10 community ratings

Opium Légendes de Chine (Eau de Toilette)

2007WomenClassic

8.2/ 10

Community score
10 ratings

Yves Saint Laurent Opium Légendes de Chine Eau de Toilette is a floral oriental scent in which jasmine and mandarin orange sit over vanilla and myrrh. It is made for women and has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Shows up when the lights come on, born for the evening.

How does it perform?

From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Jasmine Mandarin orange Vanilla Myrrh

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
Smoky

What does Opium Légendes de Chine (Eau de Toilette) smell like?

Taken as a whole, it reads warm and spicy: jasmine carries the floral side, mandarin orange adds a little brightness, and vanilla softens the sweetness. Myrrh gives it a resinous, smoky depth. Woody and oriental tones run through the accords too, so it comes across as rich and dense rather than light.

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