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

A voluptuous, oriental, magical fragrance, spicy with pure bliss, incredibly sensual, mysterious, addictive, suffocating.

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

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell, breathtaking, a fragrance 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 part of the world's 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.

Cinnabar-red box, golden flowers of fire, all details in the same color, three black (blue)/gold borders, all other elements on the top and bottom in black (blue), the inside of the box is purple, as is the product protector, everything is dreamlike.

Heavy glass bottle, with three equal-sized panels on the front and back, rounded edges on both sides for a secure grip, all details in cinnabar (red).

Cap integrated into the glass bottle, lacquered Bakelite, in cinnabar (red), with a gold-colored strip at the bottom, beautiful.

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

The bottle was made by French artisans at Pochet du Courval, bearing the HP trademark, a world leader in glass packaging for luxury fragrances, and the case was made by the artisans of MBF PLASTIQUES.

The product was imported into Greece packaged and manufactured in France, and distributed by VIONIKI SA (158 Alexandras Avenue, Athens), with exclusive sales through us 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 voluptuous, oriental, magical fragrance, spicy with pure bliss, incredibly sensual, mysterious, addictive, suffocating.

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

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

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

Contemporary 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 : 50061

The batch 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 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), an exceptional fragrance expert. 

PRODUCTION  1981 → (1302) 

PRODUCTION  1982 → (2160) 

Four digits on the box and five digits on the bottle: the same digits plus the digit (1) or (2).

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