Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme
Spicy, fruity, vanilla-rich, woody, and aromatic.
Top Notes: Star Anise, Black Currant
Heart Notes: Pepper, Galanga
Base Notes: Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam, Atlas Cedar
Opium Pour Homme balances anise and dark fruit with hot spice before settling into vanilla, balsam and cedar.
Fragrance Route Intelligence
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Route map
Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Star Anise, Black Currant
- Heart
- Pepper, Galanga
- Base
- Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam, Atlas Cedar
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Release year
- 1995
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Fragrance family
- Amber Spicy
- Expected wear
- Extended
- Collection
- Opium
- Scent profile
- Spicy, Fruity, Vanilla, Woody, Aromatic
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Star Anise, Black Currant
- Middle
- Pepper, Galanga
- Base
- Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam, Atlas Cedar
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Spicy, Fruity, Vanilla, Woody, Aromatic
Bright fruit and warm spice transition into a sweeter vanilla-wood base, giving the fragrance both freshness and warmth.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
This balance of fruit, spice and vanilla works well for social occasions, relaxed nights out and transitional seasons, with a lively opening that keeps the sweeter drydown from feeling limited to nighttime.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Opium Pour Homme Eau de Toilette is a warm oriental-spicy fragrance with a distinctive star-anise opening. Black currant adds dark fruit around the anise while pepper and galanga sharpen the heart with dry spice. Bourbon vanilla and Tolu balsam make the base smoother and sweeter, while Atlas cedar keeps the drydown woody rather than syrupy. The result is rich but still energetic, with more aromatic lift than a dense modern amber. It remains a useful reference for shoppers who enjoy anise, vanilla and spice in a classic masculine structure.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty translates the fashion house’s contrast-driven couture identity into fragrance, pairing polished modern presentation with compositions that move between florals, citrus, aromatics, woods, amber, vanilla, leather, spice, and gourmand materials. Current fragrance families include Libre, MYSLF, Y, Black Opium, and the haute-parfumerie Le Vestiaire des Parfums collection. Across the range, familiar materials are pushed through distinctly YSL contrasts: lavender against orange blossom, bright citrus against dark woods, or vanilla against smoke, leather, and spice. The result is a fragrance wardrobe that reflects the house’s longstanding themes of confidence, sensuality, sharp tailoring, and expressive personal style.
Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.