Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme

Brand

The Perfume Store

Release year

1995

Concentration

Eau de Toilette

Fragrance family

Amber Spicy

Scent profile

Spicy, Fruity, Vanilla, Woody, Aromatic

Full bottle size

100 mL / 3.4 fl oz

Availability

Available

Production status

In Production

Top

Star Anise, Black Currant

Middle

Pepper, Galanga

Base

Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam, Atlas Cedar

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.

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.

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.

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté extends the Paris fashion house’s design language into fragrance, pairing bold visual identity with modern interpretations of florals, aromatics, woods, vanilla and amber. Its fragrance catalog includes long-running lines such as Opium, Libre and Y alongside newer signatures such as MYSLF. Across those collections, YSL often builds on strong contrasts—lavender against orange blossom, freshness against dark woods, or spice against vanilla—while allowing individual flankers and reformulations to develop distinct identities.