Opium Pour Homme (for men)

6opar

OPIUM - this fragrance is blessed.

The opening blast is strong - boozy with fruity nuances - you suggest black currant, i would add more dried fruits - a top that Michael Kors would later do for his only Masculine scent. I am glad the opening though delicious is a short one.

Then it all goes god-like vocabulary. The heart and base are rich, multidimensional and , well, amazing. It is laid on the idea of contras - sweet vs. spicy. Pepper and vanilla make astonishingly mythological duet.

At a certain point I would feel like i'm drinking lemonade with sugar. Definitely some citrus in Opium. Or it's the way the ginger is handled. Anyway , Opium is a must have fragrance for guys who dig into life the hard way. And Opium will bless their philosophy.

ArkangeL

I see this all the time, and I seem to always run into the reviews that state how mature this stuff is. I'm 24, this may possibly be out of my range.

scenturian

Oriental Masterpiece.
Start is a little bit chaotic with intense spices and anise.
But after dry it smells so smooth and velvet-like without any harsh notes.
Very hot, sexy and masculine.
Must have 4 mature men.
Strong and long lasting but not disturbing.
Similar to ck obsession if u know it.

krmarich

I love Opium PH! It is distinct,sweet and fresh. There has never been anything like it in my collection. Mature is a better description. This is not intended for childish boys. Ginger?galangal notes make it very clean and sexy. Unlike its sister, which shouts, this whispers softly and manly. The peppery notes warm and harmonize with the citrus. On cold winter days, it warms you. Unlike Old Spice, it is completely modern.

guest_

I used to regard this as one of the more mysterious and manlier colognes, but now it smells a little too sweet to me. I do not like the way that it ages -- if you spray it on a shirt, wear it for a few hours, don't wash it, and then wear it again a few days later, the smell gets pretty stale. But, I still think if lightly (and recently) applied, it is probably one of the better masculine scents out there. I agree with one of the other reviewers, it is definitely an older man's cologne -- not for kids.

vdxl

A wow oriental vanilla-clove for men. It is extremely lasting and elegant. Not as well blended as Jaipur Homme, but still a masterpiece in all its sense. I want to have it, for sure!

SomeoneElse

Opium = sophistication, class, and mystique. It takes only a little...a drop on each wrist is plenty. Best worn in fall/winter months. Not for kids.

countbernadotte

I was introduced to Opium back in 1987. I was then still in undergraduate school. At the time, my favorite men’s cologne was incontestably Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. For one reason or another, Opium then smelled awfully close to the actual opium flower, not so any more when I was reintroduced to it. Now it smells extremely sweet and has no resemblance to the aroma of the Opium flower. I am certain it has undergone reformulation.

Women, young and mature alike, still express extreme adulation when smelling Opium pour Homme on a man. Yet I find it way too sweet to accept it as a masculine fragrance, so I decided to experiment a little in order to satisfy the demand of my wife and my own taste.

I purchased a 100 ml bottle of Opium and another 100 ml bottle of Kouros. As we know, both of them are by Yeves Saint Laurent, and the two are totally different from one another as far as perfumes can possibly be different. Kouros is well known to be one of the epitomes of masculine fragrances, in fact it is considered to be the quintessential masculine fragrance.

I then poured the two into an empty 400 ml perfume atomizer bottle and added 200 ml of 200-proof pharmaceutical-grade pure ethanol and mixed them thoroughly.

What I ended up with is pure magic. The 100% by volume dilution added to the mixture of Opium and Kouros made one of the best fragrances I have ever experienced. The result was a lighter fragrance than the sum of both, masculine enough to satisfy a man’s perception of a fragrance, yet sexy enough to appeal to every woman that has encountered it. Women’s comments, which are a very good guide to the acceptability of a man’s fragrance, have been extremely flattering.

