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.

I tried by a tester and it was love at first sniff! I think i'll buy it

Paradise vanilla. Velvety floral version of Opium with vanilla instead of incense and orchid-nutmeg instead of cloves/cinnamon. Powder makes it gentle and soft. True pleasure. I don`t know what tropical island smells like, but this is how i imagine it - the smell of orchid leis those naked tahitian girls were hanging on Mel Gibson in Bounty. I always wanted to be that girl:)

Quite comparable to the original Opium; a spicy opening, warm and heady development with the spicy notes remaining identifyable in the delicate floral development. Dry-down keeps both the spiciness and the warmth. Less "edgy" than the original, but still a big fragrance with excellent longevity and an outspoken sillage for a "summer" edition.

Similar to the original, also sexy and somehow clean, but with the exotic and rich smell of orchids, the orchid accord reminds me a bit of YSL Nu. Because this is such a big bottle I almost use it as body spray and I always get compliments about it. Imo it's not as dry as the original, very good for younger women.

A much easier to wear version of Opium than the original, the orchid gives this a modern sweetness and sparkle not present in Opium yet the carnation provides a retro feel to the scent. This is a nice flanker.

If you enjoy the notes of original Opium, but its strength knocks you down a little, Orchidee de Chine is the answer. Excellent flanker.

@Freakmotion anybody can wear this And anything, that pleases them. But this is really harmless, in these sweet times...

spicy floriental with a weird "aftertaste" that is almost chocolatey

Very like the original Opium, but a little softer and more rounded from the vanilla, with a floral sweetness. Quite pleasant, but the original has more oomph

This is a truly glorious fragrance. I think I was overwhelmed at first. I didn’t exactly expect it to be so strong. I also expected it to smell more like the original Opium. It didn’t, but I’m not mad about it at all. It does smell like the original, but in a strange way. This is more of a true oriental to me, simply because of the culture. Things are soft, calming and elegant in many Asian cultures and this perfume emanates China. It does. Beautiful florals, incense from a beautifully designed temple. It’s not just a western perfume for women who have never been and want to imagine. Like Coco EDT, this is a true oriental and it’s beautifully done. Opium was too bold, too strong and too dusty to be THE O.G oriental, I think this actually takes the cake and eats it with a dessert fork. Done wonderfully.

I was an Opium addict in the early 80's -- it was my go-to scent. Whenever I smell it now I'm taken back to the times when my hair was purple and spikey, all my clothes were a tad too big and I wore pointy-toes pumps that have given me bunions as an adult. So I was nostalgic when I discovered it in a perfumery outlet and bought it, without sampling, right on the spot. Not unhappy with it at all. It's a modern spin on a very high-toned classic, with a light vanilla scent that cuts the deep spicy bouquet of the Opium but doesn't drag it down. On me a little spritz lasts all day and into the evening. My husband loves it on me, but he came of age in the 80s as well and says it makes him nostalgic for the nightclubs and dancehalls of our youth. A winner.

First of all NOTHING beats the vintage original Opium. Secondly, the new Opium is so unrecognizable it isn't worth speaking about, as far as I'm concerned. With that said, as much as I dislike scents that come with a dozen flankers, I have to admit that Opium Orchidee de Chine is delightful. You can see the relationship to its spicy/floriental roots in the original, yet it has it's own special seductive thing going for it that I can't really articulate.

This is a great scent, floral, exotic, misterious...very sexy and feminine. Like tradicional Opium with soft tones, ideal for summer. Long lasting and excellent sillage. If you want to feel sexy an unique go for this one.

I tried Opium Orchidee, its not tender fragrance as I thought. Very exotic-flowery perfume, developed wonderful on my skin. Bottle is so romantic with little orchid flowers on it. :)

Oh I love it som much, perfect balance between floral and psycy woody for me, vey sexy!

I have a full 3.4oz bottle. Message me if interested.