Poison Dior for women

I have been wearing this since i received it for the first time on my 13th birthday.
31 years later, i still love it.
It is a classic.

This is one of those perfumes that smells wonderful on everyone except me. I love smelling it on other people.

I just love reading all of the reviews on Poison. This is a beautiful fragrance and I can't wait to add it to my collection and not to forget Pure Poison its a must also! I have the Midnight Poison Parfum and I have so badly wanted to fall in love with it but it does not work for me which really makes me sad. I would have to say that Dior does puts out some very lovely perfume. I am on my sencond bottles of J'dore and Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle I LOVE them!!

Instigante, precioso, potente, tentador, espetacular, classudo, atemporal, envolvente. Se fosse dar um nome a ele, o chamaria de POISON!

This is NOT DARK OR HEADY! Pleaaseeeee people give yourselfs a breakkk! Why so drab always? it is like hearing someone say they don't like PIE because this is what this smells like to me! Of course it can be cloying if you spray it like a hairspray canister!
I have always loved this one, and I smelled it on someone on my way to work this morning, so I decided to revisit my memory and give it a review.

This is a very unique yet veryy familiar frag.
It smells completely feminine and unique. Plums and tuberose dominate this frag. This is in no way a dark or heady perfume, so I do not understand why people find this cloying, I find it more gentle than half of the perfumes listed on Fragrantica. It is, however, a deep perfume, full of plums, tuberose, and spices. Perfect for the outdoors and perfect for fall! Imagine: the middle of the day in autumn, a forest full of maple trees and bushes and bushes of berries; a cabin somewhere deep is burning wood, it is autumn and the trees are changing colors but there are still flowers on the ground, some are decaying. Think of little red riding hood on her way to grandmothers house.

This perfume always comes alive at night and with the moon driven air, it smells delectable! You can always catch whiffs of it now and then out of nowhere.
It is poisonous because men seem to love it and women seem to hate it lol.
A straight forward fragrance with no hidden intentions, but even it's apparent beauty has no flaws. Seductive, YES. It is right there in your face, like an unbrushed photograph of a woman, with all of the little details that make women so desired. I love this perfume and will be ordering a new bottle come fall.
In my opinion, this is the type of perfume that brings out a females Yang without overpowering the Yin, yet still the Yang is slightly dominant. Love it.

this is really poisonous, I was at the perfume store thinking to buy either 3 male classic perfume or this one...I gave test on my skin, and this perfume really hypnotized me...I can only smell this fragrance and nothing else. So I picked this one!

Oh my god!!! I just hate this perfume:))) creates a big headache:)))) very old smell and smells like grandma's wardrobe!!!!!

Personality: Provocative, bold, sultry, sophisticated, enigmatic.

Age: 25-45

Scent: After the strong and jumbled spicy opening, the scent evolves into a dark and heady plum-tuberose concoction (it is reminiscent of grape jam), incense amps up the sex factor with its smokiness, spices and woods gives the scent its depth and complexity.

When/Where: Best for evening/night-time in fall/winter. For romantic evenings, sexy nights out, or everyday wear in winter (if you are bold enough). Not easy to wear as it has to fit your character, for confident, sultry and sophisticated women.

Sillage/Longevity: the EDT has Medium-Strong Sillage, Good Longevity (8 hours).

I´m a big fan of the poisons, love pure poison and hynotic, last week i tried this one and ... i only have one thing to say, fragance taste is different for everyone, and you should never go buy a perfume based on reviews or opinions, thankfully i only tried it on my skin, walked around the mall for a few hours to let it dry, after 3 hours i had to go to the restrooms and wash my wrist, i could not stand the smell. it was so strong, i like strong scents but this one was just offensive, in my opinion,and just too much,so, yeh, never go for a perfume without trying it first!

Chiselled cheekbones, smoldering eyes, erotic lingerie under a long trenchcoat, the biting cold night air in a city that never sleeps, a somber jazz piece playing in a dimly lit lounge, the feel of velvet under your fingertips, a brooding intellect hiding in the shadows, the cigar smoke rolling off your lover's stubbled lips, hungry hearts that murmur forbidden desires....

Poison is a cold, smoky haze of rich, ripe plums and velvety tuberose, swirling through the deep, dark woods. Uninhibited and heavy carnal lust, painted in shades of enigma and melancholy, with a backbone of steel-cut sophistication.

I may not enjoy the strong and spicy bitterness of the scent's opening notes, but the dry-down just blows me away everytime. I'd wear this scent on a cold night that's begging to be warmed with the fulfillment of naughty promises. Just 2 or 3 spritzes of this heady potion will do. Stunningly beautiful.

Thanx Mymlan for answer me. It is a true GEM, I love it.

@Mooniq, it's indeed an eau de parfum you've got. It was launched in the end of the 80's when "eau the parfum" was new and in vouge, and many houses started to produce edp's. At that time it was intended as kind of a middle way between the less costly edt and the far more expensive parfum, adressing the public.

Dior didn't produce it for many years so it is quite rare these days and a real GEM: a highly concentrated exquisite liquid with an almost nuclear degradarion, so only a few drops are needed. Enjoy your new find :).

My new bottle of Poison has also text: Esprit de Parfum, does that mean this is eau de parfum, not eau de toilette? This bottle does not have a spray-function, I dab it on my skin with the cap/top. I find this to be so soft, warm and superwomanish, I can't understand that I didn't like Poison when I was younger (scroll down). A masterpiece, and its longlasting too!!

Min nya flaska Poison har oxå texten: Esprit de Parfum, betyder det att detta är en eau de parfum, inte eau de toilette? Det finns ingen sprayfunktion på denna utan det är en öppen flaska som man duttar med underdelen av korken på huden. Helt ljuvlig. Kan inte fatta att jag inte har tyckt om Poison tidigare i mitt liv ( skrolla ner, har skrivit om det). Ett mästerverk som sitter i många timmar på huden.

Muy popular a fines de los 80s una gran fragancia, inmejorable nombre una posima o ya veneno ... realmente una delicia y precioso envase

I can't be very objective about this perfume, but I suppose that is unnecessary given there is ample information about the notes. My personal associations here are very strong. My sister had an EDT splash of this in the 80's when it first came out. (where did she get the money to buy a Dior? Babysitting?) The sillage filled our shared bedroom and so it reminds me of listening to The Cure and The Cult albums on our little turntable. It was meant to convey a baroque, gothic mood, and succeeded.

I'm not a chemist but it is interesting to note that this fragrance has a distinct note of grape flavoring. This is methyl anthranilate which does occur naturally not only in grapes but in some white flowers. So if you are getting a note of Welch's, that's because it's there, and in my mind it links the fragrance inextricably to the color purple.

People lament the reformulation. I have a vintage esprit de parfum as well as my memories. I don't do knee-jerk condemnation of reformulations, change is inevitable and part of life. This reformulation is not bad but it is noticeable. The modern EDT has more white musks and is slightly defanged. It shows how over-the-top this composition is to say that even the defanged version is pretty much unwearable in public. I'll wear it when I work from home and feel like macerating in a toxic purple cloud, I'm sure the HVAC guy and my dog won't complain.

is it true that Poison has been discontinued??? they dont sell it in my country anymore, i said to the girl at the store that i see it at usa stores, but she answered to me that it is no longer in production :(
Could someone tell me if it is true?? :(

Poison is my absolute first "real" perfume. It was as a gift to me from my first boyfriend as a teenager. My mother was quite impressed but I didn't even know what it was at the time LOL. I loved it immediately and wore it as my signature scent for about 5 or 6 years. I received many compliments over the years, so hopefully that means I didn't ever wear TOO much of it. So IMO, Poison is a lovely scent in small doses. It is very unique, with a deep plum/wine mysterious feeling about it. I would describe it as a spicy scent. However, it does also have floral and sweet undertones to it. The dry down is gorgeous. I can see how it wouldn't be something everybody likes, but it is one fragrance I will always have in my collection. For a modern day comparison I think Euphoria by Calvin Klein is "slightly" comparable to Poison, but honestly Poison is really in a league of its own. I now wear it (sparingly) at night or on cooler days. Sometimes when I'm just at home, I spray a bit on for the nostalgic, cosy feeling it gives me.... yum!!

So gorgeous, so powerful, so seductive, so elegant, so feminine and so mysterious - everything a woman should want in a perfume. ;)

This truly is the FLOWERBOMB of that era!
Loud, voluptuous, potent and creamy white flower (mostly tuberose & plum)...

I remember there was time in my life when Dior Poison seems like a sin to wear...and now I wear it lavishly!! LOL

Sillage: Great
Longevity: Great
WARNING: Not for the shy and faint hearted!!

Just like the review below I was obessed with this perfume when I started college at 19.I just didn't want or need another perfume but this one.I don't wear it anymore but now I feel like getting a bottle for old times sake its truly a wonderful fragrance.

This was my signature scent all through college. People told me they could tell it was me coming before they saw me because they could smell me. I always got compliments. I don't own it anymore but for four years I was obsessed with it.

I got this perfume as a gift from a friend who thought because I am a Scorpio, it would be the perfume for me. Although, I like the perfume and appreciate the gesture, the scent is just too tough to wear. It's strong, overbearing, and intense (Scorpio qualities).

It's hard to find the right time to wear it, as even the breeziest night won't sweep this scent around and wearing it on a warm day is a death sentence!

За съжаление,изобщо не ми харесва.Обичам тежките,ориенталски аромати,но този ми навява някаква прекомерна тъга и безнадежност...

At first it may be a little strong to smell but after testing it several times you will discover that its got a soft side. Mature sweet, can be worn by ladies around their 20's and up. Empowering. Confident. It does smell exotic, the plum really makes a prescence. I describe this as woody, insency, spicy, and powdery. Yes, balmy. Not just a floral. Interesting composition. A must have!

It's hard to believe that Poison is already more than 25 years old. This much-maligned and equally beloved 80s scent bomb with a bad reputation still grips my imagination. With its aubergine-colored, fairy tale apple meets vintage apothecary bottle with a crystalline stopper, Poison is nothing if not provocative. You either love it or hate it — usually for the same reasons!

As a teenager I HATED it! My description of it was "stinks of horse piss" (sorry for this but describing a scent was VERY difficult for a 12 year old. This goes for good smelling ones too...) and I first smelled it on a teacher I equally disliked. So the judgement was than quickly found. Poison was just everything I dispised... Now, more than 25 years later, it is a totally different story. My tastes seem to have developed a bit and my ability to use according vocabulary have grown up a bit too.

And this is what a get now: Rich, woody, spicy, sweet (it's practically dripping with narcotic tuberose) and berry-like. The continuum of berry-like scents from Femme, to Magie Noire, Poison and Feminite du Bois, shows the versatility of the berry/Prunol note as well as its goth-erotic sensibility. Tuberose is the perfect floral for Poison to showcase, since this often sickly sweet flower, at certain angles and ripeness, can exude a poisonous-seeming sour twang. Like certain poisons whose sweetness hides their toxicity, tuberose initially hides its narcotic, deadly intent. When I smell this facet of tuberose, I think of a snake coiling its tail in anticipation of a venomous strike. Like tuberose, jasmine is two-faced, sweet and friendly and then indolic — aka fecal/meaty/funky. Both of these beauties are the Mata Haris of the floral note world, initially gorgeous but capable of treachery and trickery.)

Although Poison comes on strong, the scent balances its intensity with a symphony of background notes that keeps it from being one-dimensional. In addition to tuberose's minor key twist, Poison's spice (cinnamon, coriander, carnation), woods, and musk temper its floral sweetness. If anything, there's so much going on it can be bewildering to figure out what grips you so. And although there's an assault at the beginning, once the genie's out of the bottle, she mellows out with an opiate-like softness, partly sweet, partly woody, musky and incensey.

I love this perfume a beautiful perfume for a beautiful house.

Poison was my glamorous mother's all time Rock Em In The Aisles perfume: I wonder how many other women have said and/or would say that? If I had a dollar for each one.....Rock on!

For all these years I held off from using it myself, so much did Poison seem to belong to her and her generation. And now that I've tried it, WOW!

Seeing as how I independently made myself into a tuberose fan, loving Amarige and Poeme, I don't hesitate to embrace Poison with open arms. What a beaut! I'm in Poison paradise. It's dark/sexy/potent but white flower/tropical/exotic all at once, and the incense is blended so well that it's just a murmur of mysterious naughtiness. It's like a Venetian carnival mask, beautiful artistic and and alluring, with a hint of the tantalizing slightly sinister sad side of carnival

Above all Poison has that wonderful rare rare rare distinction of being an instantly recognizable scent but its own unique incomparable enchantment. Poison lives up to its awesome dark legend. I simply love it.

mmm so sweet and creamy. So lush and sexy. So alluring. So powerful. It's everything I need in a perfume. Gorgeous.

in my young days i hated this parfum. But now decades older i LOVE IT. But the parfum is VERY powerful - one need only a little bit. Get always compliments when wearing it!

When I first tried this one 20 years ago I really didn't like it. I found it loud, edgy and stinky. Today - 20 years later - I find it deep, warm, comforting and very female'ish. It still have attitude and a bold edge, but I find that lovely. Last year I have become a plumnote-fan. I love vanilla, tonkabean, pepper and now plum in my scents. So this turn from Uack to WOW, but it took 20 years..=)

När jag först provade denna för 20 år sen så gillade jag den inte alls.Högljudd, skarp och stinkande. NU - 20 år senare så finner jag Poison djup, varm och superkvinnlig. Den har fortfarande attityd och kaxig ton och nu gillar jag det skarpt. Jag älskar vanilj, tonkaböna, peppar och nu även plommon-noter i mina dofter. Så den här har gått från Usch till WOW, men det tog 20 år...=)

I really want to love this fume. initial burst is very lovely, a bit sweet and it enchanted me. However, after five minutes it smelt bitter. Really disappointed. Looking forward to test the vintage version soon

Gives me a stomachache!!! Can't find any beauty or character about this perfume. Bottle is mysterious and pretty though.

Poison is just an incredibly powerful perfume that polarizes people into fanatics and haters. Unfortunately for me, I can't stand the stuff and the smell of it gives me a headache and makes my eyes water. Definitely strong and projects very easily. I find the fruitiness to be overbearing,and I have to keep my distance from women who wear it.

If you do wear it, please remember a little goes an INCREDIBLY LONG way.

I find it rather strange that most people didn't comment on the Jasmine.....Too me,thats the most prominent note of this one.
I neither Love nor hate this one most of the time but sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it.
Regardless of my moods on this scent though...There is something about this scent that lures me and makes me want to keep smelling it.
I love the Name and the bottle though and its one of the only perfumes that I think that the name,Bottle and the Scent match perfectly to each other.
One of the main reasons I love it on one of my "Love Poison" days :):)

Poison is STILL very different than the most available (mainstream) fragrances. It's definitely a statement fragrance intended for a strong, confident yet mysterious woman.

Poison is strangely inviting for its lovers whereas guranteed to repel the haters. Interestingly enough, people will either love it or hate it on you. But if that special someone, once he loves it, I guarantee that he will go crazy for it, to the point of worshipping you. (I believe this stuff is loaded with pheromeones.) If he doesn't like it though, don't even push your chance.

Good news is that, men generally seems to like this deep, sexy, gourmand filth which is deservedly named Poison. You should give it a go. Just don't think that it is passe and forget your prejudices. Poison is still sexy as hell and it beats most stuff available at your nearest fragrance store.

To me this perfume evokes a tropical storm. Its like a hurricane, dark, wild, mysterious, dangerous.

wild yet elegant.

Delicioso,misterioso,sexy hummmmmm Parece com loulou.Muito elegante.Fixação maravilhosa.

It's strong, spicy, mysterious & sexy...that's why I looooove this perfume. Every time I wear it, I get compliments. My husband loves it (+++++); feel so sexy in it.
I't's not for everyone though, since you need to love strong and over the edge frags.

I bought about 40 fragraces for selling to win some extra money (it went well;) and the barely moment i smelled Poison a i had to keep it for myself, this fragrance is not for all women, Poison is really powerful, strong sweet and woody, really deep and dark, but not for everyone!!! i looooove it!!!!!

I am on the 'hate it' side of the fence. So much so that I have to move carriages on the train if anyone is wearing this as it makes me feel like I am being suffocated!

Definitely a statement fragrance! Love it!

One of the strongest perfumes i have ever owned, definitely not my cup of tea!

So many incredible masterpiece reviews here - I can't add anything new except to say, that i too think Poison is a work of art. Everytime i wear this perfume I sit in wonderment. I have to be in the mood for it, because it's a bit like going to a haunted house, exciting and interesting but not really relatable. This perfume doesn't speak to you, it puts on a show and you're its stage.
it takes time to relate to at first-- but once you settle into it, it is fascinating and delIcious. If it were a movie- it's be Lurhman's Moulin Rouge.
It is LOUD out of the bottle and i feel A little abused by it till it quiets down.By the end of the evening, I feel like I should applaud. Nice little show magic bottle.

yes, I also love poison.
Poison is just so intoxicating with its sickeningly over-ripe plum and the beautiful mix with tuberose and spices. its beautiful, strong and definately poisonous.
everyone looking for a crowdpleaser or a "man-magnet".. this is not the right perfume! if you are wearing this perfume, you will be splitting the room in haters (finding it stinky) and lovers who will be mesmerized, intoxicated and well, you can say: poisoned :)
this perfume is an own world.. a planet to be explored... and this is how you will feel entering a room wearing it.
i wonder how the old poison used to smell before it was reformulated. when people say, its only a faint of what it used to be... im really impressed and puzzled. on one hand i cant imagine it could be in any way wearable... on the other hand, if this one is a planet... the old poison must have been an own universe!

I LOVE YOU NOPASHO!!! WOW

You either LOVE it or HATE it. It is a very mysterious, seductive, unique fragrance and I will always love.

It's heavy, strange and gives me headache. I feel a strong smell of spice (coriander). I would never buy this perfume! Ugh!

