Hi girls, I know I am a guy, but for some reason, I had to do this review, this was a scent which my mom use it until today. So,here's my take =)
On my skin (yes I spray it on me for the test):
Top + Middle: : Gorgeous, smoky, plum-like scent, but not the sour plums, more like a well-done concentrated plum, there's also a hint of woods, and a pinch of citrusy scent, but barely noticeable. Lasted on my skin for almost 12 hours.
Base: Barely much changes from top to base, I detect some incense + tobacco in it, but not over powering, it just sits there 'professionally'. 9 hours up.
This does not smell like Opium pour homme.
This scent is classy, you may use it for work, I can imagine a boss or a lady superior, someone who has authority to command using this.
Super-duper versatile. But there's a drawback, I can only imagine 28+ ladies wearing it, this is not for teeny-high school, please, don't steal your mom's and use it in school, people will hate you for this XD. You may give it a whiff from the bottle cap, and that's it!!!
Anyways, for the 28 up ladies...
DATES? YES
FUNCTION? 100% YES
WORK? YES (but make sure you're a superior, haha!)
CLUBS? NO (this scent is very, very upper class, you can cut through smoke with this for sure, but people might hate u with this scent).
Ladies, you do not want to go over board with this, its one spray to your 'in-between-your-breast' when you are wearing a low v-neck, and one shot on each of your wrist--> and a quick touch from your wrist to your neck's pulse points.
Or two on each neck pulse points (or 1 on the center of your neck), and one shot on each of your wrist--> and a quick touch from your wrist to knees if you are wearing skirt.
From the top till the drydown, it is beautiful, addictive, and intimate. You can imagine someone wearing this in the morning at work, and then goes out on a wine dining with her love one, and have sex with him later, and the next morning, going to work with this fragrance. LOL
It can be someone's signature scent.
Unique in a way, commanding in another =)
The country I am in has no 4 seasons, so it is either hot or cold weather. This works very well on both, but better at night.
My rating (base on 5 stars)
Scent: 5 (this is Yves Saint Laurent art, while Chanel gives women freedom, YSL gives women power, this is a true command queen).
Sillage: 5 (Incredible, it leave a trail, a smoky one, but not the bubble trail, this is smoke trail, and people will smell it!!!).
Time length: 5 (I don't know about the ladies skin chemisty, but this is nuts, this one lasted on me almost 24 hours).
Occasion: 5 (You might be wondering, how could I give a 5 when I say it is not for clubs? Well, Opium is for upper class occasion).
Overall base on mathematics: 5/5
Sweet memories lingers in this scent. I remember when I was a kid, and my mom using it (until today), an addictive scent which is timeless for sure. If I were to pick this or No 5, this is a keeper for me. No 5 is great, but a little to common. But this one, this is a keeper in the ladies wardrobe for sure.
Dec
04
2010