Necklace, a hanging case (Inro*)

for perfume, from Yves Saint Laurent’s "Opium 1977" collection, with an adjustable black silk cord, and a black silk necklace with detailing and gold-plated fittings. The tassel is 8 cm long, and the necklace is 83 cm in total, with a 41.5 cm drop.

OPIUM (the breath of four* raging Chinese dragons), the locks are torn apart and the hinges break.

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

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

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell that takes your breath away, 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.

The fragrance OPIUM (1977) is an intangible part of the world’s cultural heritage.

It is the third women’s fragrance released by YVES SAINT LAURENT PARFUMS.

Twenty-nine (29) OPIUM fragrances have been released to date, but the first is unparalleled.

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. It was produced at the Yves Saint Laurent factory, which belonged to the same group as Charles of the Ritz, which owned 80% of Yves Saint Laurent.

Vermilion-red box, golden flowers of fire, all details in the same color, two black (blue)/gold/black (blue) borders across the center; all other details at the top and bottom in black (blue)/gold, with YVES SAINT LAURENT along a black (blue) border at the bottom—all dreamlike.

Bottle enclosed in a bakelite lacquer case, vermilion (red) in color, based on an antique Japanese design used by samurai, called an Inro*, with the house’s gold-colored emblem at the center of the right edge.

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

Dimensions Inro* : 1.5 x 4.0 x 4.8 cm

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

White clasp, shaped like a hemisphere.

The beautiful red packaging and bottle, a work of art, were designed by the renowned designer Pierre Dinand.

The bottle was made by French craftsmen at Pochet du Courval, bearing the HP trademark, a global leader in glass packaging for luxury fragrances, while the case was made by craftsmen at MBF PLASTIQUES.

The product was imported, packaged and manufactured in France, and distributed in Greece by BIONIKI SA (158 Alexandras Avenue, Athens), and we had exclusive sales rights 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 INGREDIENTS: (PLANT-BASED – 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) - Opoponax (Commiphora erythraea var. glabrescens - Iran) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

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

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

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell that takes your breath away, a scent of ecstasy and carnal pleasures.

The fragrance OPIUM (1977) is an intangible part of the world’s cultural heritage.

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

THE   PRODUCT   IS   UNTOUCHED

THE   PRODUCT   HAS   NOT   BEEN   USED

AUTHENTIC   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB  60350       

PRODUCT CODE : 50700

The production code is on the bottom of the bottle.

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

Inside the box is an information leaflet about OPIUM products.

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 possible that many people have never tried the real Opium; they have always worn a fake fragrance, writes

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

Inside the box is the product’s GUARANTEE, with the production date engraved on the bottom.

PRODUCTION  1980 → (8K)

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