This is a parfume! so original. for me this is a plum, plum marmelade with spices,and is not so strong as shalimar. This one is wearable in the evenings, but shalimar gives me huge headache. I am happy this one works cause men like it:-)
vanilla is known trigger of headaches...and shalimar has it in large quantities just 2-3 sniffs i get headache from it!...so someone can rate it 10, but if my body cant stand it...i cant enjoy its greatness.....poison is strong but for me it works, i like its sweet smell..and think its perfect scent for seduction

Really out there. I only tried it on once. Im not sure whether I like it or hate it, in fact im not sure what to compare it to. Its very alien, I imagine a carnivorous, man-eating alien babe in human guise would smell this way while mating with some hapless Earth male, just before she eats him for dinner.
Definately not something fo rme, maybe Angelina Jolie would be better suited to it.

Poison by Christian Dior is a mysterious alchemy set off by Coriander, Pimento, Plum, Tuberose, Honey, Cinnamon, Amber, Vanilla and Oppoponax. It is an extremely dark, seductive fragrance, a must for the night. The vintage juice is more dark, sensual and spicy while the modern one is more of a fruity-floral. I've heard that Francois Demachy did have some problems reformulating Poison.

Getting back to Poison, to me, it smells like some sort of high class, high end, top notch gourmand grape juice.

The harsh grape juice is controlled beautifully by an enormous Tuberose. And this is not an everyday Tuberose. It's your spicy, ambery Tuberose. The Plum with Tuberose creates a lovely fruity floral, with Cinnamon added in there for kicks.

In the base I get a little furry animal made of Amber running around in the composition, while the Incense grounds the fragrance to a sensual, caramelized piece of butter.

Poison is actually the very similar to its most recent flanker, Midnight Poison. Both of them are to be used at night, and are strictly for seductresses only.

A marvelous accord hidden beneath the ramparts of an old, hidden castle. Poison.

i tried this yesterday at the perfume counter at macys, and all i can say i wow what a scent! it smells so intoxicating and interesting. what impressed me most about this scent was its impressive staying power and how different it smells the longer it is on your skin,it was like wearing 5 different perfumes!my mother whom i was shopping with at the time was not as impressed, as we were surveying the different poison perfumes she referred to it as "stinky poison"--evidently this scent is not for everyone. i ended up purchasing the hypnotic poison over the original, but i'm coming back for "stinky poison" as soon as funds allow!
to me it smells like violet/chocolate/spice with a jasmine dry down...yummy!

Longevity, projection, sillage?
I had a German penpal who stayed with us on an exchange visit in 1988. She did nt seem to use the bath or shower, just covered herself in poison and I swear that room still smelled of poison 18 months later. I haven't tried it again since - just the flankers. I will try it and report back my findings. Wonder if it's that strong these days- probably not.

i want to buy it and i want to juse it sooo even if its strong and a vintege and spicy and everybody say that its poison!!!

I love this POISON since I was in junior high school, but can have it just now. A very saving perfume :) I only need 1 or 2 spray and it make me feel like the most confident woman ! Great longevity, great sillage and one of my perfume that got much compliment, in the right way to use :D You know what I mean.... If I spray it too much, somebody near will get headache..lol.
Boring?? NEVER. Yes it's an old perfume but I think I am the fans that never end to love it. It has dark, mysterious, deep but also fresh..like wet tuberose in rainy night..

This is a hauntingly sexy fragrance. Knee deep in depth and sexuality. I smelled this over the holidays and it peaked my curiosity, I cant wait to try it on and discover if it agrees with my chemistry. Fruity, sweet & mysterious. There's something vibrantly dark about this fragrance. Dark meaning hidden...secrets...all of the taboo's that we're told to stay away from. But aren't those the most delicious ones?

I had it few years ago, i think it is very deep and intense for my taste, i don't match with it, nothing personal just because we never had a good relationship. it is a great bottle of perfume, and i think if you really like sweet elegant and powerful perfumes this would be a great option, Be careful don't over use it, please never use it directly on you or all around you will be poisoned.

This is one classic scent for women...It's called POISON for a reason...The wearer can easily knock us;the men;down and make us get down on our knees...Every women should have it in their collections...I will never get sick and tired with the scent...Double thumbs up POISON DIOR...

I experienced my first squall downwind of Poison in a hospital elevator, in 1986. The smell was so, so strange to me, it didn't occur to me that it was emanating from a woman sharing the elevator. I knew it wasn't a hospital smell, but it smelled unsettling. After the elevator, the parking lot, the treck home, all I could smell was this strange odor. Somehow it had transferred onto my jacket, and the jacket smelled of it for days. It was almost scary, because I didn't know what it was, and it smelled so odd. I absolutely HATED it. I couldn't believe anyone would smell that way on purpose. Not long afterward, while walking through a department store, I followed my nose and was lead to the gorgeous, weird black bottle, in which this strange, cruel potion was housed. I HATED it. It was awful. It was dark, and depressing, and creepy. Haunting.
So, of course, I wanted it. I wanted it soooooo bad. It would be perfect with my black eyeliner, my black boots, my black coat, my black beret, and my Kate Bush records. But, oh, the price...How would I ever have it?
To soothe my craving, I went to a drugstore, and bought a fragrance spray cooked up by those olfactory geniuses at Parfums de Coeur Designer Imposters, (and saved myself $30 whole dollars),...le jus came in a green metal spray container. It was called "Turmoil". (Because who can resist buying an aerosal can on which is written, "If you like Poison You'll love Turmoil"?)

It turned out Turmoil was actually a vicious, caustic, tenacious scent blend whose notes were moth balls the cat peed on, and radiator fluid. People at the laundramat I used, complained to the managers about using the machines after me, because of the lingering stench on my clothing. They couldn't imagine what caused that horrible smell, and they never wanted to know. They just wanted me banned from the laundramat. I noticed people tended to avoid sitting with me on the bus, and discreetly relocated in the library, etc. etc. I thought I smelled disgusting,too, but if I tried really, really hard, when I was trashed, I could imagine that Turmoil smelled something like that grail of an elixir called Poison.

Within weeks, I was frustrated, because it seemed that I was smelling Poison EVERYWHERE. I wanted it to be "My Potion" and I would be just like the mysterious woman in the ads. My secret, that I wanted to hoard, was now drowning out Giorgio, Anais Anais, and even Lauren, in the perfume pool. At first I thought I imagined it; like the damn fragrance was an obsessive delusion. However, my nose confirmed that I was smelling Poison (the real Poison, not the imposter,) everywhere. It was so cruel that everyone could project its mysterious aura. I decided I must own it. I would simply give up eating lunch, drink coffee completely black, walk everywhere instead of paying fares, and stay home and watch tv instead of socializing with other humans. Eventually I would have the extra money to buy my very own Poison (and impress the masses with how unique I was?).

As luck would have it, the week before I was ready to make my purchase, my sister managed to buy an EDP bottle of it, and she gave it to me as an early birthday present. Her motive, she claimed, was to get me to stop wearing that toxic Turmoil. (I hadn't worn Turmoil in weeks by then, but I think it had contained a Turmoil amoeba that lived in me.) So I had my Poison...after all...plus $30.00 to throw to the wind (I paid my gas bills). Life was great.
Except I HATED Poison. I hated it. I couldn't bear to wear it. My sister pickled herself in Obsession, which I thought I couldn't stand, but she smelled good to me, in contrast to my own reeking self. Poison made me feel depressed, claustrophobic, and bland. I have absolutely no idea what eventually happened to that beautiful, longed-for bottle, but it wasn't used much by me.
A couple of years ago, a very close friend was exploring the world of perfumes, while staying with me for a couple of months. Her first three fragrance loves, and purchases, were Chanel No. 5, Bath and Body Works Moonlight Path, and Poison (EDT). I winced when I saw the Poison. I just knew my whole house would reek of it, and possibly the property management association would fine me or something...
No need to worry. Her Poison wasn't even a shadow of the Poison-ous memory. I didn't even recognize it.
I suppose, by then, I had become so desensitized to extremes in fragrances, and had worn so many different scents over the years, I no longer had anything to fear from Poison. Knowing fragrance notes better, I can say that my memory of Poison is that of a dark tuberose-laudanum-cedar-orchid-oppoponax-turpentine-elderberry wine-labdanum-eye of newt-toe of frog, and loganberry blend.
My friend's EDT smelled vaguely of white florals, noni fruit, and amber. I was a little disappointed that it was no longer menacing, or mysterious. All the turmoil over Poison had merely been a dated reaction. There was nothing left to conquer with this mild EDT.

Love or hate. This is one of the most controversial frags. And stays that way even 26 years after its launch in 1985. It is also one of the bestsellers of the Dior house and has the most succesful collection of quite original 'flankers' which are sometimes as successful or evn more so than the original version. Quite an achievement. Think 'Hypnotic Poison', 'Midnight Poison', 'Poison Tendre', 'Poison Pure'... a real moneyspinner for the Dior House and a frag that stays controversial tens of years after it's laucnh. An achievenment only reserved for true classics in the 'Premier League of Perfumes' with frags like like 'Chanel 5', 'Opium', 'Obsession', 'Gaultier Classique', 'Coco', 'Shalimar', 'Vol de Nuit' 'Alien, 'Angel','Youth Dew'...
This frag was nothing short of 'da bomb' when it was launched in 1985. And it still is a revolutionary perfume. Love it or leave it! The nose behind this remarkable frag is the relatively unknown Eduard Flechier. 'Poison' was his one true 'moment de gloire and he became sadly a perfumery 'one hit wonder'.
OK, let's look at the pyramid to discover what makes this exceptional 'Poison' tick.
First of all: A LOT of notes! This is an intricate, painstakingly precise made frag with all elements weighted precisely against each other with a micro scale. With that lot of notes you can go genius ('Coco': 17 different notes) or cheap mess 'Naomi Campbell' (23 notes and still garbage). Flechier went the high road of complexity: 22 notes! The hard way.
Top: Coriander, allspice, plum, wild berries, anise, rosewood: Middle: Carnation, jasmine, African orange flower, tuberose, cinnamon, incense, rose, opoponax, honey; Base: Vetiver, sandalwood, heliotrope, vanilla, amber, musk, cedar. A total of 22 notes!!! You have to be a great parfumier with nerves of steel and the painstaklngly patience and drive to perfection to marry all these notes harmoniously together. Flechier chose the 'no holds barred' attact mode for 'Poison'. No demure wrist sniffing, but a whack attack of the strongest notes immideately in your face that fills a whole room with 'Poison'. As a mission statement: this is serious, this is no ordinary breezy forgettable scented 'air', this is me, Poison, you won't soon forget me, I am not going away soon and I am here to stay! Indeed.
So after securing the backbone to hold the frag solidly together with that very strong base, he pushed the middle and top notes together out there in the frotnline with brute force. Actually, I think you have to take the middle and top together here so that 'Poison' IMHO only has two levels: the fullout blow of the formidable middle that joines forces with the strong top. And second level: all this backed up of that imperturbable base, a beacon of stability. So immediately after spritzing, the special forces of 'the spices and resins division' strike hard (coriander, allspice, rosewood cinnamon, opoponax, incense) they go for the throat. The second attack wave is launched simultaniously with the 'flower stormtroopers': tuberose, jasmine, Aftrican orange flower, rose. Mercicless. These two forces unite to go for the kill. It would be too overconfident and bordering on arrogance and madness to not soften this assault of these firmidable fragrance forces a bit and make it more sophisticated and elegant. Flechier therefore brings in some 'special forces' to keep 'the huns' of the spice-wood-flowers tank division in check. There is a soothing plum, a sweet honey and a fresh 'wild berries' note. And to round it all off and bring this masterpiece to perfection there is the not to be underestimated anise note that keeps every other note on its toes and makes it stronger because of the contrast with the strong, syrupy anise in the top. All other notes have to do their utmost best to stand up and shine, first jointly and later apart to give counterweight to that dark very fragrant licoricy anise. All the while the base keep things moving forward and provide the guns and tactical backbone for the middletop to keep firing and developping at the same time.
This is a fragrance blast attack that evolves into an accupation of the body it is spritzed on and the surrounding air, but a very sophistacted one. Flechier was very keen creating an awesome 'first inpression' but to later on, during development, be able to identify the notes separately. 'Poison' is the anti-dote of the linear bottled fruitsalads, liquid flower shops and 'vanilla extracts in a perfume bottle with fake Swarovsky Christals'. 'Poison' also needs no celeb face or name to sell or push the frag. Anyone who has smelled 'Poison' knows it and certainly remembers it. The fragrance is more than strong enough on its own. And word of mouth is still the most effective PR.
The result is a powerful but not agressive blast of strong spicy flowers fortified by the concrete base where the amber-heliotrope-vanilla do an exceptional good job. Other star roles are for 'wonder woman' tuberose, 'juicy' plum, 'soothing' honey, 'stirring' incense, allspice and cinnamon. In fact all 22 notes work seemlessly and effciently together to create that undeniable 'Poison blast' that is part of our modern cultural popculture and made 'Poison' a modern icon. Contrary to so many frags nowadays, after teh inital strong blast, 'Poison' continues and creates a slowly evolving eveolution with extremely strong sillage and longevity. It is one of the strongest fragrances ever. I think Dior made it extra strong and concentrated to counter 'Opium' and the Chanels and Obsessions.
If you like the old school intricate perfume masterpieces like 'Coco' and 'Opium', then this one is for you. If you lean toward a more demure Japanese, aquatic, discreet, almost unsniffable approach, run for the hills. Because you can't escape a 'Poison'-attack. On the other hand, 'Poison' on a skin changes constantly, so you can stand for hours next to a woman with 'Poison' on and never get bored by the smell she radiates and so make the olfactory trip of your life. For many people drugs or alchohol is their personal 'poison', for me it is that dark magical blue bottle. 'Poison' is not a frag, it is a phenomenon. You should at least try it once in your life with a tester and give it time (half an hour) to let the initial stormtroopers of the frag settle down, let the edge wear a bit off, and then enjoy the evolution. I for one love it. Certainly compared to the new fragrances that are launched in 2011, this is still a standout. I wouldn't mind being 'Poisoned' till death.

Poison is a very out there fragrance, if you are shy and hiding your light under a bush, this is not the fragrance for you!! Poison develops on the skin to reveal a hidden depth, my husband absolutley loves it! ideal for evenings and definitely sex in a bottle!! la la la!!

My history and obsession with Poison is extensive lol So this review will probably be a book lol. My first experience with Poison was when my mom used to wear this in the early 90's she always smelled so good and had many perfumes in rotation but I always loved when she smelled of this. As a child I had no clue her scent was poison until this minute that im inhaling the intoxicating scent of the vintage on my wrist.

My first experience of Poison as an adult was with the modern formulation. I loved it and it moved me but the more I tested it the more I felt like I was missing out on something fabulous. I would always read peoples rave reviews of the vintage jus which made me feel discouraged that the only formulation that was obtainable for me was the modern. One day I went into a dicounter that I rarely shop at, and on the shelf there was a beat up vintage box of poison I was so excited I bought it on the spot. Only to end up extremely dissapointed to find it leaking, had a weak scent, plus the scent itself was unappealing so it most likely went bad, and most of the lettering was worn off the bottle so it was hard to discern it's authenticity.


Awhile later I found a bottle at Walgreens of all places lol but passed because I always go by authenticity of fragrances by matching batch numbers, researching the companies that make the fragrance but mostly by the thin tracking barcodes usually found on the side or bottom of the box if it's blank it's usually fake. It was blank it was also alot of money so I passed.


A few months ago the grocery store I shopped at for years closed down so I had to go to their other location which is on the otherside of my neighborhood in Brooklyn which I rarely go to so after my shopping was done over there I had to pick up some toiletries at the rite aid down the street. I always like to look at the fragrances at different drug stores hoping to find a bottle of vintage poison. That day I found it! I was with my boyfriend and I told him excitedly I found a vintage bottle he was of course underwhelmed and told me I didn't need anymore perfume lol so we left. Today which was a week later I finally bought it! The box is in pristine condition all the markings on the box are correct the bottle is perfect and the scent is fabulous!!! Totally intoxicating and beautiful now I agree with everyone that says the vinatge blows the modern formultaion out of the water!!

I love this scent I can smell the plum and florals with a smoky dark undertone it's absolutely beautiful one spritz on my wrist and im enveloped with a soft but prominant feminine sillage. All the happy memories I had as a kid are coming back and it makes me feel warm inside. It was a long arduous journey but definitely worth it lol!

Time to review the queen of all tuberose fragrances.

Poison has had quite a run. Over 26 years, it has spawned numerous flankers, and various concentrations that have been lost to time and now sit on eBay for upwards of $200. Unfortunately, Poison has gotten a lot more scrutiny than it has praise, and over time has become one of the reasons for people to think they "hate" perfume. What a shame, as there are some fragrances out there that remind me just how much of a joy it is to be alive. And, wouldn't you know it, Poison is one of them.

I'm going to review the vintage stuff. Gonna be totally honest, while the current stuff captures the "essence" of Poison, it's nowhere near as refined as the original. The current formulation smells closer to (god help me) grape soda, yes. That, and it has this strange "off" note that I can't detect in the original. So, I'm gonna pass on the current one.

The vintage formula, however...

I would describe Poison as a small mountain of tuberose with all the other notes living on top. The creamy fruit notes (plum, etc) are prominent, so we'll say that they are the trees that cover the mountain. A synthetic "hairspray" note is in there, very evocative of the 80's. However, I don't find it unpleasant at all. It's not intrusive, and if anything, it contributes to the character of the scent. Honey helps to give Poison some more sweetness. Finally, the last prominent accord is a stunning, albeit subtle incense/resin smell, which could act as the grass on the mountain. You can't see it as clearly as the trees, but it's there. These accords together, in harmony, create a massive velvety-purple smell that feels like silk. For those looking for a lesson in 3D perfumery, Poison is all about texture. The Poison "smell" as a whole goes on for at least 9 hours on my skin before some musk and a creamy, almond-like heliotrope note round Poison off at about 12 hours. I should also note that there's a neroli/orange blossom note in there, mainly towards the top.

Now, is Poison cloying? Sure. It's strong as fuck, but you need to know how to apply it and when to apply it. I am by NO means a fan of strong, sweet fragrances. I can't tolerate gourmands or fruity-florals for the most part. However, I appreciate Poison, because it's decadent and lush. It doesn't pounce on me; it hugs me.

