Opoponax Eau de Toilette by Les Nereides

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Opoponax
Eau de Toilette
by Les Nereides

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Intensely resinous. Deeply sweet. Luxuriously warm. Opoponax smells like a cello sounds. A regal blend of sandalwood, amber, vanilla and, of course, opoponax, this is a profoundly sensuous scent. You want to let yourself sink into it – to be warmed by the hazy molten gold of late afternoon sun streaming through the window, to feel the glide of heavy satin across bare skin and to let your thoughts drift. Mesmerizing.

Opoponax Notes
opoponax (sweet myrrh), amber, vanilla, sandalwood, benzoin, citrus

Note: Previously called Imperial Opoponax
	$70	100ml


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YUMMY1 This is is delicious. I can really smell the sweet myrth and I like it. I wasn't sure what sweet myrth would actually smell like but now that it's on me, I know I like it. This is a feminine and airy fragrance. I don't agree with luckyscent's description of this being like a cello. I don't get that blow you away feel when I apply it to my skin. It reminds me of an luxury soap. I can smell powder (in the same fashion as Les Nereides other amazing fragrance, Douceur de vanille) ut this one isn't quite as sweet as the former. I adore both fragrances1 This works on me for day or night, hot or cold weather. I feel that this is a perfume that is very easy to wear. The staying power is good and the sillage is soft but not too soft that you cannot detect it on your skin. It has an element to it that reminds me of classic French perfumes, all heady and strong, and in your face. However, I simply cannot wear those types of perfumes; and that's how this one differes. It's smooth, lush, subtle, and classic all at the same time. This just might be FB worthy.

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Sarah - from Puerto Rico

So warm and sensual it's my signature scent!

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Doug - from

This is one GORGEOUS fragrance! I wasn't sure if I would like this because I did NOT care for SL La Myrrhe when I tried it. Well, I immediately fell in love with Oppoponax. I know now that oppoponax is _sweet_ myrrh, which apparently is what made the difference for me. I love sweet. I've loved Shalimar all my life, and now I know it must have oppoponax in it, because I'm faintly reminded of it when I smell this. I say faintly, because this is much lighter, but still very sexy. I also love Les Nereides Douceur de Vanille and look forward to layering it with Oppoponax. I immediately bought a FB of this one.

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Victoria - from

I luuuuv this. IO deserves all of the raves it gets, it's a truly wonderful and enveloping fragrance, the best opoponax scent out there (sorry, Ligea's Carthusia, as lovely as you are...). Great for daytime and evening wear but it's best when worn to bed :)

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Anonymous - from NYC

Wow! Rich, powerful, deep, resinous gorgeousness. This is a real winter comfort blanket of a scent, & l can see myself curling up with this beauty on many a cold winter's evening. There's a Shalimar-like citrus in the opening, then a smokey amber, then a soft vanilla & some woods...it really is addictive, l have to keep spraying it to experience the development all over again. The sillage is subtle but very sensual up close, & it lasts & lasts...a golden jewel of a scent!

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teardrop - from southampton uk

This is such a wonderful perfume! We have been exposed to so many scents that smell like food that I think we have forgotten what real perfume is suppose to smell like. I like cake but I don't want to smell like one. This is a very comforting scent that does NOT smell like cheap aftershave. If I found an aftershave that smells this great I'd buy every bottle I could find. Women can wear this but IMHO this is a male fragrance.

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Slane - from London

This is a gorgeous dark scent, and keeps getting better the longer you wear it. It's a rather old fashioned scent...think Hollywood in the 40's or even silent movie sirens. It does go on a bit strong but mellows beautifully and lasts forever. It isn't masculine on me, and I wouldn't like it on a man...this is oriental/woody all the way, with a just right sillage. Probably too heavy for summer, but great for winter. If you like resins, incense, vanilla, woods and NO FLOWERS, you will probably like this. I dislike citris and don't smell any here...also don't smell chlorine...lol A winner in my book. I applied before bed, and my SO gave me a rare "you smell gorgeous" compliment the morning after! Worth the price of admission....

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Anonymous - from Denver, CO

L'opopnox le plus beau! Comme un parfumeur de plus de 25 ans, je dois dire que c'est l'exemple le plus beau d'opoponax dans un parfum que j'ai éprouvé. Je ne serais pas capable de créer un meilleur mélange moi-même. Beau du commencement jusqu'à la fin ... lisse, durable et accessible.

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Anonymous -parfumeur from Rouen

This is a gorgeous scent..I disagree with the "grand dame" comment...instead would say it is not for someone who wants to smell like fresh laundry or a cookie. This is a glamourous old school fragrance to be worn with scarlet lipstick and an attitude! This is a fragrance for a femme fatale.

