Note

Opium

The name suggests a dark, bitter, resinous smell, though I do not know a consistent opium perfume material. It may indicate a warm base accord built around balsams, spice, and smoky notes.

In 1 perfumes.

Found in My Past Selves’ Flowers

Most popular with opium

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to opium more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Balsamic and floral above all. Reaches for smoky, earthy and green far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for sweet and citrus.

  • balsamic
  • floral
  • woody
  • earthy
  • smoky
  • amber
  • green
  • sweet