As a general rule of thumb, don't wear Poison to dinner, movie theaters, on the subway, or at work. Wear it in a place where you'll need it to break through all the other smells and announce your presence with a warm, inviting aura of mystery. Wear it at your own risk in warm weather. You do not need more than 3 sprays of Poison. More than that, and people might die.

Bottom line? Poison is a classic, through all the jeers and cheers. I suggest trying the current stuff, and if you don't like it at all, don't bother with the vintage. If you like it but you smell an "off" note, go for the vintage. If you love it, buy it, but also try to get some vintage, because then you'll have a front-row seat to the magic. There are still vintage bottles out there on eBay and laying around drugstores. The current stuff is in a squat, apple-shaped bottle (the one pictured, which was actually the old Espirt de Parfum bottle); the old stuff is in a taller, more oval-shaped bottle. This shows with the height of the box, as well. Poison may be out of fashion to many people, but if you can wear it well, then you'll be a crowd pleaser.

For fuck's sake, just stop worrying and love the bomb already.

I love this perfume so much, I miss it in my collection! It makes men crazy! It is an amazing man magnet! I can understand some people not liking this, if your chemistry doesn't work, you wont like it. This fragrance is a seductive gem that is not loud and obnoxious , its smokey sweet beauty is captivating and its a masterpiece to me! LOVE!

Unforgettable scent worn by unforgettable woman; a parfume that reflects a real woman: misterious and seductive. My timeless favourite.

Does Poison remind anyone of Kenzo Kashaya?

I first tried Poison very recently, and kept thinking, "what the heck does this remind me of?" and I think it's the Kashaya.

After hearing this iconic (perfect word for it) perfume mentioned countless times, my anticipation at first sniffing it was immense. With the sandalwood, cinnamon, woods, vanilla, incense, etc., I had always imagined I had a rough idea how it smelled. I did not.

I was not prepared for how floral it is, at least for the first couple of hours. I would even say it's mis-categorized as oriental. Though, after a while it did morph into something closer to what I had been expecting.

This perfume doesn't smell woodsy at all on me. For me, it's a strong floral.

Poison is a masterpiece. While I can't wear it (it makes my family gag) I admire it and I am secretly obsessed with it.
It's big, it's poisonous, it's addictive. Whenever I have a chance, I sneak a freshly "poisoned" test strip into my purse and enjoy it that way.
If I have to choose the best of the best of all times, Poison and it's bottle would win!

This perfume is iconic. It is THE rebelion perfume from the '80s. It brought a great revolution to the perfume industry worldwide. After this, perfumes would never be the same again! So mysterious, so poisonous... A must-have perfume for every woman! Mostly recomended as a night perfume. But then again Mystery is timeless...

Dior has been really awesome at making fragrances and in my opinion they have made many of the most remarkable, timeless and unforgettable fragrances, among them Diorissimo and Poison. I used to wear both in the 90s when I was in my teens and I love them the same now. Two very different fragrances; one very simple and one complicated genial juices, two ends of the scale but both unparalelled. I have already written a review of Midnight Poison, which is among my favorites as well but recently smelling the original Poison brought back how great this scent is and how current. This seems to be the sexiest, most sensual fragrances ever created to me. The combination is just magical, very warm, very passionate, very inviting but not heavy or nauseating; instead it is seduction locked in a bottle with long lasting power and depth. I am thinking of getting a bottle again for those occassions when I really want to make an impression but not shock someone. Not as mysterious, eccentric, edgy or melancholic as Midnight Poison but what I imagine Glenn Close would wear in Dangerous Liaisons.

It's hard to deny that nearly all the Dior scents seem to create a very distinct mood. You can't just say that 'Dune' smells like this or that, or 'Poison' smells like this or that - they are their own beautiful beasts, each of which truly changed perceptions about scent.

Poison is a seducer. It's a very rich perfume, and seeing just how many elements are used to create it, it's no wonder that it releases a scent harmony that's like a musical chord you haven't heard before. I think it takes nerve to combine frankincense, heliotrope, honey and fruit. Mixed incorrectly and this could be a sweet and smoky mess. Instead, we have a remarkably dense and velvety scent that I like to think of as 'dark floral.'

I've been noticing, reading through many reviews, that perfumes created in the '80's seem to be loaded with tons of different ingredients - this has kept them from being really timeless scents. Poison is an exception to this rule. Just like a witch at a cauldron, adding an 'eye of newt' and a 'strand of maiden hair', Poison is a dark concoction that's always going to remain a lovely mystery.

not good - sugary and sickly and overly heavy.
overall, quite unpleasant

Oh my, this is my secret addiction! It's not a perfume to be shared. It is a perfume for me, dark, mysterious, potent and in every way symbolic of me as a strong powerful woman. Chamelion like, it develops, changes, grows and expresses itself as it warms to my skin and my personality and my inner soul. It is enjoyed just by me, the ultimate indulgence, hedonistic, wonderful. And if someone should choose to enjoy it in close proximity with me, then they are welcome. But only if I choose.....

Amazing amazing perfume. I thought this was going to be a big and heavy perfume like Lou Lou, Cacharel but when I wore it yesterday evening and today for the first time, I was amazed. This works really good on my skin. It's not as heavy as some of the people here say it is, at least not on me. It's sensual and very sexy. It's for that special occasion, dance night out, date, romantic evening, ... this is my style. I love these kind of perfumes. I must say, I love every poison by Dior but this one is the best. While Lou Lou is very heavy on the plum and cinnamon, this one isn't. I smell honey, rose, incense and vanilla. Very noticable but wearble. Lou Lou can be a bit harsh, this one not. I highly recommend Poison.

The best part about this fragrance is the drydown.

Update: this almost beats my absolute favorite perfume (my signature scent since years: Patchouli by Reminiscence). There are no words that describe the love I feel for this venomous Poison. Sex in a bottle.

I sampled this at a store today, just to reminisce. It's still... good. But such a pale shadow of what it used to be. Such a shame. I admire it, I don't love it. But mostly it brings back good memories.

Oh my my....everytime i use it i fall in love with it again.Just try it and give it 30 mins to settle down.I know its very strong and only for the evening occasions.I cant stand heavy perfumes which give me headache.but its an exception.after using 1 year now i love the strong beginning also.i feel like im dreaming heaven....lol.

In order to enjoy this perfume there are in my case some rules that must be followed: sprayed carefully from the distance, at least 15 minutes before going out and only 2 squirts maximum. Then it`s not dangerous at all. This is huge, beautiful, dominant tuberose combined with a little bit of everything...overripe sweet plums, resins, flowers and spices, but the best part is when the honey note appears in the drydown.

Poison is a Witch's potion used in spells for conjuring one's inner seductress. Used correctly, it is said to attract strong alpha males & cause them to willingly submit to a woman's every lustful desire. Upon first spray the potion appears to be rather toxic. The notes coriander, plum, anise & mace cause temporary blindness with its dark mist. In a panic, the initiate struggles to free herself from the mist, but it will not release her. As she fights her way through to the heart of the potion the the mist releases the scent of rose, tuberose, ylang-ylang, carnation, cinnamon, jasmine, lily of the valley. As the mist gets thicker, her body falls to the floor & convulses when nights of passion from her past flash within her mind. "The power lies within" she begins to chant as her body continues to thrash about. Finally, an hour later the vapor is lifted. Her body is left feeling exhausted, but her hunger for lust quickly revives her. Using the moon as a compass, she sets out to the city to find a mate. Along the streets many submissive males become restless as their senses are aroused by the trail of cedarwood, vetiver, sandalwood, musk, heliotrope, vanilla & opoponax when she walks by. They don't dare follow and quietly retreat. She begins to pick up speed & runs toward the trees along the local park. Under a canopy of leaves & branches she stands in the only beam of moonlight & begins to slowly disrobe. He, a strong male with a chiseled body & handsome face steps out from the darkness. Unaware of what brought him there, he moves towards her & takes her naked body into his arms. As her body generates heat, the smell of Poison wafts through the air. His nose catches the scent & now, this once strong man is suddenly brought to his knees with her desires pumping through his veins. At last he looks up at her with willful eyes before he instinctively carries out her only lustful desire.

Getting to the base of Poison can be a brutal process for some, but I find process rather exciting. Now excuse me while I grab my bottle of Poison & run for the trees.

I tried this Original Poison on one wrist and Pure Poison on the other. At first, I prefered the Pure Poison; however, after about and hour or more, I started to fall in love with the Original.

Try before buying. It is a monster - sillage and longevity is incredible. But still this scent is too sweet and unbearable for me even I appreciate it for being exceptional.

This is the one I use for all that "forbidden" evenings full of luxury, dressing in evening gown, when I feel like seducing somebody special.
Poison is love, or hate. Nothing in between. But trust me, it´s never "ignore".

I remember smelling this on someone in the late '80s and falling in love with it immediately. Love the "grapey" spicy aspect of it...and the mystery. Gorgeous bottle and precious essence... I have had it on and off over the years and am happy to have a bottle on my shelf right now. It brings many compliments...

I agree with white. Pure grape juice. Not for me.

This is a very 1980s fragrance. Back in the 80s and very early 90s it was my go-to winter fragrance but since then I haven't and won't wear it again. It's very dated now IMO.

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THIS IS NOT SPAM. Just a bunch of really rare informations about Poison and it's history. Fun to read for Poison-freaks like me. I really encourage you to check it out.

My three proper reviews are below.

i dont really like this but at the same time i love it weird innit
its so luxurious

Man, the eighties weren't that easy, right? I think, I've forgotten. Somehow they got us used to Poison, what a pain, it was pretty normal to smell it all the time, everywhere. Probably easier to pull off, if you haven't actually lived in the eighties?!

Today I used the tinniest of all possible tiny drops of vintage pure perfume and this is the bomb. I simply does not come over all memories attached, I cannot smell it open-minded. I cannot fracture it to notes (if I'm able to that at all), because this is Poison. Full stop.

I don't like it, not a bit and I guess, that won't change in the future. It gives me not a real headache, but a Poison specific symptom, not unlike the feeling, you get, if you eat icecream too fast. A dragging pain over the nose under the forehead. And I know exactly, what happens, if I get in touch with only one more Poison molecule: Nausea, disgust, scrubbing.

I tell you all that openly, because I know, that this reaction is part of the appeal for the lovers and also for the inventors.

Not for the faint of heart. Or for the Germans: Nur die Harten komm in Garten.

I don't like obnoxious florals or sweet scents.

I don't like tuberose bombs.

But... I finally smelled Poison, and I LOVE IT.

It's the creamiest, most wonderful, most perfectly-executed tuberose I've ever smelled. It has a "grainy" quality to it, like the satisfying feeling of eating a good bread product (e.g. whole wheat toast).

Of course, it lasts forever and projects like a god, but it's perfect. I love it.

Keep in mind, I'm reviewing the original formulation from the 80's. I NEED MORE OF IT!

A fetching little spicy jasmine. Certainly not the bulldozer that I don't even remember smelling in the 80s. But then again, I recently thought Lutens's A La Nuit smelled like a mild jasmine for a moment and then like sourdough bread.

Could I have suffered a remapping of the jasmine pathways of the brain?

To me it's just way to sweet. To grapey & to fruity, reminds me of a scent an older women would wear & I'm 33 so not a teeny bopper by a long shot. I tried this & wore it all day. It lasted well, but just isn't my favorite scent. I thought once it dried I would like it more then the 1st blast out of the bottle, but that simply wasn't the case for me. Not my favorite by a long shot. Glad this was a gift & not a waist on my part.

I love love love this perfume.Its so elegent and strong perfume.I use it occationally specialy in the evening.It stays for almost 10 to 12 hours straight.only 2 drops make wonder.Someone gifted it to me almost 3 years ago and still i have some left.I wish it never finishes...

the person that made it is a genius

For a strong, sexually empowered woman. Spices floating in wine and sweet cigar smoke.

This is a fantastic perfume.LOVE IT, LOVE IT.Dark, strong,just how I want it.This is one of the few perfumes that lasts.It seems that my skin "eat" most of the perfumes I have,(and I like the strong ones)because they only last for a few hours, but this one stays with me all day.It's very strong in the beginning but it quickly drys down to soft, spicy and warm scent, that suits me perfect.But if you have a delicate nose it's best to stay away from this one.It will blow you away.For me:HEAVEN IN A BOTTLE.

My review is for a very rare original Esprit D'Parfum from 1985. I have a very precious bottle of it that takes my breath away after 25 years! It was the source of the sensation that was soon to become a phenomenon. You must experienced Poison in its purest form!

Looking back at Dior in 1985, the house was faltering as far a perfume went. Everything contained green floral with lily of the valley. Diorella passed into history...They needed something new and unique.

The mysterious forbidden fruit was the inspiration for Poison. What was this strange and beautiful aroma that wafted down the steets of Paris in the rain. It was nothing short of fine art!

The original formula was how an amythyst might smell like. Grapes? Dense, deep, rosey, tuberose coated in honey? Jasmine, neroli and deep carnation! No lily of the valley! Myrrh and incense fuel the deep dark AMBER musk climax that has many secrets to keep! The original formula kept them well!

The garish fruity EDT released in the USA was NOT what I found in Paris. The fruit was turned up and the delicate florals drowned in alcohol. It flew off of retail shelves like Pop Tarts for a daycare, making it one of the biggest selling fragrances of all time. Then came the endless flankers that redefined the house of Dior. Christian must be rolling over in his grave!

One thing is certain-you will not find another perfume like it, its incrediably distinctive.
For me the saga started when i was 20. I was already wearing Samsara for couple of years and while it was my HG, i wanted to try something else. i tried Poison and really liked it. It did fit my category of oriental, long lasting fragrances. However, i got bored with it and gave my bottle away.
I revisited it recently, at local Macy's. For old time sake, i sprayed it on and just about gagged. I thought it smelled waay too strong and dated. Fortunately, i sprayed it on the card but none the less, i threw it in my purse and forgot about it. At the end of the day, i opened my purse and was wondering what that warm spicy scent was. Then it hit me-it was Poison i sprayed on the card. Over next 2 days i periodically removed card to sniff it like a junkie in need of a fix. I decided to get a bottle only to realize that online is the only option-noone carries it anymore. I finally found one at Long's, of all places and now a proud owner of this complex fragrance
On first spray, i get coriander which is a bit spicy, i don't really smell berries or honey, but coriander and tuberose. Best way to describe it would be tuberose flower floating in a spiced wine. Lasting power is awesome-small spray lasted nearly 6 hours on me and my clothes smelled of it for several days.I always loved the bottle-its elegant and mysterious. I'm actually surprised that number of young women are able to wear and appreciate this scent but that's great. i wish more companies nowdays made unique fragrances instead of generic clones of each other

Tried this in the 90's and only had a small bottle, but really liked it in small doses. I think I would buy it again and wear it sparingly or for special occasions. It is truly original, and it has a very deep feel to it.

This perfume takes over everything. You know it is there and arrives before you do. Definitely not subtle.

Treat myself today to a bottle of Poison. I used to love this back in the 80s , but i was too young afford a proper bottle and i used to wear a god awful £1 store "Smells like " instead ! Ive had the odd sniff in shops over the years but this is the first one ive owned. Why did i wait so long ?


I ABSOLUTLEY ADORE THIS STUFF !

I am happy we are going into the cold and dark season now , because i can wear all these dark , gothic scents that are impossible in summer.

I will wear it tomorrow when my BF is back from working away , he usually only likes "light summery" scents , so im hoping he doesnt hate it as im planning on wearing this a LOT this season .PS- I tested the Midnight Poison today too , i prefer this original much more. The MP is a bit too medicinal/boozy for me .

So I finally tested the infamous Poison after wanting to for so long, and...I love it! It smells just like everyone else has described it- like spicy, cinammony, grape wine. I think it's very sensual, soothing, delicious, mmmm. I can see why some people may not like it though. At first spray it is quite strong and intense, even a little stinky, but you let it dry down about 10 to 15 min, and thats when the true scent starts to come through- that sweet spicy smell! Honestly, when I first tested this fragrance it wasn't exactly what I was expecting- I mean yes it was strong in the beginning and then it fades to a nice spicy sweet smell- but after that initial blast, I didn't feel it was as strong and overpowering at everyone makes it seem...maybe they reformulated it? I felt it was kinda soft on me...I mean I could smell it ( I did one spray) but I didn't feel like it was overpowering at all (maybe with more than one spray it's overpowering??) And also, it didn't last as long as I was expecting. It lasted on me about 6 hrs, which is GOOD, but it didn't last ALL DAY like some other reviews say...I was expecting this to be the most overpowering, heady, longest lasting perfume in the world, I was almost afraid to spray it on! Hahaha! But to my surprise it wasn't exactly like that! ( I mean, they actually banned this in certain restaurants for overpowering the smell of the food?!) I guess it's all chemistry..or the amount sprayed..or maybe they really did update it and make it lighter..who knows? All I have to say is I do love this fragrance! I think it's great for the cold weather and fancy nights out, stuff like that. And to everyone else, go out and try Poison for yourself, it's really not that scary! : D

magic happened. i always used to HATE that one. i thought it was strong, loud and not very comfortable.
but a few days ago, i retested it and... i kind of liked it. what a surprise. it is still strong, but not as disgusting as i remembered it.
still, it is not a fragrance i would like to wear everyday, but i think it is kind of nice to wear during wintertime...

The word "cloying" was invented for this scent. I have always hated it. It is truly horrible. At a certain point in the late 80's, there were basically two different types of girls where I lived: those whole wore "Poison" and those who wore "Oscar" (I bucked the trend and wore "Obsession" - I was a black sheep! Wow, small towns!) The girls who wore "Poison" always wore WAAAYYY too much, and you could SPOT them a mile away. With my apologies to those who enjoy this scent, it reminds me of what I imagine the girls on "Jersey Shore" would smell like!

