An extraordinary body lotion by Yves Saint Laurent, with the divinely hellish scent of OPIUM (1977).

After bathing, while your skin is still warm, gently massage it over your entire body.

The scented OPIUM veil is truly a beauty treatment, because it moisturizes and softens the skin, leaving it silky smooth and scented with OPIUM.

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 – Women's Prestige Fragrance of the Year.

OPIUM (1977) is an intangible piece of global 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 unmatched.

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

This product 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, the flowers of fire in gold, with all the details in the same color; two black (blue)/gold/black (blue) borders in the center; all other details at the top and bottom in black (blue)/gold; YVES SAINT LAURENT at the bottom on a black (blue) border; the inside of the box is purple, as is the product's protective insert—all like a dream.

Square, heavy glass bottle, with three equal-sized panels on both the front and back, rounded edges on both sides for a secure grip, and all details in gold.

Vermilion-red spherical half-dome cap, with a gold-colored band at the bottom.

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 global leader in glass packaging for luxury fragrances, while the case was made by artisans 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: (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) - Opoponax (Commiphora erythraea var.glabrescens - Iran) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

After bathing, while your skin is still warm, gently massage it over your entire body.

The scented OPIUM veil is truly a beauty treatment, because it moisturizes and softens the skin, leaving it silky smooth and scented with OPIUM.

THE   PRODUCT   IS   UNTOUCHED

THE   PRODUCT   HAS   NOT   BEEN   USED

GENUINE   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB  60350       

PRODUCT CODE : 51110

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

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

Inside the box is an informational leaflet about OPIUM products.

PRODUCTION  1981 →  (1300) → Four digits on the box, and five digits on the bottle—the same digits plus the digit (1) or (2).