Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Toilette 50ml Spray Darphin A pocket-sized brush with teeth

A pocket-sized brush with teeth spaced to glide through tangles without yanking

Skip if your skin is already on a retinol routine — layering both will tip into angry-red territory

Four sprays project cleanly for the first four hours

Once a week keeps colour fresher between visits to the salon

the vanilla creeps up faster

Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Toilette 50ml Spray Darphin A pocket-sized brush with teethOpium opens with a hit of mandarin and caraway that doesn't apologise for being loud. By the second minute, the florals arrive orange blossom, jasmine, carnation layered thick enough that you can smell the stems. The base is amber, vanilla, and a creeping warmth that sits on skin for hours. 50ml EDT spray. A morning fragrance if you want the room to know you've arrived; an evening one if you want something with actual presence. Two sprays is plenty