*From a vintage EDP mini

So very heady. Brings to mind those grande dames of my youth with lots of jewelry, animal print clothing, black hair, red lipstick and powdered white skin who could often be found floating on a choking cloud of tuberose. A more is more philosophy. Then it turned so thick with musk it began to remind me of...rotten meat. I'm so sorry to make that association, but that's what I smelled. In the maiden/mother/crone trilogy this one's the crone, Feminite du Bois is the mother, and I guess Lolita Lempika is the maiden.

The bottle is mysterious. Makes you feel like there is some magical substance in it. The perfume is seductive and unique, an instant gratification mixture.
It is so much better than other Poison incarnations, a shame since things should really move forward.
If you wear it, you feel like anything is possible. Really, "makes things happen"! Like real poison it has the ability to "cure" in small doses or "kill" in larger ones.
This perfume is a classic, the female "Kouros" in a way.
I did a test in the streets of Athens sometime ago, (all the silly things I do when I'm bored) holding a paper sprayed with "Poison" and asking people to smell it and give it a no from 0-10.
They either hated it or loved it. It was ahead of its time and still is in a way..
Although a very feminine perfume its strong/decisive edge, gives it a very masculine identity.

An advice: spray it on your clothes not on your skin.

The guy who created it, where is he from? Anyone knows?
A brilliant work!

I worked for Christian Dior several years ago, so I had my fair share of smelling Poison. I must say that I do like it; however, this is a one spray type fragrance. This is not something you spray on each wrist and on your neck LOL It is strong, and it lasts very long. Poison is classy with a big hit of sex appeal.

This is actually the strangest fragrance I've ever come by. I really distaste it. When I meet somebody wearing this, it smells like their clothes have been wet and not completely dried again... Like things in a closet that hasn't been aired for some 30 years... I wouldn't wear it for money

further to my review below, I have now used up my vial and am now adding a full bottle to my wish list - wonderful stuff, and my husband loves it too!!

Sorry to say this perfume doesn't work for me. I smell like heavy jasmine mixed with cheap sandalwood incense.

In the mid 1980's I worked as a flight attendant. Poison was one of those popular fragrances that all of the flight attendants wanted to wear. When you have 14 stewardesses, in uniform, wearing gallons of Poison crammed into a little crew van that drove us to the airport it felt as if I had been trapped in a Welch's grape jelly factory. It was God awful! The pilots in the van wanted to throw up. So overwhelmingly SWEEEEET!!!!

Ahhh, the quintessential fragrance of my youth! I felt SO mature when wearing this in the late eighties/early nineties (late teens to early 20s) and none of my friends could get away with wearing it, so I felt *very* special LOL. A lot of fragrances have come & gone for me over the years, but Poison is the one constant. I don't wear it as often nowadays, but every now & then I have a few days in a row where I wear it and it always takes me straight back to my younger days. Love it! One of the most wonderful perfumes ever invented!

Queen Vampire Seductress. Sultry darkness at its finest. Insolence EDP + Bite + Dank. Fantastic! Smells just like the bottle color. The only thing missing is a slight shock up through your fingers when you touch it!

This is the only fragrance I wear in EDT rather than the EDP.

Instantly recognizable. It's a powerhouse and not for the faint hearted. I received a bottle as a gift, but it's not one of my favourites I'm afraid. I don't think I'd ever buy bottle. Excellent projection - lasts for hours if that's how you want to smell.It reminds me of something from my school days, plasticine perhaps.

Spicy, cold, bitter, deep, dark, sensual, full-bodied, unrepentant, dangerous, bold, plummy, violet-creamy, diabolical, heavenly and womanly - the creator should be given a "Poison" oscar for creating this brilliant masterpiece as it is everything a perfume should and should NOT be (if that makes any sense lol). I agree with many of the great reviews on here; "Poison" is such a complex and amazing perfume, either you love it or hate it. And when you love it, you would walk miles on foot, in snow, just to get a bottle of your own! I wore for my neighbour's 21st birthday party back in to the 80's when "Poison" hit its high; we were dancing to Madonna and Pet Shop Boy hits, wearing lacy leggings and matt red lipstick. So cool! My friend and I both were wearing "Poison". Our neighbour's mother tactfully said she didnt like the waves of "Poison" wafting down the food table, she said the smell would put people off the potato salad and told us to please remain seated at the end of the table and she agreed to serve us instead; otherwise she said my friend and I would be moving around too much and infiltrating the air with the heavy smell of too much "poison" LOL! So I guess "Poison" really should carry a Government Health Warning....
It has something forbidden and "gothic" about it, which IMO only enhanced its appeal! Great memories!

I was lucky to receive a vial of this in a swap recently, my husband has gone out to the pub so I thought- here goes...One, two, three sprays!!
Yikes! It smells like fruity medicine! But then, aah, something mysteriously delicious sneaks up on you and makes you want to smell more and more ...I really feel that I have to dig out some purple 80's velvet goth gear to wear with this, it has great nostalgic properties but isn't entrenched in those times, I believe that Guerlain totally stole the poison structure and 'purpleness' and put it into their fantastic 'Insolence' EDP. It's a modern classic!

Something i noticed is that fragrances back in the day were made using more notes than fragrances today and were much stronger.

Love it or hate it, you cant ignore it. This is THE power fragrance of the 80s you could smell it everywhere in all different strengths. The edp was where it was at (which is now discontinued I believe). Deep, rich purple berries as an opening that dried down to a sexy musky ambery delight. Great for wintery evening. The edt is much more shrill and aggressive on application. Both have great sillage and last and last and last. Another diva fragrance not for the shy.

I had this one a long time ago and I loved it that time.
I try it now and has the same relaxing, sweet and delectable scent, I still liking it.
In my city (warm and sunny) this one is good for fall or winter time.

I remember this as a bomb! Heavy, heavy for a late night in town. Spices dominate, and now as an adult I probably would get migrains of the scent.

no1 in the eighties,one of our favourites.I still remember the strong essence of forest fruits and wild cherries.

one word.... poisonous... :) pity they dont have a "man" version :/

OMG! Poison is THICK & STRONG- I have recently bought my 1st bottle (yes 2011) I feel like Im FINALLY old enough (Im 42) to pull this scent off. In the 80s I could not stand it. It is the spiciest perfume I have ever smelled its like someone threw coriander, allspice, anise and cinnamon in a very hot pan & the spices were burning & smoking then threw in plums! It is not for the faint of heart!I do not know of another perfume that has such violent reactions just to the name -both love & hate as Original poison does. 1 bottle will last you a lifetime- do not overspray! Do not overspray & get into crowded elevators PLEASE.

If i had to say one thing, and one thing only about this fragrance, i would simply mention that Dior is the most honest person in the whole world.
This scent is POISONOUS!!! I both love, and bitterly hate it.
Me, and my friend Grottola have been discussing it for a while, since i didn't want to jump to any conclusions with my review. He mentioned to me that Poison came to be right at the apex of the powerhouse era.

I completely understand the fragrance in that respect, there couldn't be much more of a better toe curling, ear shattering, hair pulling climax of a women's powerhouse to put the final death knell on the industry.
One of the undoubtedly greatest final chapters in that storybook of horrors. Ironically enough, i wasn't necessarily interested in poison itself, i was drawn to it from my love of Hypnotic poison, and ultimately Annick Menardo.
Boy was i surprised when i smelled the mother of the poison flankers.

I'm not even going to bother trying to break down the notes at this time.
I may try at a later date when my nose has developed more, but as of right now, i'll give it my best.
It starts out with a very WRONG smelling sweet haze. Almost like something instinctively animals will try to avoid. A deceptive sweetness, like the one found in human waste, or rotting garbage. Not that it's a bad thing, like i said, Dior is very honest.
Toxicity reaps throughout as we get random spikes in juniper, and vividly excruciating mixed florals of varying strength.
In the base i try so hard to grasp at heliotrope, for something to lean on, something to put me at ease with this monster.
But like christ on the cross, i am only offered vinegar(artificial grape?????).

With a trembling hand, and a weary nose, i am raped into submission.
I approve

Smell: No comment
Longevity: 10+
Sillage: 10++

I never view this fragrance as a floral because I can't detect any flowers for the fragrance is so densely packed together.

I get intense sweetness like grape and plum against smokey incense and deep patchouli wood notes almost medicine like. If not the right amount is applied the scent turns very harsh.

I feel its time has come and gone though it did change the face of fragrances at its time.

A male counterpart of this fragrance would be Joop Homme which is also fruity cherry notes against that CD Poison medicine base.

I had this back in the day and loved it..then a few awful copies were worn and I gradually went off Poison.
I still think its one of a kind and just may get a small bottle to keep in my collection although I doubt if I could wear it now.
It is a magical scent

Poison was the first I tried from this range but was soon replaced by Midnight Poison. It has recently regained favour after I was dismayed to realise that I couldn't remove the nozzle cap of my Midnight Poison to decant into one of those Travalo-style atomisers, but I could do it with Poison, which has now made it the "night-time" perfume of choice for travelling and partying.

While the toxic opening initially overwhelmed the senses on my first try, soon I could appreciate the complex spicy blend that after awhile gave way to a rich, sensual floral.

I only wear this late at night, usually at clubs, and 1-2 sprays (applied to the back of the neck, then I put my hair down after it has dried, so that people don't directly sniff it if they lean in to give me a hug) is enough.

On those nights, sometimes I reapply before going to bed. I especially love the way it smells when I get up the next morning - by then it has died down into a soft, pleasant, comforting scent.

Definitely a love or hate perfume that is different on everyone. Just make sure that you try it a few times and give it at least until the next day before passing judgement!

It was the first designer perfume of my mother in the early 90's. (After it, Givenchy Amarige was the second one).
I think I've started to love the world of perfumes then. My mother appreciated this small splash bottle, used it occasionally, she wanted to keep the liquid as long as possible, so used it only 2-3 drops per occasion. And kept it on the shelf of the bathroom. I loved to see and touch the bottle, and I was amazed how long is the lasting power on her. The smell was also gorgeous, which I've never smelled before. It was hard to get designer perfume (or any other perfume or luxury items)in that era in my country. So Poison was a magic, and now we have a wide variety of perfumes which can buy easily (but still expensive if we count the salaries), but Poison kept the magic for me.
I have now a decant of it, but I don't know that I can use it long term, because the smell is not so gorgeous on me, and I find it a bit harsh in present days.
But sniffing the bottle reminds me of lot of pleasant memories,so I will keep it no doubt. And I'll try to wear it, who knows maybe it will be successful.

This is a love or hate fragrance. I loved it for a while in the early 1990's. I bought everything in it that was offered, I still have the dusting powder from 1993! I tired of it after a year or so. Once in a GREAT while I wear it, but it's definitely a winter night fragrance for me. My husband likes it more than I do, anymore. Just got a little too sweet for me.

I liked when my friend had it. It was great sent and I bought it for mysef, but I couldn't stand the sent on me:(

I do not like it!
But I agree it took part in making a style of the good golden age, once.

I Just got it since I had a miniature bottle, Now I'm lovein' it so much.

hmm im in my 20's but i do love it :) when i was young i owned a fake version of poison,guess what, it was my favorite, and now im ready for the original.

Proud to be one of those doomed women who used to wear this entoxicating perfume.

OMG I sprayed it on and had the most horrible migraine for the rest of the day, I gave it another go and it happened again but this time I vomited, and ever since then whenever I smell someone wearing it I very literally become panic stricken! I find it MUCH too strong in my opinion this perfume is likely to be THE REASON for so many restaurants and public places going "scent free" these days...It's aptly named...it fills me with terror...I run just as fast as I can to the other side of the room if someone is wearing it nearby me...it's such a shame as the women who wear it are obviously not wall flowers and would probably be wonderfully interesting but I just can't bare to be near them!Poison unfortunately you literally poison me!

Nice unique scent from back in the day, I liked the berry undertones! Purple was my fav color. It was mature scent. I loved the body creme bottle/jar, it was a collectible.

Aha! I knew that Dior must have reformulated this! I fell in love with perfume when I discovered Poison. It was being launched in a large department store, and I was on my way to start a magical romance with the man of my dreams (now my husband of 23 years). I saw all the large billboards, noticed the name 'POISON' and thought 'Who on earth would call a perfume 'poison'!' so I wandered over to the counter, had to try this. That was it...it was truly love at first smell. Same with my love. He just couldnt get over how beautiful I smelt when he met me at the airport. The beauty of it still lingers with me and although I have had many bottles since 1987 , they never seemed to smell the same as that first one! Now I know why...they went and ruined it , didnt they and reformulated it. Now why on earth did Dior go and ruin probably the masterpiece of perfume history! Shame on you! Bring back the original formula and watch your sales soar then!

I can't believe myself, third review...

POISON is: smoking pot in old 1964 Rambler and listening to 'I want to break free' by Queen, wild journalism, women drinking jack on rocks, cigarette machines, velour dresses, home made orangeade, benders at campfire, reading your first russian novel, overriped strawberries that actually taste better than fresh ones, smell of cities at night during the first summer days, cowboy shoes covered in mud, Lucky Strike's "It's toasted", peyote with it's fine psychoactive properties, Madonna's ridiculous black eyebrows and white hair, some really fucked up original tales by the Grimm brothers, Angel Heart soundtrack, darkness, gasoline, mystery, death, 1986 Stand by me movie.

So let the good times roll.

This is a diabolical, luscious, decadent and mature perfume.Its so comlex and so deep that everytime it smells different and every time it manages to mesmerize me and seduce me and it makes me want to make love to myself.In the winter time it smells like a sinister scent of cold overripe fruit and dark woods and in summer time it smells like dark sultry spicy honey so to me its just perfect.Its a realy contradicting and fascinating perfume and it deserves its name becouse it poisons your senses with its otherwordly beauty.

I had it when I was in the school.I love it.

im still a teen so i think its a lil bit old for me , for i quite enjoy the smell after an hour , soft , mysterious , romantic !

i adoooooooooooooooore this perfume ! so mysterious..and really stands out ! but i think it's more for night and events than morning ,right???
it's totally ok for me to wear this everytime but i'm afraid to wear in the morning because i think it's powerfull for college. so can any one help me out please????

In a sea of fruity florals poison definately stands out in a crowd! Very original. Personally I like it, but it's certainly not a scent for everyone. Dark, mysterious, edgy, just doesn't suit all people. I love its depth, its warmpth, its spicy fruitiness, its lasting power. This is daring scent for daring women.

This is a classic, and one of the best perfumes ever made. They just don't take the time to make perfumes anymore as good as they did in the old days. It is pure plumy floral goodness. Lasts for a long time and has great silage. A little goes a long way!! I have the vintage formula though, I don't like the modern day formulation at all. It smells flat and like moth balls and pee. If you really want to appreciate the glory of this perfume you really need to find a vintage bottle. I hope to never run out of this.

Poisonous, powerful, perfect purity!! All enveloping, classic, seductive and rare! Easily recognisable and so rich and warm! I haven't had this one in my collection for years and I have such fond memories about it! I must reacquaint myself with it soon!

As a goth teenager I wore this on a daily basis. 9 am, all black, smokey eyes, long black fingernails, Poison. (OMG, I think now. And I had the esprit de parfum, bloody hell!).

Now I wear it only when I go out in winter. It's really good if you go to the opera e.g. I still perfer the esprit de parfum as all the other modern versions seem a bit plastic and simplified to me.

This was my first real fragrance when I was about 16. So iconic, so 80s, so memorable, so potent! Everything in my wardrobe smelled of this in 1989. Fruity, spicy, rich, heady, deep, exotic. There is nothing else like it.

I love Poison but sadly, it no longer loves me! I remember when it first came out - I was at school and I used to help myself to a spray from my room-mate's bottle before I went to meet my then boyfriend. For years it was the scent of sex and danger for me! Very rich and rounded with plummy floral notes dominant. Incredibly strong and long-lasting - in the eighties you could smell a Poison-wearer approaching a mile away!

It's still all of those things - rich, intoxicating, sexy, floral, plummy and I still love to smell it on other people. On me, unfortunately, it now feels just very heavy indeed and under the top notes I find something unpleasantly chemical that turns me off it.

DO apply it sparingly, though, as there's a fine line between intoxicating those around you and suffocating them!

A classic of perfumery ! A masterpiece ! Poison puts a spell on you ! It's just bewitching !
I remember that when it came out , my parents were given a sample of it for buying from the shop. And my mother hated it , me (i was more or less 5 )and my granma tested it and we loved it !
For some reason i haven't tested it again until today , and more than 25 years after, i still love it !
Unfortunately , i can't wear it , because it's just not me :-((

I fell in love with this fragrance in the 80s. There had never been anything even remotely close to Poison before and has not been since. The first time I experienced it, it was as another woman walked past wearing it. It was so memorable that I still remember the moment and what that woman looked like 24 years later. I thought WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

It is intoxicating, mesmerising, dominant, sophisticated, complex, intriguing, and masculine, whilst also being ultra feminine and sexy in a powerful and confident way. It encompasses what the 80s were about - woman power!

When my last bottle from the 80s ran out, I didn't buy another one for some time, as the fashions had turned to much more subtle scents, but I recently bought a new one and was not disappointed! It is still just as amazing and intoxicating now as it was then, I thought WOW! all over again.

Not for the faint hearted - if you wear this, you will be noticed! If you don't want to totally dominate the room, spray sparingly.

I was "introduced" to this fragrance by a young woman in our office. She wore too much and her chemistry just didn't work with it. It smelled like someone had heated up smelly soap until it was burning.

Please don't ever wear it around me in an enclosed space! Worst smell on the planet!

WOW!!! Love it or hate it, it is no wonder that this is a classic that will live on forever. There is no fragrance that smells even close to it.

Poison, along with Dior's Addict, are my two only scents I wear. I am 38, and I find that many of the younger people (25 and below)give me compliments, especially guys. I think what makes a lot of folks my age cringe is that they lived through the 80's "Poisoned" era, where 9 out of 10 women and everybody who was anybody was drenching themselves in this stuff. At first spray, I am immediately taken back to Chemistry class in 1987 with the big hirsprayed dos and tote bag sized pocketbooks. I had one kid about 22 tell me he wanted to buy this perfume for his mom. I told him, "Dude, if she's my age, don't do it, she'll ground you for life."

