Opium Orchidée de Chine

Love it!!!!! Like so many people here i still have memories from childhood when i used to smell my mom's Opium bottle. Even though it was pretty powerfull stuff, i was mysteriously drawn to the scent. Finally bought a large bottle of this light version blindly and have no regrets whatsoever. What a deep, mysterious, and sexy fragrance! I'm in my early 30's, so this version of Opium is just perfect...maybe in 10-15 years i will be ready for the original one. lol

My first memories of YSL Opium are of my Mum wearing it when I was a kid in the late 70s. It was amazing juice and all those memories came back when I tried this. A wonderful sweetish spice bomb but a tad softer than the vintage opium. No, its not exactly how I remember it on Mum but not far off. I think the orchid, vanilla, amber and jasmine are much more evident here than in the old Opium. I really like this but a bit disappointed about the longevity.

Like another reviewer mentioned their mom wearing Opium in the 70s, it was also my mother's signature scent. While I loved it on her, I tried wearing it and OG Opium was entirely too powerful for me. I got this flanker as a Mother's Day gift from my husband and absolutely fell in love. I wear it only rarely and am looking for a backup bottle because I don't want to run out. Ever. *cries*

This is my other favorite fragrance. It only came out in a 'tester' bottle, had to search e-bay for a year to find one. The original Opium by YSL is for older ladies. This is much more youthful, but for a lady. It's soft, and just alluring.

Bloody hell! This one is a knock out! Very potent stuff! It really does shake one to the core first, but settles down on the skin beautifully! Quite different to the original Opium, but still has the desired peppery effect of the original.