However, if you do not have a problem with pepper or cedar, Opium is the dankest fragrance you can get. there is a kind of poison/opium/sharpie-like extract in there what some people pherhabs may not like, it gives it the umph what this one needs to be a true signature scent. This is a beast of fragrance with so much depth and complexity and its just addictive and divine to smell.

My husband and I were going through boxes that had been packed away for years and he pulled this gem out, an older bottle, completely full. This is rich, polished, spicey, superbly blended, elegant, and harkens to the past but remains firmly in today. I remember it in the 90's/ 00's and it to me was a finely crafted delicately spicy fragrance - albeit too spicy and warm for me. com perfumes magazine - All Rights Reserved - do not copy anything without prior written permission.Probably younger men consider it old fashion either because they prefer the new wave of "Bleu", "Nuit", "Dylan" and "Sauvage", or because they never tried this YSL rough diamond just for being a release from the previous century. The Black Currant blends well with the Star Anise, and you get a boozy vanilla undertone with pepper. I also find the smell quite vintage and a bit soapy, but soap for "men", like shaving cream, after shave or eau de cologne, but again according to my own olfactive memory.

For those who say this is exclusively for the older chap: the combination of sweet, spicy, fresh notes is straight from the f* boi playbook. Sometimes I think they, the perfume manufacturers, must have to get their (raw) materials from the same places, 'cause the "flaws" are almost identical in the reformulated classics. I can see this being a pretty divisive scent, being that you either really like/love it or can't stand it, as there feels some odd duality to it. An acquaintance of mine, he wears this - tho I've known a woman or two in the way past who did too - it was great on them.I am a big fan of Amber Spicy fragrances where the spices are primarily of the sweet variety (I don't use the typical Fragrantica classifications of "fresh spicy", "warm spicy", etc. The pronounced exotic spiciness of this combination tingles the nose with a pungent array of precious notes absolutely designed to attract attention. i have to remind you guys that this one is strong but i believe it doesnt slap you in the face cause of it warmth. I don't know if he wanted to be a success from the beginning, but over time he gained his respect and now is a reference of world perfumery.