I truly believe that Poison could be a huge hit for the next generation of 16 to 29 year olds, but most of them are not familiar with it. I am already seeing some of my 20-25 year old co-workers buying this stuff. All anyone needs to understand with this perfume is that ONE SPRAY is enough, even if it is on your left foot! No more, or it will kill you. If you respect it, you will be greatly rewarded. The cost of this juice is about 75 bucks for the big bottle online. Seems expensive, intil you realize that one bottle will last you six months or more. Do the math. Most folks pay about 50 bucks for a perfume and go through three or four bottles in that time frame. Poison needs no reapplying for about 15 hours, at least! If you can get through the first half hour of the initial blast, you will find it to be quite intoxicating and soothing. My husband goes nuts over this stuff!!!!

One more thing..... I work in the wine industry, and this is my favorite among men who seem to like to drink Merlot.

My friend uses this stuff and yesterday sprayed me with it. I got the most awful headache and eventually I threw up!! I came home and put all of my clothes in the washer and had a long bath but I'm still convinced I can smell this horrible stuff. I do actually feel like I've been poisoned :-(

To those of you who own it....please please please, one spray is plenty. Never spray it on an unsuspecting friend. Gently does it, it is Poison after all.

I once had a mini of Poison parfum, given to me by one of my X lovers. It was glorious and made me feel so sexy, in a trashy way but at the time that's how I wanted to feel.

I recently tested the new formula, and couldn't believe my nose! It's so far off from the original Poison, not even worth a sniff if you can remember what it used to be....The new formula smells exactly like plums and pee pee..Straight wet panties and alcoholic fruits..

It sickened me and I almost cried!

I am a perfume collector and this is the very first perfume I ever bought. Unfortunately whenever I wore it someone in my house would complain that they hated it, so I wore it sparingly. I personally thought it was pretty sweet, and to me the wild berries stood out which made me feel like I was wearing a perfume that resembled fine wine. Problem is I've had my bottle for 20 years now and I smelled it the other day and it has gone bad, bad bad.. what a shame. Fortunately I found a perfume that to me smells quite similar and it's a bit of a surprise. I think Alien by Thierry Mugler smells a little bit like Poison. Infact I wore Alien the other day and my mom thought I was wearing Poison, but it didn't give her a headache.. so, I guess if you kind of like the scent, but it offends people around you, try Alien. Obviously there are differences, but it's kind of funny that not only I but my mom also smelled some similarities between the two

Another perfume that I used to wear in my 20's, but not anyone, it is now too strong for me to wear. Perhaps I should try some of the other in the Poison range. Beware a little goes a long long way. Don't overdo this one

Somebody in high school used to wear this perfume, looong time ago, and I liked it!! A year ago I bought it but something happened that it does not smell like I remember, so, now I have it but I dont like to wear it. Too bad because it is really expensive!!

When I was a kid me and my friend used to secretly spray ourselves with Poison when her mom was not around. I don't know how I would have reacted to it if I'd never smelled it before and I got a sample today, but at the time it was magical and I still have that nostalgic connection with it. The small bottle I have now doesn't get a lot of wear, but I still need it in my collection to remind myself of those days..

The bottle is really elegant and pretty.But I absolutely hate this fragrance.Its so strong,for me its stinky.Worst perfume of the Poison series.

I can't help myself madly loving this fragrance! I don't care if someone think it's disputable or disgusting. It's my magic potion, which keeps the secret of ultimate sexuality! Bottle smells like grape juice, on my skin Poison turns honeysweet miracle. Very strong perfume with incredible lasting power, not for sensible woman, but for sensual woman!

I have to add something that I have noticed with this fragrance, men love this!! I haven't met one man that didn't ask me what I was wearing! It has sex appeal!!! Keeping in mind chemistry is everything with this fragrance! Either you got it or you don't.

Poison is 1982 Joan Jett performing Touch me in Germany, beat genaration of early 70s confused about what to do with their statements after Morrisons death, every teenager not sure about drugs, fathers bored with their wifes, smell of forest fruits during spring, smashed and mixed with caramel and vodka, everything that makes you frightened, hot and out of your mind. Spaceships, Poe's poetry, Spice Girls with high heels, Curtis and his "Isolation" epileptic dance, sweat sweat sweat, emancipation of women, leather skirts, legendary may 1968 in France, restaurants banning this exotic, erotic fragrance, friggin Cujo, Hunter Thompson and his 'message' from the "Rum diary":
"I shared a dark suspicion, that the life we were leading was a lost cause, we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles — a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other — that kept me going."

this is Poison part2 (first review is somewhere below)


I just can't get enough of it, sorry

My fondest memories are with this scent. dancing in La with my best friend Ann, who is now passed away and she would share her last drops from the bottle with my wrists just so we could smell the same. It is a heady, musky smell of wet plants at night in Arabia that last all day long, unlike other cheap fragrances. I love this scent and get lots of compliments and three people have gotten it after me. I believe it smells different on everyone.

poisonous as in strange and addictive.. very classy.. and wearable even if overdone (lucky me with the dry skin).. that said, I tend to prefer the more floral little sister Tender Poison..

This is the perfume that the Queen of Sheba would have worn when she went to visit King Solomon, this is the perfume that Helen of Troy would have used to seduce Paris and cause the Trojan War. Cleopatra, when she fell in love with Mark Antony, would have worn it.

It is awesome, inimitable, irresistible, packed with the most powerful poetic feminine sensual PRESENCE of any perfume. It is every woman's birthright and no woman has lived till she has worn it. It leaves Chanel No. 5 in the nursery. Men will be amazed by your womanliness when your wear it.

This is one sexy beast. Intoxicating, haunting, poisonous, vampiric, great. You can either get seducted or run away, nothing in between.
It is a very deep perfume and a very smooth one - it has a detectable (dark!)honey note and the smootheness and texture of honey itself - neither airy nor powdery, a rare quality that I find also in black Coco. In both, I can almost see their glowing surface.
Nevertheless, Poison is rather bitter and definitely dark - the combination of resins, the plum, the cinnamon and the allspice creates a unique, a bit evil hue. It was tailored for a diva, maybe that's why it seems cheap or out of place when not worn by the right woman.
Needless to say, I love it.

Poison is perfect for women who have dry skin and thin ones. For those who sweat much and heavy type, it's really a poison that knocks out every person they pass by.

I used to work with a woman who wore this. When I say wore it she BATHED in it. You always knew where she'd been and could tell when you were catching up with her by the strength of the smell. When you were stood next to her the headache the Poisonous (pun intended) stench caused lasted all day and the smell some how infused itself into your clothing and hair. Totally spoiled this perfume for me and I avoid anyone wearing it.

I first smelled Poison in the winter of 1987-88. I was staying over at a friend's house, and it was her only perfume. I sat there in her room smelling the bottle for half the night. I went to a party and actually didn't want to be there as I wanted to go back to her house and smell it again, rather than drink and play with boys!! Poison was my second perfume obsession, with my first being Ciara back in 1978 when I was 8 yrs old! I've always had an "old nose"!

I bought myself the "fake" version called "Fatale" (does anyone remember this stuff? Was purple too, and came in a simple glass btl with a green cap?) Anyways, was $10, so I bought that instead.

Update: I am now wearing this outside the house, and often! I love it, and if you don't like it, you can stay away from me....I don't mind! I am positive it is lighter than it used to be anyway...

There are very few that are this good. I have smelled over 1000 perfumes now, and this is in my Top 20 Bests! That's good stuff!

I have bought my first REAL bottle just last week, and I do love it. My hubby and 6 yo daughter love it too, except the first 5 minutes when it smells like mosquito spray. It is very intoxicating, and it remains one of my favorites, although I know how some people feel about Poison, and love it at home only.

Very, very rich, full & dark. Still one of my very favorites. It is one of my man's faves for sure.

Going through the top notes of Poison is pure torture...'how grotesque!!!' I thought to myself, so bitter, horrid and just plain strange. But the dry down that appears a couple hours later, is insanely sexy and addictive. Boy, am I glad I didn't find a rest room nearby that day to scrub it off, otherwise I'd never have discovered the beauty beneath the beast. How odd!! It's like two different scents in one bottle, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The dry-down smells like dark berries or grapes, jasmine, woods, tobacco, vanilla, musk, and something smokey, powdery, velvety and sophisticated, vetiver perhaps...the color of the scent is definitely a very deep shade of plum or purple, just like the bottle's color...it's cool, delicious, mysterious, powerful...the scent of a sexy woman villain...and I must say, reminiscent of Alien's dry-down, perhaps Alien's evil twin (they share the same cool-mysterious-sexy yet powerful quality). Would I be willing to endure the toxic top notes of Poison for a couple hours just to get to the magical dry down? Yes, when I'm craving it! But I would spray much earlier before leaving the house...or I would spray on clothes the night before, that way my nose would be spared from the initial toxic fumes of Poison.

100% ABSOLUTELY HATE.
My sister tortured me with this fragrance when it came out & it never grew on me. Every morning I'd have a rude awakening to this choking smell. To me it's really like poison. Quite aptly named.
It may be a classic fragrance but we are enemies.

At long last I've sampled this perfume and OMG it's all it's cracked up to be! It's unique, its larger than life,it screams distinction. Nobody can deny or ignore the really original sheer femme fatale pungency of this stuff. It's just dynamite.

You couldn't wear this perfume and not feel like a million dollars

not a fragrance for the faint hearted......way too much, if you suffer from even the mildness of mild headaches, avoid this like the plague!

I received a mini poison today. I put some on and I was immediately confused. What in the....is going on? Too much for me. NO thank you.

I loved this 20 years ago and I still love it now although I don't wear it if that makes any sense! It is absolutely unique and I don't think there is anything quite like it. It was only on here that I found out that it is floral. I always considered it oriental. I think I may have to get a bottle and try it again. It was the love affair of my 20s. Potent and Sexy.

I remember when Poison first came out in the '80s, everybody had it! Everybody loved it and I just "didn't get it". I remember I tried it and it was too much for me and gave me a headache. So, I just bought a mini of the original formula and got it today because I read how some described it as "Opiums little sister", not at all! I do not see this as a relative of YSL Opium at all (and I am an Opium fan). It is a pretty floral, softer than I recall, but that is because it needs to be used sparingly, or else, headache! The dry down is my favorite part, it stays soft and I would say even sweet, which surprised me, as I recall this as being sort of an "oudh" (like Opium). Not at all. Very floral and sweet and pretty. I love the pretty apple shaped purple glass bottle and clear topper and I love the name! Conjures up images of Snow White! I like it and I will find reasons to wear it, maybe I will be successful at mixing it with another perfume so I can make it uniquely mine and like it better, but I will not buy it again, because it is sort of a strange perfume, a strange combination, to my senses. I will stay with the original Opium, original Must de Cartier and original Indecence, which are truly magical and close to being French "oudh"s without actually being an oudh!
Warning: do not use much of it or it can cause headaches.

Incredible and shocking. Perfection! This is just such a weird scent! (In a positive way)!
As soon as the mist of fragrance squirts out of the beautiful purple bottle, the scent is overwhelmingly harsh and actually very masculine.
It smells more masculine and powerful than Dior Homme Intense and Fahrenheit does combined!
It could not have been more aptly named, this "little poison".
It has to be the most powerful fragrance from the house of Dior, and probably also one of the most powerful fragrances all around.
It's almost impossible to describe, but at first the scent feels really cool and mentholated, but also burning and fiery just the same.
it's as if you just recently had a really hot lozenge in your mouth, and afterwards you wash it down with a sugary soft drink.
Very contrasting.
It's like some sort of acid. Penetrating everything and everyone it comes in contact with.
With this, it's as if they took all the worlds big mysteries, and bottled it to create this perfume.
I do feel some connection to Hypnotic Poison in this, but where HP is "BITTER" sweet, Poison is "SOUR" sweet.
This poison really relies on it's fruity aspects, whereas HP lies more on the nutty side.
This is where the feminine face of Poison rise to the surface.
As the scent dries down, it changes drastically.
What was once absolutely lethal and suffocating, have now become very soft, sensual, more floral, and a bit soapy.
The main note I detect after it's dried down is the sour plum.
It smells like cherry to me though. Really reminds me of all the different candy from my childhood that was supposed to taste like cherry.
So basically, the opening is loaded with allspice, coriander, anise, honey, rosewood and a very sour, fizzy mix of forest fruits and plum.
Beautiful as it is, it is really feminine in the the later stages of it's development. Personally, from a males point of view, I kind of wish it would have stayed more similar throughout the entire drydown, because of the more masculine and mysterious feel of it at the start.
So my ladies: DO NOT scrub this one off if you feel overwhelmed by the incredibly strong opening notes!
Try to be patient. The harshness won't last long.
I promise.
And for the guys who like to experiment with womens scent's this is definitively one to check out!
Your perception of fragrance will never be the same again!
90 percent of perfumes will fade next to this dangerous beauty.
I usually hate to put labels on perfumes, but this is a scent that is very hard to imagine on someone under the age of 20.
You don't have to be 1000 years old to wear this, but you will most certainly need a sense of matureness to properly pull it off, because it is a very serious fragrance.
And then there is this "old lady" debate too.
I wouldn't say old lady though, (sounds quite offensive in a way, I agree), but when did old necessarily become a bad thing?
Anyway, I would rather use the word mature.
Wise and charismatic.
This woman knows what she wants, and is very experienced in all the mysteries of this thing we call life.
There is nothing at all quiet about this fragrance, it doesn't really shout, but it is incredibly intense.
I have never in my entire life smelled something remotely close to this, and yet it feels so familiar.
I can't really understand how someone would not like this scent, then again I do, because it's just very unusual.
You have to have a thing for classic and unique perfumes to appreciate this one.
Haunting, bewitching, unsettling and incredibly mysterious.
It takes the term "sensual" to a whole new level, that's for sure.
ASTONISHING!

plums drifting in a glass of whisky, old jazz club filled with sweating people dancing and laughing, women with heavy make up, leather trousers,
cognac, dirt and soil, expensive cigars, berry dessert with tones of ice cream and hazelnuts on top,
young girls with huge bouffered hair dressed in their fathers jeans jackets, punk rock, madonna, hangovered movie stars wearing ray ban sunglasses,
flowers blooming sharply in spring, "green tree cemetery dawns", beat communes full of punks that wanna be philosophers and couples on LSD making
love, housewifes longing for luxury,
our grandmothers lipsticks, passengers seat in old Ford, witnessing bullfight in Mexico while high on opium.


Poison smells like all of this, or like nothing of this.

But now if You won't try it I will be suprised.

steel unbeliveble good feminin and amazing !!!biiigg classic

OMG, I can still remember when this perfume came out-I was 14! it really was something new and the name "Poison" so original.I remember going to the department stores after school with my friends and spraying this.At discos and clubs there was always the unmistakable "Poison girl " with blue mascara and white stilettos! I wore Eau de Lancome.....

For me, it smelled like real rat poison. Maybe it's me, I tried it in the store and my sister hated it and told me to wash my arm. From a distance, it was good, but when I got my nose closer, was ugh!

I love Poison, but I don't want to wear it- if that makes any sense? It's a beautifully constructed perfume but I just don't think I'm the right woman to carry it off. It's very campy, and while I appreciate camp, it's not my defining feature... I was watching the movie Lost Boys the other day and I couldn't get Poison out of my head. Both are very dark, humorous and sexy. I have friends who could wear Poison well. I think, for now, I will leave it to them! :)

Dark and mysterious comes to mind when thinking about this classic. It came out in the 80's so of course it's a little loud & pushy! But it has aged well (like a fine wine) and is still contemporary. I like all of the flankers but the original juice is still the best. Long live the grapey goodness!! :-)

Opium´s little sister, at least if it comes to pro and con opinions :-)
And just as I love Opium I do love Poison´s heavy but aromatic fumes around me.
Let me put it this way : this scent is simply not for everybody and whoever loves it knows why :-)
When I first got in contact with this forbidden apple I was a teenage girl, bewildered by Poison´s opulence and drama feeling and started wearing it quite early.
Now, so many many years later I still love the dark green box, the violet bottle and its heavenly-hellish juice. Dark, sinister even, like a rare flower that only blooms at midnight every 100 years.
Of course, it is important never to forget about its strength and applying Poison with a light hand.
Even though my beloved Parfum de Toilette is not available anymore, I still adore the EdT.
One-of-a-kind, seductive, diva-style - a classic !

i have always despised this obnoxious, heavy perfume. the bottle is so classy and it is not a cheap toilette water, fine ingriedients have been used, but the scent is just so cloying and lingering. i could never use it.

I had a bottle of this elixer in High School...still reminds me of that time and as such I don't like it as much as I did then *ah the ability of scent to recall feelings/memory!*

Still, a masterful fragrance - a truly unique composition for the time and place. This is a perfume with throw like no other, a warm, spicy, sensuous, liquor-soaked wave.

The first time I smelt this nearly knocked me off.
It has strong personality and it is very sensual-my husband loves it- but it is the perfume I use only when I know I am going to have to face somebody I don´t like, and I have to pretend I am a different person, a fighter. Anyway, to each his own. It is a masterpiece, beautifully composed and would fit somebody like...Scarlett O´Hara.

POISON FOR ME IS A NEW CHOICE AND FOR A FRAGRANCE FROM THE SHOULDER PAD EIGHTIES IT WORKS NOW JUST AS IT DID BACK THEN .AS ANOTHER ONCE SAID DONT SPRAY ON THE NECK AND IT HAS THE MOST DELICIOUS SEXY MULLED WINE PLUM SMELL THAT LINGERS .DEVINE , SEXY , LOVE IT.

I absolutely adore Poison - i used to wear it in my high school days and still love it to this day. I havent worn it out for many years because I don't know if its considered fashionable any more. I have tried Hypnotic poison but its just not anywhere near as beautiful. So ive decided never mind fasion i might just have to purchase a bottle asap!

I remember when Poison first came out while I was in high school in the 80's. I managed to get a sample vial from the department store, and to this day...and I don't know if it's because of the color or the bottle or the liquid, but all I can think of when I smell it is spicy grapes! :)

Hi

How do i hate of DIOR fragrances when they are absolutely LOVELY and just takes me away into another World.POISON line is a pillar in female fragrances by DIOR and this original poison is Seductively dangerous.It is opulence transcends into modern classicism.Fascinating,Heavy,Alluring, Timeless,Provocative,Ultra Feminine,Heady,Deep and Legendary.

