OPIUM (the breath of four* raging Chinese dragons), the hinges tear apart and the hasps break.

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

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

A fragrance of forbidden euphoria, a seductive bombshell that takes your breath away, a fragrance of ecstasy and sensual 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 OPIUM fragrance (1977) is an intangible piece of world 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 unmatched.

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

This fragrance belongs to 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.

Vermilion-red box, the flowers of fire in a golden hue, with all the lettering in the same color; two black (blue)/gold/black (blue) borders across the center, and all the other elements above and below in black (blue)/gold. YVES SAINT LAURENT appears at the bottom on a black (blue) border. The inside of the box is purple, as is the product insert; everything is dreamlike.

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

Cap integrated into the glass bottle, lacquered Bakelite in vermilion (red), with a gold-colored band 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 craftsmen at Pochet du Courval, bearing the HP trademark, a global leader in luxury perfume glass packaging, and 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); 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.

AROMATIC RAW MATERIALS: (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) - Opopanax (Commiphora erythraea var.glabrescens - Iran) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

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

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

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

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

Contemporary advertisement (1977) : Never has a fragrance stirred such emotion.

THE   PRODUCT   IS   UNTOUCHED

THE   PRODUCT   HAS   NOT   BEEN   USED

AUTHENTIC   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB  60350       

PRODUCT CODE : 50129

The production code is on the bottom of the box and bottle.

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

Inside the box is an informational 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 expert in the world of fragrances. 

PRODUCTION  1981 → (1307) → Four digits on the box and five digits on the bottle: the same digits plus the digit (1) or (2).

four* = To reach all four points of the compass.