Opium Pour Homme
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Opium Pour Homme(1995)

Yves Saint Laurent · Jacques Cavallier Belletrud · Amber

At a glance

Created by Jacques Cavallier Belletrud for Yves Saint Laurent, Opium Pour Homme opens on star anise and blackcurrant, moves through a heart of pepper and galanga, and closes on bourbon vanilla, tolu balsam, and Atlas cedar, extending the provocative Opium name into a spiced, resinous masculine oriental distinct from the original 1977 feminine composition.

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Launched
1995
Family
Amber

Opium Pour Homme is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, released in 1995 and composed by Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. It sits in the Amber family. It opens with Star Anise and Blackcurrant, moves into a heart of Pepper and Galanga, and settles into a base of Bourbon Vanilla, Tolu Balsam, and Atlas Cedar.

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Top notes
Star AniseBlackcurrant
Heart notes
PepperGalanga
Base notes
Bourbon VanillaTolu BalsamAtlas Cedar
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