cinnamon, and patchouli joined by rose and orris root, building a dense, rosy-spiced core that was practically scandalous at its 1977 release. The base never fully resolves into comfort: amber, labdanum, incense, and myrrh persist through a dry-down that stays rich and slightly dark for hours.
The EDT concentration files the sharpest edges slightly compared to later EDP iterations, but nothing about Opium is moderate. It remains one of the most committed orientals in the canon.
Scent twins
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