Yves Saint Laurent · 1995
Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum EDT
Longevity
Beast12+ hours
Projection
Strongabout 4 in 5 of 98 people
Season
Wintermost worn
clean
powdery
gentle
approachable
powdery licorice spice with vanilla-cedar warmth
Scent Notes
Clean & Musky / Powdery
Heart
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What the community says
Often worn in winter
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 100+ describe how long it lasts, 98 how far it projects and 28 how it smells. Most other posts only name Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum.
Try it on skin before a full bottle if you prefer scents that stay close to the skin.
How long it lasts100+ people
Long-lasting for most people
about 9 in 10 say it lasts a long time
In words
The clear majority, about 9 in 10, say it lasts a long time.
How far it projects98 people
Projects strongly for many people
about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly
In words
Ask people how far Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum carries, and about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Winter
most worn
Winter
Read what people say
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Summary in words
Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum: what people say about it.
In short: Often worn in winter.
Most often worn by men.
Long-lasting for most people (100+ people): The clear majority, about 9 in 10, say it lasts a long time.
Projects strongly for many people (98 people): Ask people how far Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum carries, and about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly.
People wear it most for: winter.
Try it on skin before a full bottle if you prefer scents that stay close to the skin.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 150+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think powdery licorice spice with vanilla-cedar warmth: that is Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum. It opens with star anise and black currant, moves into Sichuan pepper and galanga and settles on Bourbon vanilla, Tolu balsam and Atlas cedar. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 1995.
In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something clean and powdery for casual days.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike soft spicy fragrances.
Around $112.
Explore more: More from Yves Saint Laurent · Clean & Musky perfumes · Star anise perfumes · Sichuan pepper perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Yves Saint Laurent has been releasing fragrances since 1964; Scendira lists 313 of them, with 77 in stock live. The catalogue divides cleanly into the vintage-heritage arm (Opium 1977, Rive Gauche 1971) and the modern gender-fluid line, Libre, Y, MYSLF, Myself, Libre Le Parfum. Prices in stock run $9 to $390. Community's top five right now are the divisive-and-loved Opium Pour Homme EDP (star anise vanilla cedar, 1995), Opium Parfum (1977 amber incense spice), 6 place Saint Sulpice (smoky leather resin, 2017), Y EDP (fresh apple sage aromatic, 2018) and Rive Gauche pour Homme (fougère star-anise, 2003). Family lean is gourmand-forward on the feminine side, fresh-aromatic on the masculine side.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like powdery licorice spice with vanilla-cedar warmth. It opens with star anise and black currant, moves into Sichuan pepper and galanga and settles on Bourbon vanilla, Tolu balsam and Atlas cedar.
In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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