Opium (perfume)

*Opium*
Opium
Fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent
Released	1977
Label	Yves Saint Laurent
Flanker(s)	Opium pour Homme; Belle d'Opium

Opium is an Oriental-spicy^[1] perfume created for fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) by perfumer Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac of Roure, first marketed in 1977.^[2] Its top notes are a mixture of fruit and spices, with mandarin orange,^[3] plum, clove, coriander and pepper,^[2] as well as bay leaf.^[4] Its floral middle notes consist predominantly jasmine, rose and Lily of the Valley,^[2] in addition to carnation, cinnamon, peach and orris root.^[4] It is underlined by the sweet woody base note containing sandalwood, cedarwood, myrrh, opopanax, labdanum, benzoin and castoreum,^[2] in addition to amber, incense, musk, patchouli, tolu and vetiver.^[4]

^ Moran, Jan (2000). Fabulous Fragrances II : A Guide to Prestige Perfumes for Women and Men. Crescent House. p. 32. ISBN 0-9639065-4-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Groom, Nigel (1997). New Perfume Handbook - Second Edition. Springer. p. 236. ISBN 0-7514-0403-9.
^ Jan Moran lists "hesperides" instead.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Moran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).