The opening is Classic floral with a Fruity note which harmonizes with the note of Honey,Incense, Cinnamon,Orange Blossom,Vanilla,Sandalwood,Amber and Musk and this Magical Elixir is charm under a full moon and makes the air thick to breathe as drives men mad.

POISON is a sinfully rich fragrance for those who are not afraid of their Coquette and Passion especially if the weather is COLD and the mood is HOT.The bottle is as Glamorous as the scent. Anyway this Classic exquisite perfume is a treasure in my mind.

Sillage?Killer.

Longevity?Unbeatable.

Thank You DIOR.

8.5/10

I'm not sure if this is a love/hate thing as some of the comments below suggest, or rather a question of the right environment. It certainly does not suit any woman, and even for the daring the timing has to fit. I usually don't lay out associations I get from a certain scent, but in this case I think Poison works wonderfully with velvet wardrobes, it may suit dark girls or women and/or dark outfits, and almost perfectly will fit with any gothic rock event.

poison smells like grape juice to me , I wanted to like it but I just dont want to spend a lot of money and end up smelling like I spiled grape juice on myself

Poison won't smell good on everyone. That is not only my theory with Poison, but with all perfumes. Our sense of smell varies greatly, and chemistry with scent is pretty rare. Most perfumes are linear and smell the same on everyone. They only differ slightly. Poison smells different on every single person, so don't judge it just based on your own experience. Perfumes, along with other scents like fresh rain or grass, evoke memories. If you knew someone who wore Poison and you hated them, then of course you'll hate Poison. It would be the same if they wore CK One. I think most people are still on that 1990's clean perfume trend. When I smell a perfume made before 1993, I instantly become more intrigued by it. Around that year designer fragrances became uninteresting, and niche stepped in to save us from common fruity florals and cotton candy perfumes. I almost never find a department store perfume unique enough to surprise me. I spray Poison only on my wrist lightly. If it's any closer to your neck it can be cloying until it dries down. You can't properly detect the notes if you spray too much. Even if you hate it, you cannot deny Poison has personality and strength. It's powerful, seductive, raw, mysterious, and strange. This is unlike anything else on the market. Opium and Poison stand on their own. While I feel Opium can smell too warm and almost dirty with spices, Poison is intense on another level with dark dark fruits and vines that wrap around you. Worthy of it's reputation and power. You will either feel like a queen and people should bow to you, or like you could knock everyone out in the bedroom. I own the original bottle EDT.

This is an updated review. I recently shared my thoughts on this fragrance & while I must admit I had no plans on purchasing this frag again, I was thinking what fragrance can I buy to wear to the dance clubs that will kill off all the A Men, Le Male, 1 Million scents that clutter the club scene?. Well thats when I thought about Poison! This loud, obnoxious beauty will surely dominate all the other scents that may try to take over the establishment. Poison will serve a purpose in my wardrobe after all as it will be my club/bar fragrance for the fall/winter! :)

Now that Halloween is upon us-is there any better fragrance to talk about than Poison?
Like "fright night" itself, Poison is chockful of tricks and treats. Sne's the initially loud, screeching witch whose ultimate ruse is to completely seduce and win you over. It's precisely when you are convinced that she's impossible, that Poison offers you her honeyed fruit, exotic blooms and divine spice in a sensual elixir tnat will mesmerize you forevermore. I always imagine Poison being Cassandra Peterson's (AKA Elvira's) signature scent, as she is associated with both Halloween and the 80's, the atypical, camp sex siren.

As I pen my review of Dior POISON, my soul is consoled by the sonorous sound of bathwater running in the background.

I used to know someone who wore POISON, and that was enough to deter me from ever allowing the aptly named substance to come in contact with my skin--until today, when I took it up in the name of perfumic integrity and in the hope that I might discover that it really wasn't that bad, that, perhaps, I was just a tad bit olfactorily unsophisticated at the time.

Not so, I am prepared here boldly to proclaim. POISON strikes me (violent metaphor entirely intended!) as a direct ancestor of ANGEL--minus the redeeming drydown of the latter. Dark purple fruits--grape jelly or plum jam, as you like (or not...)--and a gob of other stuff that together is so potent that I am frankly surprised that the FDA permits this potion to be sold in spray bottles! Honestly, I am wearing maybe .05 ml of my 1ml sample vial (yep, still 95% full), and I have been laboring under an intense headache since the moment I applied it to my skin. And this is the edt!

Do women really enjoy wearing this? Isn't this about as comfortable as false eyelashes, a girdle, and a beehive hairdo? I now believe that POISON may have been singularly responsible for the rabid anti-perfume backlash of the nineties. Mon dieu!

Salvete,

Although this one I consider to be the supreme perfume, the supreme Goddess among scents, I hesitated so many years to review it.

The time has come for me to talk about it...It is like a beautiful shiny aura for me every time I wear it.

I finally realized that Poison is like my good sweet friend that I met here on Fragrantica,

Striking and very impressing for the incautious, Poison has the power to make you to love it or hate it from the first moment. The same thing with my beloved friend.

Every time I spray on myself Poison I have the same reaction that I had when I first saw and talk to this friend of mine.

So powerful and striking, yet so delicate and heart breaking that you will never want to get the smell off of you. Just like her, Poison conquers your heart forever and for always, it is addictive, as long as you smell it, as much you want to smell it, feel it and be surrounded by it like a cozy warm blanket. The same thing with her, the more I talk to her, the more I want to know her better and enter in her mind and soul.
Poison is one scent that can and it surprises you all the time, since it is so complex. One day it smells like plums and tuberose, another day when I'm horny it smells a bit like wild sex...Oh my...I begin to tremble and my heart beats faster and faster only when I think about it...

There are two scents in this world that just drive me crazy, the smell of a young woman and Poison....Oh..you know that the smell of the human body is so intriguing and Poison in combination with that gives born to the smell of love.

Poison can be soft and delicate but it reminds me always that he is on me and the thing is that even if I don't want, and I don't want people to notice me, everybody remarks that i wear it, and a friend of mine said that first, the scents enters in the room, and then me....

Edouard Flechier, another genius of modern perfumery created an orgasmic scent that will live forever and people will remind of it always.

Just like the good old Homer "gave birth" to Iliad and Odyssey and made him and his masterpiece immortal, Poison and Flechier are immortal.


Gratias ago tibi Edouard Flechier, illum mirabile finxisse unguentum!

Poison is the perfume that takes my breath away

Vale!

Well, what can you say about a 25 year old legend? Dior's Poison broke sacred ground in 1985 with its bewitching name and intoxicating aroma.

I will be honest, when I first put this on, I don't like it at all...get something of an overly sprayed powder room vibe. Thank goodness that wears off, leaving behind the sweet, yet dark berries, vanilla and woods. It dries down wonderfully, owning up to its name...a dark and enchanted poison, but in a good way.

This is the perfume I would assume Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees would wear. Poison is a classic, and deserves all the attention it has received over the years.

So I gave in and ordered a bottle of this from Ebay. It came today, and to my surprise, I received the style with the older packaging(with the longer bottle, as opposed to the new round-bottle packaging). This version smells a bit different from the round bottle that I remember from the store... different in an even better way, for I prefer this one *EVEN* more (even though I prefer the actual design of the new bottle more). All that syrupy fruit, floral-powdery-spicey-incensey goodness I came to love in the round bottle, but brought out even more.
I don't know if I can necessarily say that this is stronger than the new version, however I will say that I notice more of the individual notes now, even though it all blends so perfectly well together. This is an aphrodisiac to my nose, I love love love it.

A wierd classic. Everyone must smell Poison. But I don't know if it's still wearable.I love sometimes to smell this at home but I don't feel confortable wearing this outside.

Years ago I used to not like this perfume but as I have grown older I have come to appreciate its elegant aroma.

O Poison... How does 1 adore thee? Well You are of a older woman who is strict, stern, & seductive! You also are beautiful & is full of class! You tumbled mountains when you first appeared on the scene in 1985. Nothing could withstand your loud & obnoxious trail that you leave for days. ( LITOREALLY ) You may be the mother or yet shall I say GRAND MOTHER of all the Poisons, & I do like you, your not as good IMO as your siblings. & I dont think your bottle worthy compared to Hypnotic, Midnight & Pure Elixir! Your still a legend!

A totally iconic 80s fragrance..smelled it when I was young and thought it was way too sweet and just too much! But now it seems to have a very woody/herbal undertone on me..such a strange perfume and still absolutely original. Of course use sparingly!

I hsve always had an instant love for "purple" perfumes. I hope I don't need to explain that-not sure I can but to me most have something in common swwet and spicy yet elegant is the best I can do. I love Poison it was my first "purple" and I haven't had it in years but I bought a mini today in a set with some other Dior classics that I can't wait to try. What I remember about Poison is its lasting power-I feel bad for those who try it on and don't like it cause its going to be with you awhile. No matter how smoky a bar, how long I danced it was with me all night and so were the compliments.
I guess I would compare this to Opium-they don't smell alike but the are strong and can be quite nasty if overdone. If you like your perfume close to the skin then Poison is probably not for you.

I purchased this fragrance last Saturday, only to return and it exchange it for Pure Poison the following Monday, because I felt this original version was simply 'too much'.
But now, as each day keeps rolling along, it keeps haunting me, and I find myself craving its spiciness, its richness, and its depth. And as it lingers on my napkins, I feel myself pulled into its presence. It creates a mood,.. sets a stage, if you will.

It is a *very* strong fragrance, but let me say this, it has so much depth that one or two sprays is enough, and no matter what your preference for fragrances are, whether it be spicey scents, sweet/syrupy scents, woodsys, florals, etc(and as long as you're willing to be alittle open-minded), you WILL be able to 'pull' whatever aroma you're looking for in this fragrance because.... simply put, THIS SCENT HAS IT ALL. (and then some)

While I don't regret the exchange I made for Pure Poison, this one is definitely on my want list. It is purely intoxicating. I have a big feeling I will succomb and end up purchasing this sometime in the next week. A definite keeper, indeed.

my mom's favorite scent! i think it is a true poison if you wear a lot of it! but nevertheless, a very very good perfume that made history! definitely for winter nights! you rock dior!

I sampled this recently and it wasn't as strong as I was expecting it to be though it certainly did leave a very strong impression. I personally could not stand the top notes, bitter, medicinal, spicy, not in a sharp way, but in a more hazy nauseating way, like a smell you'd imagine wafting up from the cauldron of a village shaman while he is stirring his voodoo potion. Poison indeed. But awhile later, the medicinal bitterness leaves (thank God it did not last on my skin!), and the drydown is just magnificent, like a completely different smell from the messy, toxic top notes...it takes a sharp turn, getting soapy and clean with floral, dark berries and woodsy notes taking over, it gets darker, deeper, more mysterious...like an extremely elegant and poised metropolitan vampire queen who frequents upscale jazz lounges, wearing a velvet pantsuit in a deep plum shade, sharp black diamond encrusted stilettos, long dark hair slicked back, a stick of Gauloise on her lips. I love Poison's drydown. The lasting power wasn't so good and sillage was minimal, but what I tried was the EDT version. If you hate the top notes of Poison but enjoy the drydown try Jeanne Arthes' Cobra, it is almost exactly the same.

This is one of my old standby standards and I still love it but you do have to be careful or it will arrive before you do and I would prefer to be seen before I am smelled. Even though I have owned this perfume for 20+- years I still cannot help but to close my eyes and relish the dark/rich/intoxicating notes as soon as it comes out of the bottle.

Poison is an immortal classic that will never die!!

I can detect Plum, Anise, cinnamon and musk notes. The incense part it's JUST AMAZING!

Poison is very long lasting and intense, just like the other 80's fragrances.

Will be a lot of Poison's sisters over the time, but nothing could be compared to the first one.

Somewhat OFF TOPIC.

the advertisement (esp the 2nd picture) is a piece of art: what a splendid trompe-l'oeil!!! And absolutely in theme with the vanitas-discourse!(It seems as if the woman and the mirror form some sort of skull- a high topic of the baroc-art and with the connection to POISOn more than appropriate)
Love it! Shows that advertising-campaigns can absolutely be artful or at least play with art!

I like and totally agree with Jonni51's review - wonderful fragrance but use it sparingly as it is a strong one.

Yep, I'd even call it a "strong, silent type", in a good way - a sexy, elegant, "lady lawyer" kind of scent. Why "lady lawyer", you ask? Well... lady-lawyers like to dress in a uber-conservative business suits but underneath, you'd find this lacy, racy, expensive, super hot lingerie. If you wonder where this knowledge comes from? Lady-lawyers I knew told me.

So, back to the scent... I used to have it way back when it first came out. A man gifted me with a bottle as he said it smelled like red poppies, and he loved poppies... I wore it sparingly, usually for a night out, and it made me feel like a sex goddess, and kind of "invincible". Of course, I never actually tried to leap any tall buildings and such, but that's how I felt inside, powerful yet feminine, strong yet approachable. My body chemistry worked so perfectly with this scent but I had to stop wearing it as my close friend was deathly allergic to it... I put our friendship above my personal vanity, but I do miss this scent even to this day.

This is seduction in a bottle!
I guess the bottle characterizes the juice pretty well. It has a shape of "forbidden fruit" which might be , very unexpectedly indeed, sweet plums that dominate the fragrance. It also looks like an amulet filled with poison that makes you feel very powerful. It actually is a kind of poison as it's very intoxicating...and sexy.

A lovely deep dark fragrance. Very potent. Longevity and sillage awesome. I would class this as an oriental though. It's another well constructed scent from Dior

I first smelled Poison on a coworker in the 80s, and it hit me as a very strong grape Kool-Aid scent! Maybe the forest fruit aspect? Now, I like the scent of grape Kool-Aid but I did not think I could carry off a fragrance this strong. It was pretty good on her as long as I was not around her too long. Definitely bold and different, plus works on the right person.

I wanted to like it, but somehow it remindes me Cacharel LouLou, they both have similar notes. So as I don't like Cacharel LouLou, this one is not for me too. What a pity!

Every time I was in a perfume shop my eyes were drawn like a magnet to the shelf where the bottle was. I've tried it so many times but have not been able to make up my mind until recently that I actually like it a lot. Wonderful combination of flowers and spices with just enough sweetness. Feels almost oriental. I think it's best for winter and evening use. When used with a light hand Poison is outstanding. Beautiful!

People either love or hate this one. A friend of mine liked to call it "Poisson", fish in French, because he hated it so much. (I always say the name in French, I have no idea whether this is how it should be pronounced but it suits the parfum much ze bettaire...)

It's a sophisticated, headstrong, intoxicating, very sexy scent. Sexy in the sense of Hitchcock's sexy librarian - oh so proper on the outside, oh so naughty on the back seat of a taxi.

I agree, not every woman call pull this off. If the difference between your personality and the perfume is too noticeable, it might even detract from your charms.

I felt like an international spy and like living in danger and like a woman of many wiles when I wore it. I was young and wanted to be older. It definitely makes heads turn - if only to have somebody say: what's that, POISSON?

Im a guy. I love poison, and I wear poison. I find it neither masculine nor feminine. I have read many reviews speaking to the extreme strength and sillage of this perfume, but on me, poison is very tame and appealing. From the bottle she is a brash and untamed beast of a fragrance, but applied to my skin she turns into a soft, subtle and warm aura. The floral side of this combination really harmonizes with the fruits, and while mingling with the spicy, woody base the whole effect is actually quite pleasing. I am very fortunate to have been too young to remember the poison of the 80's in its peak of popularity, though I can easily see how this when overapplied on a lot of people would have been too much. I can appreciate this fragrance for myself, without any attachments to the past. Many people are very surprised when they discover that I wear this, as it takes on a very unique and personal character on me. My skin has the tendency to 'sweeten' a fragrance, so I really pull the warmth and spice from the notes, and minimize the florals. It is deep, sultry, and very sexy. It takes a certain kind of guy to pull off these kinds of scents, however I am lucky enough to be able to wear this without offending too many people. If you are daring enough to give this a try, I encourage you to do so! Poison is very complex and surprises me each time I wear it.

My mother used to wear this and I hated it, it gave me a headache, so intens that I even asked her not to wear it when we'd be together.
But now my niece is wearing it and on her it smells great! I won't buy it though...

Chemistry does strange things with perfume I guess...

I first smelled this wonderful potion while I was on exchange in Europe as a 15year old. It was love at first sniff! So dangerous, so sexy! It still takes me back there. Sigh.

This review is based on is a tiny decanted sample sent to me in a swap, so am not sure of the concentration. I’m pretty sure it is a relatively new version. When I tried Poison many years ago, and smelled it every time I would walk past the open doors of department stores, and sniffed its sillage wafting from far too many people, I was fascinated by its strong grape-like note, but it seemed way too strong to actually wear. Whatever I have in the sample is toned down relative to my memory of it because I can wear it without gagging and suffocating, and actually enjoy it. Maybe it’s not reformulation at all, but the difference between spraying liberally from a tester in a duty-free shop and dabbing cautiously from a vial at home. The notes seem pretty much the same as what I remember.

In searching unsuccessfully for information about Poison reformulations, I came across the comment that what makes perfumes distinctive is an excess of one ingredient. In the case of Poison, I’m guessing that it is methyl anthranilate, which has a concord-grape smell, and that it was overused in creating one or more of the flower or fruit accords that went into it. But it turned out to be a brilliant overuse. Poison is one of those perfumes that just smells like itself - a big, loud cloud of artificial flowers and incense and candy grapes, screaming “I am woman in big hair and shoulder pads, and I will seduce you, like it or not”, making no excuses for being what it is. You have to love and respect it for that.

I will always adore Dior's original Poison. It was my signature fragrance in high school and the first perfume that my Mom ever bought for me (in 1985, the year it was released), so wearing it is a huge nostalgia trip for me.

Yes, Poison is loud, yes, it's heavy. One drop is plenty for the entire day. This perfume is no delicate flower, no shy floral. There's nothing quiet about Poison; it is aptly named. Nor is this fragrance right for the office- it's too heavy, too sensual, for anything but night time wear.