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Anonymous - from

Perhaps it is my body chemistry, but this smelled like an on-sale, bargain-store vanilla candle on me. A scrubber. Horrible. Try with caution.

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Parfumista -College Professor from PA

Very strong,old fashiioned,cheap smelling! I could not even scrub it off fast enough!

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Anonymous -perfume reviewer from cincinnati

Hmm, this would smell delightful on my boyfriend. Much too masculine on me. At times though it does remind me of the wonderful Fifi Chachnil. This would smell wonderful on a guy.

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Anonymous - Student from Bay Area, CA

On me this is absolutely horrible. Sickly sweet and cloying with an unmistakeable scent of grande old dame. I had to wash my wrists twice and it still didn't come off.

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Louise -TV Producer from Sydney

I love this but it has a tendancy towards a "Playdough" aroma on me about an hour after application. Once again, as is always the case with mortal flesh, it's all in our chemistry. If you've got the right make-up you'll adore it!

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Chip -Faux Artist from Knoxville

Warm, resinous but transparent, with a hint of vanilla. This is a truly feminine incense--one of the very few I've found (after much testing). Like most incense scents, it needs at least half an hour to "warm up" and show its true colors.

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Jennifer - from

This is beeeeutiful. Love it as much as my other opoponax fave (Or des Indes by MPG). Yummy.

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Pete Bennett -Bob Higgins from Rosalind Maxwell

This fragrance takes me back to a Great Aunt who wore Opoponax in the 1920's. Back then It came a cut crystal bottle. Believe it or not I still have some of her original fragrance from the 20's and it smells just a fantastic as the Imperial Opoponax I have just bought. It is warm and seductive and very very sexy and sooo evocative of times long gone. I put it on and I am transported back 80 years. Oh I do wish I had lived then. Sadly, elegant days long gone.

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nouveaunell -skivy from England

Very intoxicating aroma! yes, a bit sweet and warm,and spicy..I cant quite figure out if I love it,but it does stay close to the skin all day.It is unique.I LOVE ST BARTH ULYSSE,IT is the smoother, less spicy scent that is to die for--LUCKYSCENT SHOULD HAVE THAT ONE AVAILABLE:)

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Anonymous -perfume lover addict from cincinnati

Very sexy! I love it. Works very well on my fiancee, as well, which is a bit disheartening, but I really do love it. Warm, dark. but sweet. Not too dry. I hate dry fragrances. This is really clean, not overpowering.

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Sarah A - from Hammond, LA

LUV IT, VERY SEXY FRAGRANCE, SMELLS BEST IN THE COLD WEATHER

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BELINDA -NURSE from SUGARLAND

I just hate unisex fragrances. As nice as some are I cannot bring myself to wear them. Months ago I recieved a sample of this and as soon as I opened the vial all I could think was how masculine this is. Did not even put any on. Tonight I am surfing this site looking for some reviews that attract my attention,see this and remember I have a sample. I finally put some on and it still smelled masculine...for about 10 minutes, then it starts to soften out to a warm sweet comforting scent. This is really, really nice. I will be buying this tonight.

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D from N.Y. - from

This is a wonderfull comfort scent, very warm, close to the skin, lasts for hours. it has personality and it is very sexy and unisex.I smell heliotrope with a hint of vanilla, unique smell !

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marina -decorator from Fl.

Is this a beautiful scent, or what? I fully expect I'll be getting a full bottle of this, perhaps to layer with Les Nereides patchouli, for the autumn months. Other perfume makers take note: this outfit has a price point that is superb, especially when you consider the high quality of their fragrances.

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Anonymous - from the South

I got a sample of this a while back and either completely forgot about it, or tried it once and was unimpressed. But I just tried it (again?), and it's really working for me. It does remind me of Piper Nigrum, which I adore, but with perhaps more mystery. It's a bit more fem, dare I say deeper? Which is worth a bottle, (esp at that price).

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S -video artist from New York

This smells EXACTLY exactly (did I say exactly?) like my dad's face when I give him a kiss and he uses brut aftershave! My husband said his dad used brut too and it smells just like it (the brut drydown) That's probably why a lot of people say it's comforting; it might remind them of a loved one. I love my dad, but that's not how I want to smell!

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Julie -stay home mom 27 from dewey, ok

Sexy but a little too sweet. Only tried a sample, may still buy the bottle.

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Elle - Barista from Vancouver CA

When I first put this on, it was very strong and I immediately disliked it, but as it mellowed and dried down it became warm, spicy, and hypnotic. It reminded me of a perfume called Piper Negrum...hmmm... by Lorenzo Villoresi and more expensive. Anyhow, it has great staying power too.

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Shirley -Distribution Rep from Augusta, GA

Smells like an air-freshener on me and fades away so quickly that I cannot comment about it's drydown. I blame my skin chemistry and give it a 3.

