Yves Saint Laurent Opium Fleur de Shanghai

Opium Fleur de Shanghai by Yves Saint Laurent is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Opium Fleur de Shanghai was launched in 2005. Top notes are Mandarin Orange, Orange and Bergamot; middle notes are Myrrh, Carnation, Magnolia and Star Jasmine; base notes are Amber, Vanilla and Patchouli. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Čeština, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, 日本語, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. Rate only the most important ingredients you sense in this fragrance. Become a member of this online perfume community and you will be able to add your own reviews. With prices of 180.00+ and climbing on the secondary market, this rare opium flanker is one of the most desired. This one fell into my lap at a decent price, and it is beautiful. On certain people, original Opium edt can throw a intoxicating jasmine scent. Its very rare however. In this bottle, this flanker catches this and bottles it. It picks up after the mandarin into the jasmine and carnation heart rather quickly. The spiciness recedes into the background. This is a lighter, less depth floral version of Opium. Is it worth it? Yes, if you wish opium had a larger floral presence or a more modern twist on the original I'll always be grateful to my friends at Perfume Addicts for recommending Fleur de Shanghai for those who find Opium too strong or headshoppy, which definitely includes me. This is a happy Oriental, a smooth oriental, not exactly leaning to tropical white flowers, but a softened scent which isn't exactly linear, but will not desert you. I would compare it a bit in strength with Goutal's Songes, except that Songes has a slightly greener, or wetter, less oriental feel to it. It's also gentler than Le Must de Cartier, and a bit similar to E by Princess Elizabeth, a long-discontinued perfume. Resinous root beer with wafts of powder. It's not too sweet, giving it the balance that Goutal's Myrrhe Ardente lacks. I think it's lovely, and this is coming from a person who doesn't like a lot of vanilla scents. In overall mood and in this balance, Opium Fleur de Shanghai reminds me strongly of Tommi Sooni's Eau I, although the balancing is done in a different way. I am an Opium fan and always will be. If I was to ask for a perfume to be buried with it would be the vintage edt. I can pull if off very well and know how to apply it. The parfum is divine imho and I will never be without either one. I must say I have not tried all the flankers but Fleur de Shanghai is unbelievable! Lovely beyond words. I live in South Florida (SW Florida) Naples. Needless to say, it is warm here. I have always said that Opium is wonderful in warm weather! It blooms. Fleur de Shanghai is wonderful in the summer. I adore it. I would also love to try Opium Fleur de Imperiale. If anybody has tried both of these and would like to review the differences I'd love to read it. To anybody out there who is an OPIUM lover.......

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