Plum, roses, resin, amber, vanilla and incense are what bloom for me. Then, a few hours into the dry down, the vetiver and sandalwood add a warm earthiness to the roses and spices. Poison is boozy, sweet, spicy, warm, rich, indulgent, exotic and mysterious. This perfume is a heavenly elixir on my skin, a perfect match for my body chemistry- it sings on my skin and leaves me feeling feminine and sexy.

Poison will always be one of my favorite perfumes. I'm so glad I indulged in a new bottle of Poison after all these years without it.

This does not agree with me at all, way too overpowering for me. I would imagine it would blend in well on some women.

Should be used in moderation, a few drops goes a long way!

Poison, my mother used to wear this. AND, it was amazing! I was always hugging my mom just to smell her.

Nothing rotten about this, some of the users skin chemistry turns this rotten. But not Poison. I gave it to her recently, and she laughed saying you still want to hug me? Ah my maman, to kind for words.

Unfortunately, Poison will kill you and everyone around you if you do not know how to use this in the right manner.

AWAY FROM THE NECK! ON YOUR HIPS ONE SPRITZ ONLY. DO YOU HEAR ME?

ONE SPRITZ.

Let me start off by saying that first of all, I do not get this "rotten" scent everybody seems to be talking about.
I have never experienced something rotten in this.
It might smell weird, but I wouldn't say rotten.
The very first thing that came to mind when i put my nose close to the sprizer, was toilet, or maybe I should say bathroom cleaner of some sort.
I was absolutely certain that I have smelled something very similar to this scent some other place. And no, im not talking about perfume.
But keep in mind, that this was the impression i got by smelling it straight from the bottle, and not on my skin.
The last time i checked it out i actually had some sort of papertissue with me, and so i sprized some on that. At first, the same reaction hit me once again. Yup, it smelled exactly like some overcleaned public restroom.
Not quite what I am normally going for when im choosing scents. But hey, why not try something different for once?
Luckily I did not throw it away.
I kept it, but did not want to have it anywhere near me in the car on my way home.
So i decided to put it back in the boot. When i finally had arrived home i forgot all about it.
The very next day i went to the grocery store.
When i opened the boot to put in the groceries, this overwhelming burst of a smell litteraly jumped out all over me, aiming for my nostrils.
It actually felt like some kind of ambush.
I almost fell over. That was when I saw the tissue just lying there.
I picked it up and to my surprise, it smelled heavenly!
It had changed a lot. It was still just as strong as the day before, but the notes had clearly developed into something quite different.
I think it starts to get better when the initial, extreme fruity accords subsides. Then the woods and spices tame down the agressive florals.
This is when it gets more seductive as well.
It just needs some time to develop.
And dont you ever overspray this one! Im dead serious! Someone could get killed!

No no no!
I've tried to like it. I find the bottle, the ad, the concept so fascinating, but I can't...
It's a pity because I love plums, forest fruits, anise, cinnamon, vanilla, tuberose...well...maybe not all together!
It's really headache inducing for me, it really makes me sick. I've even changed table during a dinner because of Poison. Sorry!

A fine shadow was flung over the deep green meadow , darkening all.

Snow White was in the kitchen when she heard the sound at the door: KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Who's there?" she called suspiciously, remembering the dwarfs advice.
"I'm an old peasant woman selling apples," came the reply.
"I don't need any apples, thank you," she replied.
"But you need a Poison by Edouard Flechier!" said the velvety voice from outside the door.

Poison is the jealous,wicked stepmother, but very beautiful.

This is a definite love-it-or-leave-it fragrance. I left it...actually gave it away years ago. I found it loud and overbearing, with an unmistakeable sledgehammer effect. After the initial sharp slap in the face, wearing this scent was like whirling around the room in a continual choke-hold. I couldn't wait to get it off!! This one is definitely NOT for me.

that last review was from me before I joined. I am wearing poison today; it is a chill, damp day and I have only applied this very lightly today, and it smells like clean warm laundry fresh from the dryer! I am also detecting a hint of grape -- I was never able to put my finger on that note before. Interesting. After all this time, poison still has the element of surprise.

This is the very first fragrance I ever bought. I went to the department store to buy a bottle of poison specifically, I had never even smelled it. My boyfriend at the time had told me previously that this was one of two frangrances on a woman that had the power to drive him mad with lust, so naturally I bought it as quicky as possible, because we all want that power for ourselves, or course (drive him crazy with a single spray). When it came to wearing it just for myself later, I had to practically dare myself to spray it on lightly. Poison is a strong and assertive fragrance, and I can be that way too sometimes, so I tried to make a connection with poison. connection: successful. It may be strong, but it's comfortable and it makes me feel strong and independant. I feel like a Femme Fatale when I wear Poison, and later it dries down with the soothing essence of vanilla, light and warm on my skin. It takes time to make friends with poison, and i'm glad I did, though it took a while in my case. Your like or dislike of it will depend on your own skin; I am fortunate that my skin doesn't fight with this beautifully complexe scent.

After reading these reviews I am going to have to go back and re-sniff this one. Being an 80's teen it's just stuck in my memory as overly strong. I quite like strong scents now and I'm definately not averse to some nostalgia so.....!

One of the two legendary sexy perfumes of the 80's (the other one is Obsession). With the shoulder pads, the big hair and the bright colours in the make up you wouldn't go unnoticed. I think those two loud perfumes were the essence of the 80's.

Poison is a daring, intense, sexy and dark perfume. From the minute you spritz it, it wraps you in a mysterious sensual scent of incense, spices and flowers. The notes blends so perfectly together that it is impossible for me to distinguish them clearly.
It makes me think of a tropical garden by night with big dewy flowers.

Through all the years this has been my absolute favorite for evening.

In 3 words: ICONIC - MYSTERIOUS - SEXY

I remember many years ago, (perhaps 20 years), I smelled this perfume and did not care for it much. I only smelled it from the bottle back then. Today, I was walking by it in the store while exploring the fragrance counter, and decided to try it, this time on my skin. What a wonderful surprise it turned out to be for me.

Initial spray is most strong, but I did not over apply simply because of the reviews I previously read about this fragrance. Other reviewers have noted not to overdo it, I agree, don't over apply this one. What a beauty this is turning into for me, I've had it on for about 1.5 hours, and I am loving it more and more the longer I wear it.

The notes most detectable to me are the jasmine, the plum, incense, vanilla, spices, and honey. After about 20 minutes, the initial intensity subsided, and what I get is a most heavenly floral type fragrance with some type of nectar smell that is hard to describe...plums, and flowers, a sweetness.

A most certainly intense fragrance, but I am loving every second of it. I am ordering a bottle online today!

AT THE BEGINNING I CAN SMELL THE CORIANDER AND THE SPICES AND IT SMELLS REALLY STRONG, IT BURNS MY NOSE, BUT AFTER 15 MIN OR SO IT SMELLS DIVINE ON MY SKIN!
I CAN SMELL THE PLUM, THE TUBEROSE, THE JASMIN, THE INCENSE, THE ORANGE BLOSSOM AND THE HONEY(VERY DETECTABLE TO MY NOSE).
THIS PERFUME TAKES YOU TO A DIFFERENT DIMENTION!
I CANNOT SMELL THE ROSE AT ALL BUT IN THE DRYDOWN I CAN SENSE THE VETIVER,THE HELIOTROPE AND THE CEDAR FOR SURE.
IT SMELLS CREAMY AND FLORAL.
CLASSY AND MYSTERIOUSLY FEMININE...

I got this one as a gift from my Mom. And I hate it so much. Like some of the reviews below said it's "in-your-face" type scent. Very complicated and yet very strong. I keep it as a vintage perfume from 80's. To compensate this one. I bought the younger version "Tendre Poison"

Years ago i could not stand Poison...i used to find it so.....strong, in u're face,nauseating, almost vulgar....but now...after test it a few times i think i'm starting to apreciate it ! It's not an "easy" fragrance, takes time to see i's beauty ;)
I don't know how the vintage used to be, i can only imagine..stronger, sweetier, plummier... LOL...and...not so easy to wear !

Poison is defenitely much more "wearable" than Pure Poison( pure strong jasmine)... I was expecting something more heavy...it is strong in the opening, true...
I felt the incense in the top notes, for about 10 minutes,very smokey and dark but then disappeared...and it becomed very creamy-flowery on my skin with a touch of incense !
Also, it remindes me a perfume my mom used to weare, it was not Poison, but very similar thou...
It is nice, kind of sweet-smoky, not "old", very feminine, classy scent and sexy...A fragrance that makes u feel confident and strong . ;)

"Femme Fatale" type of fragrance ;)...80'S Glamour ;)
A great perfume...love it !
A must try !

WOW! I bought a 1.7 oz. bottle and got a 1oz. bottle as a kicker.I bought this blind/unsniffed due to the fact I like Hypnotic and LOVE Pure.Man, let me tell you!This is one STRONG CONCOCTION - but only at first.It reminds me of cough medicine and grape juice right away, however the way it smells later, on my clothes, is very nice & actually quite pleasant.It also remind me of TF black orchid, which I prefer and love.
Overall I like it and I'm positive I have enough to last me the rest of my life.The bottle is beautiful and earns a place on my vanity, not put away in the dark as so many other perfumes I have.

it's an old smell i used 2 wear it in the past but i don't think i could wear it now it's tooo strong 4 me now

My signature scent...The last two years,after a devoted relationship of 8 maybe ten years of coco mademoiselle...
I love it! It is seductive,poisonous;),Femme "mature" but not old!Must for skins that prefer spices...That's the reason that my other love is COCO...

Oh, that smell is really a POISON for my nose...too strong and it doesn't fit to me.

This one is strong for strong women.Its great for evening wear.But only in small doses.

Truth must be told ! this fragrance is not that bad atall , yes atall ,,, it Never " stinks " to me Nor have i ever detected "rotten" plums , flowers or animals ,
shocking to say i know , but Poison to me is natural-smelling fragrance & very realistic , paying special homage to each existent individual note .
Yet , it is not into my humble liking or scent preferences , because there is undeniable amount of highletened murky sweetness that is quite annoying / tiresome to my mind magically without being either sugary , synthetic or vanillic one yet quite intolerable to me.
for me the combination of sweetened fruits in the top + honeyed jasmine & buttery tuberose in the heart + apparent burning incense in the base Was , is , & will be Not right to my nose or perception .
anyhow i know i would regret this But with all such sweetness & defaults in the composition of Poison , He is a feminine masterpiece nonetheless .
& Believe me when i say that Poison is much more mellow , tolerable & Merciful than the never balanced so called a fragrance Lou Lou by Cacharel .

This fragrance really brings me associations with 80s, I even don't know why. So I wasn't surprised when I found out the launching date. This fragrance is very strong. I can't wear it for a long time, because it makes me sleepy. First I felt a little bit rotten berries with honey in it, but now I mostly feel coriander, tuberose and honey. The coriander note is really too strong and spicy for me. I can hardly stand it. That is why I decided that this fragrance is not for me, but I really respect it.

vomit worthy i almost did when i put it on my wrist the other day and could smell it right under my nose.....
just too much going on for me so many notes it also made me itchy i was hoping to find out what made me itch but there is just so many ingredients..
not for ppl with allergies or who like simple scents very very full on

I am certain that out there among you are women who can really succeed to bite the bullet. Meaning, wear the Poison.

It is the thickest, darkest, loudest, meanest, devilish perfume I ever set my nose on. The juice was drained from the gigantic flower grown on a planet outside of our galaxy, where no living creature has set the foot before. Apart from being strange, the juice is growing on your skin, boiling, melting your senses, becoming pile of rotten fruits, plants and animals. Intolerable. There is no antidote I am afraid.

Well, I tried it for the first time and "little" went over the line while applying. I met an old friend after years of not seen each other and we went to coffee. So when we sat, I said
"Don’t be worried this thing which stinks is me, I just put poison on my hand."
She: "What do you mean poison?"
Me: “The original poison from 1985".
She: “Why did you do this???”
Me: “To try how it smells on my skin.”
Before the ambulance came to pick me up I managed to explain to her this is perfume we are talking about.

The bottle is mysterious. Makes you feel like there is some magical substance in it. The perfume is seductive and unique.. an instant gratification mixture. It is so much better than other Poison incarnations, a shame since things should really go forward. If you wear it, you feel anything is possible. Really, "makes things happen"! Like real poison it has the ability to "cure" in small doses or "kill" in larger ones. The perfume is a classic, the female "Kouros" in a way.
I did a test in the streets of Athens the other night holding a paper sprayed with "Poison" and asking people to smell it and give it a no from 0-10.
They either hated it or loved it. It was ahead of its time and still is in a way. Although a very feminine perfume its strong sharp edge of it gives it a very masculine identity.
An advice: spray it on your clothes not on your skin.
The guy who created it, where is he from? Anyone knows? A brilliant work!

As reviewers have observed, Poison certainly stirs up some controversy! I have worn it on and off over the years since it first came out (well, I'm no spring chicken). I love it, but have to admit that sometimes it can be a bit of a thug, as there is quite a sharp/hard edge to the otherwise soft and warm scents. Subtle application is required, and don't wear it for the office or to a restaurant. I'm a big fan of the spicy/musky scents and I think this appeals to the grown up (but not grown out of it) hippy in me.

Used to wear this.was my goth scent!on me jasmine rose orange flower honey blueberry vanilla and woods.those dark scent with a hint of sweet come back.exemple code or idole armani.ricci nina too but with more joy in it.anyway fruits with woods with a pinch of sweet are back.

I totally agree with Mellyhellys review further down. Weeeeeeeei! I've just came across some vintage Poison Esprit de Parfum: thick sweet plums (not edible though), intoxicating strange flowers, dark brown rich honey and louds of smokey vanilla. Thats the thing.

IMO Poison Esprit de Parfum is both softer and closer than original poison if used in small amounts (dab 2 drops). There's nothing off-putting in it, not even in the top. You just want to smell it again and again. So addicting, alluring, intoxicating and marvellous. One of the best perfumes I ever had so far.

I was a bit puzzled by "Esprit de Parfum" but found an old article from -89 claiming it's actually eau de parfum and not pure perfum (I really wonder what THAT would smell like?).

Chase it down, try it and be seduced.

Wow, JMangine. You're just being downright disrespectful. Are you serious with that review? Nobody dislikes this scent more than I do, but I wouldn't go as far as to say a woman who wears this is a tramp or a nympho. You took it way too far. We all have our opinions on scents, but don't diss the wearer. What's good for the goose isn't always good for the gander

NASTY! NASTY! NASTY! This should be in storage and have a label that says: "Break on in the event of an emergency!" Im surprised this is literally not "Outlawed".

One of my first perfumes, Poison will always have a special place in my heart. It's so different from everything out there, so extreme, but also very noble.

The smell seems to change with every application. Sometimes it's spicy, other times sweet; sometimes obnoxious, sometimes tender. For me, Poison is all about spicy plum. I have never ever ever caught ANY of the floral notes on my skin except for an occaisional carnation. Mostly it's dark, opulent fruit, straddling that thin line between ripe and rotten. Bursting with jammy honey and preserved with allspice, coriander, cinnamon, anise and INCENSE. I also smell something similar to burnt cocoa. The dry-down is just as dark, but dry and woody.

I would recommend the 1oz or .5oz bottle, since the occaisions for wearing this devilish perfume are relatively rare, and a tiny dab is all you need all night.

Poison is a perfume not easy to wear, not easy to like and not easy to leave. It is one of my favorites because it describes my personality very good. It is complex, long lasting (the first time when you sniff it, you feel like intoxicating. Poison is another perfume that brings me to a different world. I don't like Pure Poison, I like Midnight Poison and Hypnotic Poison, but every time when I want something else I go for the first one -POISON-

I Love this Perfume, I first Smell it to my Mother in the 90's this is the first Perfume i both when i got my first job. i really love it.

Do Poison have Eau de Parfum? cause i was buying the other day, for a gift for Xmas. but the rude sales lady kinda laugh when i ask about the Eau de Parfum. :(

i just recently bought this perfume..at first spray, its really strong,so i waited a few minutes before i sniffed..its nice at the start but turned a bit sour on my skin..maybe its the plum?..the same sourness i experienced with perry ellis 360..maybe plums (and currants in perry ellis) dont go well with my body chemistry..its a bit disappointing though coz i love the lasting power of this perfume, it lasts very very long..but at least, an additional to my collection.:-)

Hardly is there any perfume addict who could stay indifferent to Poison - you either hate it or love it forever. I myself grew up with this scent and it is really special for me. This is a serious, dark fragrance with a strong and spicy opening which might be a bit overwhelming at first. Then comes the sweetness of the plum and cinnamon notes followed quickly by the floral heart dominated by tuberose and honeyed jasmine. This is one of the very few florals that I like as it has complexity and character. I do not like Tendre Poison and I think Pure Poison is not impressive either, but Hypnotic Poison and Poison are among my favourites for occasions when I need to feel special and confident.

Daring and provocative, enigmatic and mysterious fragrance. Poison is a perfume with much to say. Poison's message is seductive and perhaps even troubling.

This is by far the best fragrance I have ever smelled. I feel cheated now because I have tested and purchased many fragrances to find this elusive scent. In other words, I had to kiss a lot of perfume frogs to find this prince of a fragrance! From the moment I smelled this beautifully intoxicating scent, it was love. This one is not for a wallflower. Poison is sexy, secretive, mysterious, and strong. It is wild yet innocent too. Lots of jasmine which I love. Dangerously feminine. Everything about Poison works for me. I adore it. My signature fragrance!

Only ever smelled it once, from the bottle, and it seemed too overpowering to even spray on a card, and definitely not on the skin. Instead I stick with Hypnotic/Pure Poisons :)

However after reading so many positive reviews, I must say I would like to try this on my skin one day.

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i remembered wearing this to secondary school after a friend gave it to me... but i remembered the bottle looked a bit different than the one in the picture. anyway, i LOVE it and true to it's name, it can be very poisonous - strangely intoxicating, it's strong & very musky at first but when it's mixed with your body chemistry, it could be really really sensual, warm and surprisingly, soft to the nose...

