OPIUM (the breath of four* raging Chinese dragons), the hinges are torn off and the doors fly open.

A lascivious, oriental, magical fragrance, spicy with pure bliss, incredibly sensual, mysterious, addictive, intoxicating.

A resinous fragrance, divinely damned, exceptionally intoxicating, with men surrendering to its charm.

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell, breathtaking, a scent of ecstasy and carnal pleasures.

It will be the Greatest, and we will call it Opium (It will be the Greatest, and we will call it Opium).                                  (Yves saint Laurent - 1976)

AWARD (1979) from the Fragrance Foundation: YVES SAINT LAURENT OPIUM Fragrance of the Year – Women's Prestige - Fragrance of the Year – Women's Prestige.

The fragrance OPIUM (1977) is an intangible world cultural heritage.

It is the third women's fragrance launched by YVES SAINT LAURENT PARFUMS.

Twenty-nine (29) OPIUM fragrances have been launched to date, but the First is unrepeatable.

In 1963, the American cosmetics company Charles of the Ritz began working with YVES SAINT LAURENT.

This fragrance is from the First Era (1963 - 1986), made in France. Production took place at the Yves Saint Laurent factory, which belonged to the same group as Charles of the Ritz, which owned 80% of Yves Saint Laurent.

Bottle encased in a cinnabar-red Bakelite lacquer case, based on an antique Japanese samurai design called Inro*. In the middle of the bottle, on the right side, is the round window; all the details are gold-colored, and there are four small supports at the base of the bottle.

Inro* a (lacquered) case for carrying small items, coarse salt, spices, herbs, opium, etc., hung from their belt or beneath the kimono.

White, hemispherical clasp, with a gold-colored band at the bottom and a matching base; a black silk cord with gold-plated fittings passes through the clasp and ends in a black silk tassel.

The fragrance was to be named after the design of the bottle.

The bottle is a work of art, designed by the famous designer Pierre Dinand.

The bottle was made by French artisans at Pochet du Courval, under the HP trademark, a global leader in luxury fragrance glass packaging, while the case was made by artisans at MBF PLASTIQUES.

The product was imported packaged and manufactured from France, and distributed in Greece by BIONIKI SA (158 Alexandras Avenue – Athens); we had exclusive sales as authorized distributors. 

PERFUMERS : Jean Louis Sieuzac, Jean Amic, and Raymond Chaillan, using raw materials from Roure Bertrand Dupont, needed thirty (30) attempts to complete this unique fragrance.

FRAGRANCE RAW MATERIALS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Bergamot (Calabria) - Lemon (Citrus limon - Sicily) - Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) - Neroli (Citrus aurantium – Orange blossom - Calabria) - Plum (Plum) - Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – Sun-dried buds - Zanzibar) - Black pepper (Piper nigrum) - Coriander  (Coriandrum sativum - India) – West Indian bay leaves (Bay leaf West Indian – Pimenta racemosa – Caribbean).

Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Grasse) - Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata – Madagascar) - Rose (Rosa damascena – Bulgaria) - Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus – India) - Orris root (Iris pallida) -  Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) - Peach (Prunus persica) - Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum).

Sandalwood (Mysore) - Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin – Leaves -Malaysia) - Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides – Java) - Cedarwood (Cèdre de Virginie - Juniperus virginiana – Red cedar) - Benzoin (Siam - Styrax tonkinensis – Thailand) – Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia – Bourbon Vanilla – Réunion) - Musk (Moschus moschiferus – Tibet) - Benzoin (Java – Styrax benzoin - Indonesia) - Frankincense (Boswellia carterii - Yemen) - Labdanum (Cistus ladaniferus) – Tolu balsam (Myroxylon balsamum – Colombia) - Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha – Yemen) - Opopanax (Commiphora erythraea var.glabrescens - Iran) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

A lascivious, oriental, magical fragrance, spicy with pure bliss, incredibly sensual, mysterious, addictive, intoxicating.

A resinous fragrance, divinely damned, exceptionally intoxicating, with men surrendering to its charm.

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell, breathtaking, a scent of ecstasy and carnal pleasures.

The fragrance OPIUM (1977) is an intangible world cultural heritage.

Period advertisement (1977) : Never has a fragrance caused such a sensation.

THE   “NOT FOR SALE”   LABEL   DOES NOT   APPLY

THE   PRODUCT   WAS   PURCHASED   BY   US

COMPLETENESS AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

AUTHENTIC   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB  60350       

PRODUCT CODE : 05015

The production code is on the bottom of the bottle.

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

Opium is one of the most counterfeited fragrances in history: someone estimated that there are ten fake bottles for every authentic one. Therefore, it is likely that many people have never tried real Opium; they have always worn a fake fragrance, writes

about Opium, on the blog (Raiders of the Lost Scent) by an outstanding fragrance expert. 

PRODUCTION  1984 → (42202)  

Five digits on the bottle, the same digits plus the digit (1) or (2).

four* = So they reach all four points of the compass.