So, if you came across Opium and didn’t like its excessive sweetness, and came across Kouros and didn’t like its excessive locker room aroma resemblance, mixing them and diluting the mixture with the same perfume-grade of pure alcohol will result in an unforgettable fragrance experience.

fredward

Super strong and super sweet vanilla-based oriental unisex-like fragrance. After about 6 hours, I couldn't take it anymore and had to scrub it off.(and that was 1 spray).

DHMO

Usually, I'm a big fan of everything that has OPIUM written on it, so I tried this one when I saw it at the store. The first time I was very dissapointed, it smelled not special at all, a bit old even.
After that I read the reviews on it and decided to give it another shot, at a different store. Second time I smelled it, it smelled rotten, no kidding. I don't like it but can't really point out, what note makes it so unpleasant to me, I just dislike it as a whole.
Just my 0.02

fqjcior

Once again Jacques Cavallier proved that he's one of the greatest "noses" in the world! Real Master, no doubt!

dieciseis67

Uno de mis perfumes preferidos, sobre todo en versión EDP. Es fuerte, intenso, con personalidad propia, elegante y clasico a la vez aunque muy actual, y además extremadamente duradero. Una verdadera maravilla.

ticalau

I test this again today... i have 2 say i like this a lot! :D I like the top notes and middle notes because smell so flowery and this is really sexy! And on the base notes i semll the vanilla... very very sexy! And a long lasting 2! I guess i was wrong on the first time when i said that it's not so special...

ticalau

Hmm... dono what 2 say... i like it... but no so special... Just to fruty or dono flowery i guess!

knightz

I have the EDP strength of Opium pour Homme and it is one of the best colognes I have.

It opens with an intense anise note that is completely tamed by the fruity black currant. The black currant really does a good job of smoothing over the anise, it's so rich it takes any biting properties right out of it.

The anise-currant accord is met by the peppery ginger of the heart within minutes. This semi-sweet and spicy opening hangs of for about half an hour, then the vanilla and balsam of the base start to emerge into the mix.

Within an hour all of the well balanced notes are revealed and the fantastic dry down begins. This dry down is one of the best of any dry downs I have experienced. Very intoxicating, as the name suggests. It is rich and creamy, slightly sweet, moderately spicy, and hangs on for at least 5 more hours just getting a little less intense as the time progresses.

I use from 1 to 3 sprays of the EDP, depending on where I'm going and how strong I need it to be. Even just 1 spray lasts for hours on me, and would still be fairly strong throughout it's progression. (One evening I was staying home so I tried 6 sprays. The opening was almost overwhelming but still completely enjoyable. Very intense, but not cloying.)

In the pictures above, the clear bottle with light colored juice is the EDT. The other photos, showing the black bottle, is the EDP. It comes as a black plastic case with a 1.7 oz refill bottle inside. If you look at the center of the bottle you see an orange circle in the center, that is the color of the EDP juice. It's much darker color is an indication of how strong the EDP is compared to the EDT version. I highly recommend the EDP, it's slightly more expensive but it balances out by the amount needed to get good results. After all, cologne is an indulgence... so go ahead and splurge.

Opium pour Homme's sillage is excellent and the longevity is well above average. Another awesome fragrance by Jacques Cavallier.

Unisex? Sure, why not. It's not particularly masculine or feminine. Not a typical unisex scent, but I see no problem with a woman wearing it.

chocolateguy

A wonderful scent! Gentle, dark, calm yet modern, sexy and high class. I love this one!

LuvWarrior

I found this fragrance to be too sweet for my liking. I liked the fragrance...vanilla, ginger and hints of pepper...when I purchased it, but I quickly found the sweetness overpowering.

mariotgomez

Whenever you may be in the mood for a nice spicy vanilla fragrance this may be the one for you. I have the Eau de Parfume version of this fragrance. It is long wearing but not over powering. Plus it is created by Jacques Cavallier, most of my favorite fragrances has his signature behind them. This is one fragrance I will continue to keep in my collection. This fragrance brings back memories of being at A&W Drive-In having a rootbeer float with my sister.

snifferdog

An exotic esoteric blend of fruity topnotes with spicy and woody heart and midnotes.