Opium Pour Homme
Yves Saint Laurent · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1995
≈ $90 · 100ml · approx. retail
A spicy oriental for men centered on a distinctive star anise note over peppery galangal. The warm base of bourbon vanilla, tolu balsam and Atlas cedar makes it a sweet, comforting 1990s classic.
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French · 29 in collection
Jacques Cavallier Belletrud is a French master perfumer born into a Grasse perfumery dynasty who, since 2012, has served as the in-house nose for Louis Vuitton. Before that he revolutionized modern perfumery with aquatic and designer landmarks, most famously Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey.
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