O Yes!… Yes to life!
Cheeky, provocative, YSL likes to shake up the codes that are already anchored. In particular, he will imagine the look of the modern woman by reinventing the male classics. Her first fragrance, “Rive Gauche”, is an invitation to freedom. In 2012, he decided to reinterpret his star fragrance, “Opium”, with “Opium, vapors of perfume”.
Opium Vapeurs de Parfum version the promise of a moment full of sensuality
It was in 1977 that YSL launched “Opium”. Its scandalous name, because it is too evocative, will make it a myth. On this subject, Yves Saint Laurent explains “If I chose Opium as a name, it is because I intensely hoped that it could, through all its incandescent powers, release the divine fluids, the magnetic waves, hook them. -hearts and charms of seduction which give birth to mad love ”… Unfortunately, some countries saw it as an incitement to consume illicit products, and“ Opium ”was banned in many countries. In fact, "Opium" was the first perfume to dare to speak of drugs, sex and transgression, and for that, it is a perfume that has become mythical, whose history is unlike any other. It was in 2012 that YSL decided to reinterpret its star fragrance by offering “Opium vapors of perfume”. The spirit of the mythical perfume is felt here, but with no velvet. "Opium vapeurs de parfum" is an invitation to sensuality, at a precious moment, which will undoubtedly be charged with emotions and feelings. Airy, light and ultra sensual, the Opium revisit seems much more intimate. “Opium vapors of perfume” is a very soft, velvety and voluptuous essence, but ultra fascinating, thus revealing a facet of the woman hitherto unknown.
The sensual notes of Opium Vapeurs de Parfum
It is to Dominique Ropion, a very talented perfumer, that we owe the composition of "Opium vapors of perfume". The latter takes off on the freshness of tangerine. To this is added a spicy note, that of rose berry. The heart combines the luminosity of orange blossom with the opulence of sambac jasmine, as well as incense or the spicy aspect of nutmeg. Finally, the base lights up thanks to amber, woody and vanilla scents. The bottle of "Opium vapors of perfume" is ultra feminine. It takes the codes of the original, and is adorned with a soft pink hue. The cabochon is in gold metal bringing a final touch of elegance to the whole.
“Opium vapors of perfume” or the reinterpretation of a myth… It was in 1977 that Yves Saint Laurent imagined the sulphurous and no less mythical fragrance of Opium. With its very particular biography, “Opium” is anchored in history in an indelible way. If “Opium vapeurs de parfum” has taken nothing away from the legend, it has nevertheless added a more sensual side. The new essence reveals the hidden facets of a woman full of charm, soft, voluptuous and ultra sensual.