Opium pour Homme (Eau de Parfum) by Yves Saint Laurent

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Opium pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent 1995 Eau de Parfum

Ranked 204 in Men's Perfume

8.4 / 10 614 Ratings

A popular perfume by Yves Saint Laurent for men, released in 1995. The scent is oriental-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Oriental

Spicy

Sweet

Woody

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Blackcurrant

Heart Notes

Bourbon vanilla

Base Notes

Amber

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Ratings

Scent

8.4614 Ratings

Longevity

8.7504 Ratings

Sillage

8.4501 Ratings

Bottle

6.8496 Ratings

Value for money

7.9150 Ratings

Submitted by MisterRossi · last update on 02/04/2026.

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Reviews

37 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/27/2014

10Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

MasterLi
376 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 10

Smooth, sensual, sweet, exotic, and totally addictive!

What a beautiful gem of a fragrance for men! Stunning! This was one of the first Eau de Parfum marketed fragrances for men back in 1995, and in no way does it smell dated now! It's sensual, sweet and exotic. This perfume has no sharp edges, completely smooth and sensual throughout.

The fragrance itself opens up with zingy aromatic star anise and rich blackcurrant. It's completely beautiful. Followed by galanga and sichuan pepper, and drying down to beautiful tolu balsam and a deep, creamy, rich bourbon vanilla. Utterly intoxicating.

Smooth and sensual, this is one of the best designer perfumes ever made for a man. You have everything you could want in a niche (e.g. a Serge Lutens oriental) from a well-known designer house. This is the YSL of the past, the one we all miss! You can still get this one as (thank God) it's still in production! I hope it stays that way. Easily one of the best and most luxurious for men out there.

11/10/2022

10Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Herkules762
37 Reviews

Herkules762

Helpful Review 3

Euphoric

As the name Opium suggests, this scent has something alluring and addictive in it. For an oldskool lover like me, it can cause an euphoric state of mind what I've never felt like before. If you had a chance to grab a vintage EDP bottle, do not hesitate to buy it. This was made in an era of perfume history which will never come back again. This 2006 bottle is truly a gem in my collection.

07/21/2019

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Emorandeira
401 Reviews

Emorandeira

4

A classic forever

One of my favourite perfumes ever! The opening mixing the blackcurrant and the anise, and the heart with vanilla and amber are fabulous!! The longevity is not specially good. It is not bad but It is not already the beast that one day was. I think that the edp today id like the edt before but the smell is very nice and still today different and original. What is true is that for me It is not a perfume for everyday. Only for specisl occasion. I dont like It very much for nightout because i feel as i feel that the smell dissapear un contaminated ambientes, but is very good to go to some events overall at wvening- night. It is sweet but very spicy and a bit fresh. Almost unisex but more in the masculine side.

02/06/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Tylerss20
4 Reviews

Tylerss20

3

Forever in our hearts, forever a classic

This masterwork, sadly not available anymore, will forever be among the very best cool-weather evening scents I've ever smelled.

Blackcurrant is the star of the show, particularly in the opening. This is a dense fruity-spicy top in the fragrance. While it is a classic masculine scent, I feel like it could be almost a unisex option. There's no aggression in the spices, though the star anise really warms and sparkles in the development. As it dries down, the tolu balsam amber and vanilla develop more. Once it's been on your skin for a couple hours you really notice the difference between it and EDT. While the EDT fizzles out relatively quickly, the EDP doesn't back down. I couldn't call it monstrous performance but the EDP gives me at least 4 hours of strong projection, and another 4-6 hours of mild projection.

This fragrance isn't the easiest to pull off in all settings, it's not one I want as an office/school fragrance. And even in more intimate circumstances, you need some confidence to wear the strong blackcurrant note and spices this brings. But this is a Mount Rushmore fragrance for me on date nights and special occasions. I count myself lucky to have a half full bottle and a sealed second bottle, they will be treasured.

11/19/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Liviuss
66 Reviews

Liviuss

1

a better version...

Take the EDT and imagine it thicker and more concentrated (of course, you'll say, this is an EDP...). Unlike almost all other EDPs, Opium Homme keeps the pyramid of the EDT version almost intact, "simply" increasing the concentration. The result is a scent that's practically the same, but with more strength and more emphasis on the vanilla note (which is still a 1990s vanilla, so nothing modern or cloying gourmand).
Compared to the EDT, it's certainly less versatile and perhaps not suitable for daytime use, but certainly fabulous for winter evenings. It's much more enveloping than the EDT version, more "cozy" as the English-speakers would say, and tends to be much warmer and spicier. It still maintains that very special contrast between balsamic/fresh/fruity and warm/spicy notes that I love so much and that made me fall in love with the lighter version. Well... beautiful, very very beautiful and I don't understand why it was discontinued given that from what I read around it is often preferred to the EdT...

Updated on 11/19/2025

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