Opium Perfume
Perfumes are sold to us in glamorous boxes that are in keeping with their name or even the type of perfume that is in the box. When you see the Opium perfume box your first thought will be that you are holding an Oriental smelling perfume. This is because the distinctive red box has golden bamboo like leaves painted across the box cover.
This particular scent has been created by Yves Saint Laurent for women. The Opium perfume created quite an outcry and a stir when it was first released in 1977. This is because Yves Saint Laurent chose to give this new creation the name Opium. Up until this time opium was though of only as an addictive drug that caused hallucinations in the person who took the drug.
Once people got over the sensational name they fell in love with the fragrance and how it made them feel. Opium perfume is a designer perfume that has a flowery aroma to it. Yves Saint Laurent has recommended that women use Opium perfume as an evening perfume.
By releasing Opium perfume we were given an insight into the fascination that the Orient held for Yves Saint Laurent. This perfume also displays the understanding that Yves Saint Laurent had of a women’s nature. The many facets of a woman’s personality, hidden emotions and mysterious passions were evoked by the Opium perfume.
Opium perfume is an embodiment of all that is mysterious, magical and enchanting in our lives. This is truly a perfume that rouses our imagination with its exotic tones. When you open an Opium perfume bottle you will be greeted with the smell of luscious flower tones, rich and heady spices, and the soft notes of a woody forest.
The essential oils that were used to create the rich Oriental fragrance of Opium include the best quality Tangerine oils, Plum oils, Coriander and Clove oils for the top parts of the perfume. The heart of the Opium perfume was created from Carnation oils, Lily of the Valley and Rose. The perfume oils that allow Opium to linger in our senses are Myrrh oil, Opoponax resin, Castoreum, Cedarwood and Sandalwood.
All of these perfume oils were combined together to create this mysterious and sensuous perfume that we all know as Opium perfume. This classic perfume can be regarded as Yves Saint Laurent’s flag ship perfume for women. When you buy an Opium perfume you tease your senses and let your inhibitions vanish. Opium perfume is truly a delightful perfume to have in your collection of perfumes.