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Krolique - from TA

This scent confuses me. I go back and forth between loving it -- it is seriously sexy and warm... to thinking it smells exactly like a common men's aftershave... If I could just get the aftershave idea out of my head, I would be in love with this scent. It is so warm and inviting.

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Kate - from Philadelphia

I received this one as a sample. When I first put it on it seemed just okay, then it dried down to a very nice, though very sweet, amber-y smell. It did last throughout the day. I don't think I would buy it for myself because it does not smell very original. However, I could definitely see why someone would buy it. It's quite pleasant.

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Angela -Attorney from New Haven, CT

I actually have to say if you cannot get la Ligea by carthalusia, then this is a close second,howver lacking the stay power and depth of la Ligea. I would recommend this to first time users of oponax because of its stunning effects. It is like opium for me, a hullicinogen, actually and if I wear it after bath and before bed, look out--wild dreams!

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Lynette manieri -teacher from San mateo

Oh my my my. This is seriously gorgeous. It's rich and deep without overwhelming you. I layer it with Musc Samarkand and it's absolutely to die for.

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Shannon -Finance from Chester

I LOVE this! It goes on a bit masculine and then quickly becomes one of the warmest and most intoxicating ambers on the skin. There is just a hint of sweetness and the lasting power is amazing! I get whiffs of this all day long! I have given perfumes a "5" before...but his is truly deserving and hard to beat! And that price...GREAT!! LS did a super job describing this scent!!!

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Brooke - from APO

Once I put this on, there was an INSTANT PAST memory, an uncomfortable, yet, familiarity to it. I couldn't stop smelling my wrist as it went through all the morphing. I ended up loving this and forgiving it for bringing up the past! Full bottle worthy no doubt!

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Anonymous - from

All those amazing ingedients envelope you in a warm, rich, smooth cloak. An irresistable 'Oldy Worldy' treasure with a provocative baby-powder-for-consenting-adults drydown.

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Zenobia - from Sydney, Australia

Warm golden wonderfulness! It's all my favorite notes in one fragrance. The vanilla makes it very sweet initially, but it tempered by the warmth & depth of the opoponax. The drydown on me is very soft and powdery yet sexy. Try mixing it with Christiane Celle Calypso Ambre to round out the amber.

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Tracy -Library Chick from State College, PA

Now that is some nice stuff! Woo-wee, Baby! This smells like More! Foody, yet not. Sweet and golden, perfect amber-resin deliciousness. Recommended beyond a doubt. (And the bottle is so beautiful!) Is this Heaven or what?

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Constance -medical professional from Alameda, CA

Very well-blended and full of base-notey goodness. At first it smelled a bit synethetic, but warmed and smoothed out a lot as it dried down. Of course, I am simply obsessed with myrrh, so I'm set up to love this scent. Definitely for resin fans.

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aedes - from

Smells of 'holy oil'; seriously. Ever smelled it? Super-heavy, sweet; amber-y. meh.

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Anonymous - from

This is beautiful and sophisticated. It smells simple though and doesn't have a lot of background noise to it. Just fantastic.

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Julilla - from Los Angeles

Absolutely love this! It lasts and lasts. Very warm and sweet without being cloying. The vanilla is not the main note. Fabulous!

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Anonymous - from

This is so beautiful.Your description is excellent...I consider it to be a sweet yet very complex scent. Evocative and spellbinding.

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michelle -teacher from Indianapolis

Layer serendipitous over this (once it's dried down a bit). Delicious-- to die for!!

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Marie - from

Wonderfully sensual, something intriguing, something impossible to forget, the Sweet myrrh of Somalia mesmerizes me, sets my soul in the kingdom of Saba...In Les Nereides line, only the most enchanting Patchouly Antique can gives me the same olfactive, evocative emotion...I just go crazy for Inperial Opoponax, I can' t stand without wearing it once a day.

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Artemisia -model from milan

i really, really like this scent. i was looking to get away from my typical st. barth's foody scents, but couldn't find anything that i loved as much until this- it's very deep and mysterious and just LOVELY!!! i feel like a gypsy

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Anonymous - from

I love Opoponax so I was very excited to try this fragrance, well maybe I just went in with to high of expectations b/c it did very little for me.

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Anonymous - from Miami

My favorite of the line.Takes a little while to get to the best part, but when it does it's unbelievable. Divinely rich. Who needs those pesky top notes anyhow?

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Sasha - from LA

This is a basenote junkie's dream! Very warm and sweet and rich. If you like incensey fragrances like Geisha Noire or Loree Rodkin Gothic II, check this one out!

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KMS - from Austin

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OpoponaxEau de Toiletteby Les Nereides

Opoponax
Eau de Toilette
by Les Nereides