Opium Pour Homme
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Opium Pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent is a warm, spiced vanilla with a liquorice twist from star anise. That anise is the first thing you notice, paired with dark, tart black currant. Pepper and galanga then build heat in the heart, dry and slightly earthy. The base softens everything: bourbon vanilla, resinous tolu balsam and Atlas cedar, sweet but never sticky. It dates from 1995 and is mostly worn by men who enjoy a rich scent with some old-school confidence. Voters keep it for autumn and winter, for evenings and nights out. Most wearers vote it long-lasting. The sillage vote leans strong, so go easy at first. A 3ml decant lets you wear it on a handful of evenings before you decide on the bottle.
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The community verdict
Long-lasting for most, Opium Pour Homme has strong projection according to the largest group. Star anise and black currant lead to pepper, vanilla and balsam. It suits winter nights, with autumn evenings working well too. Its spicy, powdery warmth feels mature and dressed-up; go lightly if you prefer subtle scents.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Black Currant
- Star Anise
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Galanga
- Pepper
- Basewhat lingers
- Atlas Cedar
- Bourbon Vanilla
- Tolu Balsam
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 1995
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Star anise, pepper and vanilla on a dark street after rain.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Black Currant
- Star Anise
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Galanga
- Pepper
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Atlas Cedar
- Bourbon Vanilla
- Tolu Balsam
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity2,192 votes
Most voted: 51%Long lasting
25%Moderate
Sillage2,484 votes
Most voted: 48%Strong
31%Moderate
Season2,192 votes
Most voted: 45%Winter
40%Autumn
Time of day2,192 votes
Most voted: 50%Night out
30%Evening
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Longevity2,192 votes
- Very weak2%37 votes
- Weak3%67 votes
- Moderate25%557 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)51%1,113 votes
- Eternal19%418 votes
Sillage2,484 votes
- Intimate6%149 votes
- Moderate31%776 votes
- Strong (Most voted)48%1,199 votes
- Enormous14%360 votes
Season2,192 votes
- Spring10%219 votes
- Summer5%110 votes
- Autumn40%877 votes
- Winter (Most voted)45%986 votes
Time of day2,192 votes
- Daytime15%329 votes
- Office5%109 votes
- Evening30%658 votes
- Night out (Most voted)50%1,096 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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The house
More from Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent opened as a French couture house in 1961 and added perfume to its work in 1964. The scents have a taste for contrast. Sweet coffee and vanilla sit on one side of the range, cool lavender, bergamot and geranium on the other, with cedar and vetiver keeping both grounded. Black Opium is where most people begin: a dark, sugary coffee accord smoothed with vanilla. Libre sets white flowers against lavender and citrus, crisp and a little severe. Y Eau de Parfum is the fresh, aromatic pick over woods, and Opium Pour Homme is warmer, softly spiced and powdery with a dry, herbal twist.
Frequently asked questions
What does Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme smell like?
Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme opens with Black Currant and Star Anise. The heart brings Galanga and Pepper. It dries down to Atlas Cedar, Bourbon Vanilla and Tolu Balsam.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (51% of votes), and 70% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (48% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 45% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 80% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 20% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme?
Opium Pour Homme is made by Yves Saint Laurent. It was launched in 1995.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme?
A 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Yves Saint Laurent perfumes can I try?
Besides Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme, 10ML has Black Opium, Y Eau de Parfum and Libre from Yves Saint Laurent, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme decant is filled by hand from an original Yves Saint Laurent bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.