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Description

As clutch handbags do not have handles, they have to be held in your hand or can be carried under your arm. As such they can be a great accessory for evening wear and a perfect accompanying item to jazz up a stylish little black dress.

Yves Saint Laurent Belle d’Opium, with “hairspray oriental.” YSL calls it the “next generation” of Opium.

Perfumers Honorine Blanc and Alberto Morillas developed Belle d’Opium, giving it notes including Casablanca lily, sandalwood, gardenia, white pepper, jasmine, and narguile accord. After a generous spray of Belle d’Opium, smell Yves Saint Laurent Shoes a hint of orange before gardenia takes over.

The gardenia isn’t the wet, tropical gardenia of Estée Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia or even Jovan Jungle Gardenia, but is a thin, synthetic flower coated in Aqua Net. A thread of tobacco and fruit run through the gardenia. The tiniest bit of jasmine YSL Belt hums along, too. Because of a little resin and amber, it does smell like a high-pitched relative of Opium, but without Opium’s drama and deep, clove-y spice.

In an article in Elle magazine**, perfumer Calice Becker compares mainstream perfumes to formulaic romantic comedies. “With mass perfume, it’s the same: We go for the stars that we know everyone likes.” But the same article goes on to quote Vera Strubi, the former president of Thierry Mugler perfumes. About Angel’s launch, she says, “That’s when I realized that if you want a fragrance to be memorable, it can’t please YSL Bags everybody.”