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Yves Saint Laurent

Designer · France

Opium Légendes de Chine eau de Parfum

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • Opium in 19 perfumes
  • West Indian Bay in 26 perfumes
  • Castoreum in 375 perfumes
  • Opoponax in 437 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: balsamic, smoky, Cinnamon, Vetiver, Benzoin, Incense and Myrrh.

Of the 234 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1964 and 2024.

Eau de Toilette

Concentration

Spice

Family

WomenProfile

1977

Released

Main Accords

warm spicyamberwoodybalsamicaromatic

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

warm spicy100%
amber90%
woody80%
balsamic69%
aromatic59%
powdery49%
smoky39%
sweet28%
fresh spicy18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotcitrusesClovesCorianderJasmineMandarin OrangePepperPlumWest Indian Bay
Heart Notes
carnationCinnamonLily-of-the-ValleyOpiumOrris RootPatchouliPeachRoseSandalwood
Base Notes
AmberBenzoinCastoreumCedarcoconutIncenseLabdanumMuskMyrrhOpoponaxSandalwoodTolu BalsamVanillaVetiver

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
15%
Spring
0%
Summer
88%
Autumn
49%
Day
77%
NightPeak
Winter100%Peak
Spring15%
Summer0%
Autumn88%
Day49%
Night77%Peak

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Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Opium Fraicheur d'Orient

Yves Saint Laurent

Opium Fraicheur d'Orient

Spice
Opium Extrait de Parfum 40th Anniversary Edition

Yves Saint Laurent

Opium Extrait de Parfum 40th Anniversary Edition

Spice
L'Eau de Paille

Serge Lutens

L'Eau de Paille

Green
Nature Millenaire pour Homme

Yves Rocher

Nature Millenaire pour Homme

Spice
555

Carrement Belle

555

Spice
Black Sugar

Aquolina

Black Sugar

Resin

Users Also Like

6

Community favorites — people who enjoy this perfume also rated these highly.

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Opium Extrait de Parfum 40th Anniversary Edition

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Opium Fraicheur d'Orient

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Opium Fraicheur d'Orient

Spice
Opium (1977)

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Opium (1977)

Spice
Opium Parfum

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Opium Parfum

Resin
Opium Collector Edition 2008

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Opium Collector Edition 2008

Resin
Abjar

The Spirit Of Dubai

Abjar

Woody

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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Durra

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Durra

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Baz

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Baz

Leather
Oscar Island Flowers

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