This crap sure is poison! I sprayed this at Kohls and it burned my nose! This is the strongest fragrance I've ever smelled. I ran through three aisles and the smell still followed me. I couldn't believe it! Even my eyes were burning!

THE WORST perfume made by dior, stick to PURE POISON, as poisen sticks to the back of your throat! pure poisen only thanks, do not like hypnotic poisen or midnight poisen either im affraid.

I wrote a review before stating it was detergent, but today finally I had a courage (ok, I quite a while want to test it again, this time on skin) I discovered that it's not detergent at all.
Poison has a little bit old-fashioned tone in top notes, but it's bright and deep, rich scent that is so enchanting, attracting.. seems my skin matched this perfume very well.
When you don't stick your nose to wrist, later it smells like soft candies with grape flavor that I miss so much (they were very yummy).
When you smell directly you get cinnamon, incense, berries and other stuff mixed into poisonous juice. Careful there..

I loved the first impression of deep, plummy deliciousness w/various spicy/sweet notes swirling around. But on me it turns rapidly into a horrible burnt plastic/skunk smell. Horrible! It smells wonderful on my friend.

Soooo dissapointed.In general I love Dior's fragrances and Hypnotic Poison + Pure Poison are some of the greatest perfumes out there, but this...Ok, so I have a tendency to dislike classic fragrances as they tend to have this strange weird not-nice-smelling note in them.And sadly, so does Poison.This really did smell like poison, such a pity, because I would've really loved to like it and the bottle like with the other Poisons, is stunning.

Such an enchanting fragrance! Truly captivating.

Poison is dark, gothic, mysterious and wicked, yet strangely inviting and soothing.

The scent itself is quite dusty, smokey and powdery but with such beautiful intensity. This fragrance is an amazing composition of both spices, florals and sweet vanilla.

At this present time I have been reading Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl", and since Poison reminds me of ancient gothic and medieval times, I can imagine this fragrance suiting such infamous women in history like Anne Boleyn.

Poison is so bold and almost potent, yet strangely and exquisitely beautiful. The scent settles so well on the skin with powdery and spicy bursts of plum, pepper, jasmine, tuberose and smokey incense.

Be wary that this fragrance isn't for the light-hearted. Poison requires its wearer to be strong willed and self-confident. The woman that wears Poison is mysterious, proud, sensuously captivating and intense.

To say this perfume is overpowering is an understatement and it made me sneeze like crazy.

This perfume is sweet spicy and ever so sexy! My mother used to wear this and I would sniff it and spray it and play dress up with her clothes! Shoulder pads ,leather one piece ensembles and leopard print skirts!She always got mad at me for waisting her prescious poison! Anyways now that I own it, it is strong but not to strong, I get a lot of spices and inscense and berries. Yummy and the staying power is amazing for edt. I admit it may not be for everyone and body chemistry really plays a big factor! I can't wear pure poison at all, it turns sour on me!

i cant beleive that i havent reviewd Poison yet...Well...thast the real thing!Classique!Luxorous,mistirious,and so different!It reminds me of my mother when i was young,i grew up with its smell.I love it soo much!Some people find it old-fashion but i dont think so.All the men are seduced when u wear Poison,I am serious!It is extremely sexy!The first spray is lil bit overwhelming but dont be scared ,wait to see its beauty and sexiness in the dry down and u will fall in love with it ;)

Strong and darkly sweet.

It is a good perfume, I wish I could wear it. I treid again on my skin today and it is just too much for me. Be careful wearing this.

Some people smell like pure sex wearing this--others smell like rotting fruit. Sadly, I am in the latter group :-)

I was quite young when this first came out...i think i was wearing anaise anaise at the time because it was quite popular and affordable (remember the anaise anaise craze?)..i didn't dislike this perfume but it seemed too "mature" for me and too spicy...then about 8 years ago i had a roomate who always wore this and there was something about it i really liked..which suprised me because i didn't like spicy fragrances...but i couldn't resist... but instead of buying the perfume i wear the perfumed body cream....when i find myself attracted to a heavy or spicy perfume i get the body cream instead...i still get the deep sexy spicy warmth without it being too over powering.

My Mom's favorite perfume, it's either you will love or hate this perfume! Not my type though

I have not smelled poison for years but I use to HATE it but now Hypnotic Poison is wonderful!!I Love Hypnotic poison.Its my favorite of All the Dior perfumes maybe I will have to try poison again but what I remember it was awfull.

this stuff really deserves its name: poison. you will either love it or hate it. at first, i didn't like it because i imagined it suited for mature, powerful women. now, things have changed because it's on my wish list. however, this is just for special ocasions. you can't wear this on a regular basis. it's very intense and powerful. you could really "poison" someone with it ;)

I love original Poison! Love , love, love! I feel disturbed by all the Poisons that came after, but the original one rulez! It's strange I didn't wear it back in time in big '80s and wore it much later in years. To be honest, I don't like the plum lilac thing they sell today for "Poison". Not the real thing at all! My review is for the original scent as it was formulated at first.
In 1985 also the EdT vial was really strong, powerful and not flat like the new thing. Only 1 drop from teh vial transported me in another dimension and you know what? it directly carried me to Pleasure land. Never before I had tried something so intensely erotical and sexual! This is something I had discovered on my one, because I felt aroused wearing this EdT but I wasn't influenced by marketing ads. So I guess it did contain something special, maybe afrodisiac berries, hahaha!
I've always been into strong, intense scents because I think they are the best thing in perfume and they give their best when dabbed (not sprayed) with very light hand. Only 2 drops of strong Poison make your scent day (or night). Many years after my first encounter with Poison I wanted to find it again, like a lost love I was now ready for. Well, the new version disappointed me. I managed to buy a small round beautiful mini of the Esprit de Parfum... weeellllll! That's the thing! As I wrote elsewhere: Poiosn is vanilla, lots of real smoky vanilla (this is a note that reminds me of Vanilia by L'Artisan), unexpected refined flower notes that are completely sunk in the EdT, strange fruits never smelled before, maybe berries... Poison is like a bewitching forest, very dark but not gloomy, feminine and shining. Honey here plays an intriguing game.
In Esprit de Parfum (dabbed!) Poison is one of the most enchanting, bewitching, powerful and glorious scent, both extremely sexual and refined, utterly feminine and elegant (again, 2 drops at most!) What strikes me in Poison is its strenght combined with sweetness and delicacy. It must be a real secret potion! Wear it on your nights out!
The real original stuff.

This perfume remains to be one of the most powerful fragrances of my life. It represents power, seduction, courage, faith, and the spirit of strength. Scents are powerful entities and can convey a message to one who truly appreciates them. Poison is strength incarnate. The spirit and soul of courage. It has given me courage and warmth to face the darkest hours. May it be as special ro others as it is to me. :)

I felt the newly produced Poison (round bottle packing) smells somehow different and lack ounch from what I remembered and finally proved my suspicion as had managed to purchase a bottle of the old packing which has a more elongated bottle packing in mint condition.

When sprayed and compared side by side, the older version packed as much punch, body and extreme lasting power just as I remembered which made me come to a conclusion that the original formula has been tweaked as with most classic fragrances nowadays, unfortunately.

Very oriental and classify it very strong. If you wear poison please stay away from pregnant woman. It will make them sick

Spicy, warm, heavy incense - that's what poison is to me. It's intoxicating. Should you overspray it though - and its power will burden you.

Personally, I'm placing Poison on the same shelf with Nu, Addict, Agent Provocateur etc. - strong powerful fragrances that I love, but not ready to wear.

P.S. I've tried Poison several more times - and with each sniff it mesmerizes me more and more!

Strong, heady and sophisticated, this scent reminds me of the 1980's and Southern California, where I lived for a while as a child. The topnotes are sweet tempered by spice. The drydown is warm incense, and reminds me a lot of "Opium" in drydown. This scent speaks indulgence and luxury to me.

I love this one. I think it is the best floral fruity woody scent ever made. I received mine from a male friend during a stay in Turkey in 1988 and whenever I wear this one it transports me to that one year of my life. It is bold, it is sweet yet spicy. It is full of mystery and nostalgia. I love the bottle too. Looks like some secret poison Pandora would have kept in her box for very special occasions. Spell binding.... just try it you will see....

What a nostalgic trip this scent is!!! 1985,a year of heavy orientals, big heair, bigger shoulderpads, nipped-in waists with tight black pencil skirts, black stockings and high heels. Everytime I smell it I return to this timewarp. Madonna really knew how to 'express herself' back then. Still makes me smile....

Nice. A bit dark and moody, but good from time to time when you're feeling a little dangerous.

Oh, yes, it could be a little scary when it’s sprayed for the first time; it’s a dangerous scent, you know. :) Don’t be afraid – it doesn’t take lives, it takes minds. Of course, this doesn’t work for everybody and will take some hours of “poisoning” before falling in love as the first notes are quite long lasting. But when the sweet, thick honey spiced with the creamy, warm cinnamon takes the lead then it’s not so hard to understand why this scent is so alluring and why it keeps its rating for so many years.
The intoxicating sweetness gives the perfume seductive aura but, at the same time, there are notes /I cannot detect them separately/ which make it serious and even a little dark. I can see why the word “fatale” comes often in the reviews.
In my opinion, the scent is not suitable for everyday use; it needs a right mood and a right occasion to reveal its rich beauty.

I bought this 2 yrs ago, because I collect dark&sensual fragrances, or fragrances, which are not commonly loved. And my mother liked the scent as I was a little girl, I remember that we bought in Greece a solid perfume in a souvenir shop, and this solid had the scent of the infamous poison, and mom loved it deeply. I can't understand why are people "afraid" of Poison, it is a great tuberosey scent with lots of plum-marmelade and cinnamon. It is potent, yes. But that is what I understand under an economic fragrance. Teekanne has got a tea exactly with this fragrance/taste: the tea "Granny's Finest". It's all abut plum, licorice, cinnamon, and other fruits and spices. And the Poison has that big creamy tuberose in plus. But, there is a reason why I can't wear it these days. my dance teacher, who is a man with casanova-attitudes in his 40's, wears a perfume w strong cinnamony sillage since a few months, and I won't have a cinnamony sillage in his presence, just because.:) Don't know what may be his "poison", but I keep my Poison for days off, where I mustn't go to dance trainings. He mustn't think that I ahve the same taste:).

I guess my skin is a scent tamer because Poison isn't strong on me. There's something "fleshy" about the drydown/base notes, I can not explain it properly.
Lovely scent, dcent sillage, very sensual.

Yes, it's very strong, and definitely in the "love it or hate it category" I love it and need to buy it for my collection, but will wear it only occasionally. I used to sneak my roomate's Poison in 1987, and the reactions I got were...interesting. NOT IN ANY WAY a man's perfume, I will wear it because I like the smell. Don't wear this to dinner or a movie, it really takes over. I really fetishize the bottle, brilliant packaging, evil and seductive...hey, there's a chat topic!

One moment almost all Poisons for me smelled like detergent. But I don't know why, I was returning to smell this over and over (Here, what do you think of this smell? - To friends). One day I as usual dragged one of my friends to Dior shelves and took this green bottle. I smelled it first, then gave to friend saying "You know, this actually is good"
Staying power is awesome. This is 'fatale' fragrance. And indeed, smells like poison.

Smells like over-scented purple Kool-aid to me and always has. I used to like it for the Kool-aid value: Something that costs this much and smells like a kids' drink? But in the end, it's just too too much and very dated into the bargain. Hello, 1980s!

I received this as a gift from my mother-in-law and fell in love with the scent. Sweet and floral fragrance combines with dark and musky overtones to create a scent that surpasses itself the whole time. It lasts a LONG time, and settles into the clothing being worn with it so that they continue to smell of Poison until you wash them. Definitely one of my favorites!

I used to have this one, but never had a good relationship with it. I found it similar to some insecticide. I gave it away.
Poison, snakes, bitter, not my type...
this was some years ago. Today, my opinion about perfumes has changed a lot. I thing there are no bad perfumes. It depends on your mood as well, occasion, etc., etc..
Maybe I should try it again, and see how it will suit me now.

Strong and heavy scent, but smells 'classic'. First few minutes it even reminded me distantly Chanel's 'Coco' or something familiar. After 40 minutes I detected it developing some unpleasant note, which an hour after spraying became very pronounced animalistic odour. I was convinced civet is responsible for this 'turn' in the smell, but it isn't featured in ingredients..

Really mystic 'case' in a way, as a stories with poison's usually are.
'Poison' gets really deservedly it's name. What are these strange animalistic notes? 'An Unsolved Crime' for me:)

Wow this smell is seriously holding its grip on whatever millimeter it gets. It was sprayed on a textile strip, and i actually threw away it in a bin in a living room. I Was in a kitchen for a while and when entering the room I was surprised by THE GREETING smell of flowery nice perfume.. i followed my nose:) and guess what it was? bin with the strip of 'Poison' on it..impressive..should say and it is after n..number of hours..( 7-8 maybe), no animalistic notes in the air, u get them only in very close encounter or perhaps when sprayed generously

too heavy to be wearable and i think 1 or 2 spray is ok but if you having bath with it you can kill healthy person in a minute especially babies so be careful it really deserves its name!!!

I love Dior but am not a fan of Poison although I do think the name is apropos to what I feel is an undersirable formula for my taste. The embodiment of the herb opoponax with its everlasting sweet lavender scent paired with the woodsy wet cedar aroma make this a forbiddingly intense perfume. A perfume to wear on a dare!

A good perfume, suitable -i guess- for seductive women that likes wear in black, and be noticed :) Men thinks its sexy...
This Poison perfume makes me think about silk, strong liquors and luxury...
I am agree with comments about its not for everyone

It as a true magnet for men. Seductive and very sexy... Most provocative parfume in the world. Definitely is not for everyone. You either love it or hate it. I am wearing it for all special occasions since this parfume launched. My first one was bought in Paris in 1987, it was parfume (not EDT or EDP). I never saw the same bottle after this. My husband gives me a new bottle every time I finish one. For him Poison is my signature parfume and nothing sutes me better than Poison (original. Yes, Poison is strong. So do not make a shower of this parfume, find the right amount. True diva scent.

This is not for everyone, but if it works for you, it really works. I wear the Esprit de Parfum version, NOT the EDT (this isn't a fragrance to be sprayed on, but dabbed lightly on pulse points). Applied this way, it is never overbearing. The parfum is soft and smooth, like a honeyed, spiced wine. Men love it. One of the best fragrances in the world.

Many year has passed from creation this fragrance, but it has nothing lost of magic, beauty and innovation. Beautiful, deep, dark as forest fruits. Sound and sensuality. It adds energy and certitude. It is fine, curing poison.

I HATE IT....the bottle is nice...the name is mysterious and dark...the perfume is terrible...causes suffocation to the living and wakes up the dead

yeah...its such a wonderful perfume....it was my mom's favorite...i remember as a kid i always used to dig in her purse and apply...hhaha....n now it has becum my all time fav...!!

Poison is indeed a complex perfume. I used this a lot during the late eighties, maybe also at the wrong occasions, but it is truly original. This is one of those perfumes that you can easily detect on someone else, it can't be mistaken for anything else. I think this takes a more grown-up woman to wear, it sends out very strong signals. I still love it though I haven't used it for some time apart from a "test" recently. A true winter parties scent, this won't go unnoticed!

It is one of my favourite fragrances. In spite of the name it is elegant. Unique.

This is a beautiful perfume, I think it has a potential to become one of my signature fragrances, it expresses me so well. I can smell plum and cinnamon, and in general it is dark, mysterious and intoxicating.

To me, it smells like.. well, pure poison. I don't like this at all, not any of them. Way to heavy, these perfumes could wake up the dead and make them flee their graves.

The best scent in the world: sensual, seductive, unique, completely different from all the other perfumes. Is a magnet for men. Strong and sexy...Really, it's a pleasure to use it. To this day I haven't seen a perfume that equals Christian Dior's Poison.

Its strong, long lasting and it really deserves the name Poison

There was a cologne version of it in 1992. I think people who hated Poison will understand the perfume and love it if they try the cologne, I dont finde it nowadays in CD counters.

Back in the 80's I smelled this on a girl that was working for a friend of mine. It was so nice I asked her what she was wearing and she said 'Poison'. I went out and bought some for my girlfriend so she could smell like this wonderful perfume. I haven't smelled it for over 20 years but back then, when I was much younger, it was intoxicating to me. I don't remember if it was sweet, but I do remember that it was very strong. It filled the whole room the first time I smelled it.

Poison is the essence of the 80's with its strong, spicy and overpowering notes. Reminds me of pre-teen years, yuppie culture, gigantic shoulder pads, Dallas & Dynasty, first years of MTV and music videos, Walkmans etc... The fragrance itself is evergreen and unique, an instant classic.

horrible! too strong! it gives me a headache. I made the mistake of buying it!

I've been to a store today and smelled Poison again. It's weird smelling something so familiar after having forgotten it.
But... I can't believe I (and everyone else it seems) used to love it so much 23 years ago!! It's so sweet, it's nauseating! Wouldn't ever buy it again!

I used to love this very much when I was in my teens! Can't remember the smell anymore now, so I'll go to a perfumestore and revive my memory! I'm very curious to see what I think of it nowadays.

It IS strong and sexy. I wore this for my HS grad prom and felt very brave with it.

You hit it on the mark. You will either love or hate this fragrance there is no in between. I must say that I HATE it, and all the other posion fragrances.

I simply love this. Strongly flowers, cinnamon and everything nice. Not for the fainthearted.

People either love it or hate it. That's the brilliance in it - it's hard to be indifferent about Poison. It's very powerful, so one spritz should do you. More of a Fall/Winter scent. Very unique.

Sexy on the right woman. Don't over spray and let the power of Poison intoxicate you. Seductive for skin types that can pull through the spices and not hold on to the fruit notes.

* Not everyone woman can pull this off. So do yourself a favor and try it first.

My very first perfume. I try it when I was in the school, 10 years old maybe?, hahahahaha, like the name it's very strong, and like the name very dangerous. It's strong and almost caustic. A classic. Poison I LOve U.