I didn't get a thick sweet scent either, but rather a lovely light pollen scent with a base of woody notes. It is almost a floral incense, so yes, dry, but in a lovely ethereal way.

I get the jasmine in this, too. It actually reminded me of TDC's Jasmin de Nuit right off the top. I was very curious to try this one, and I'm so glad a fellow MUAer sent me a sample to try. It's g...

Based on the reviews I read for this perfume I was expecting the most exotic sexy, feminine scent. I read mandarin is one of the notes, and many reviews (not just on MUA) likened a note to plum sauce...

This is a nostalgic fragrance for me. I would have bought the original Opium but it was much too intense and takes far too long to get to the basenotes, which are what I care for. Poesie de Chine did ...

If anything, I am fonder of Poesie de Chine than I am of the marvelous Fleur de Shanghai, another of the Opium summer editions. <P> None of the summer editions strays too far from Opium's central th...

Lovely, Lovely, Lovely! I am a huge fan of Opium but, due to its "importance" it is a perfume that I use very rarely and sparingly (can be heady & cloying for the others surrounding you - especially...

Love this beautiful scent! I have never sniffed the original Opium, but the beautiful spicy floral scent is absolutely amazing - it reminds me of what I can only describe as a warm floral leather amb...

I was dying to try this since I have missed all the other glorious LE versions of my beloved Opium. At first spritz I was put off by something that registered as citrus. I was all set to write Poesie ...