Poison
Poison by Dior is a feminine-leaning eau de toilette from 1985 in the designer price tier. It opens with coriander, plum and anise, moves into tuberose, honey and opoponax and dries down to sandalwood, vanilla, heliotrope and labdanum. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects very strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Coriander Warm seed spice, slightly citrusy. A quiet workhorse.
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
- Anise Sweet, liquorice-like seed. Cool and slightly medicinal.
Heart
- Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.
- Honey Sweet, waxy and slightly animalic. Can smell dirty in large doses.
- Opoponax Sweet myrrh. Balsamic, warm and slightly medicinal.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Heliotrope Almond, vanilla and powder. Smells like marzipan and old-fashioned makeup.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
Smells like this
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- Zoologist Hummingbird
- Chanel Coco
- Atkinsons 1799 Platinum Blend
- 4160 Tuesdays Midnight in the Palace Garden
- Floraïku Sound Of A Ricochet
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