Description
More than twenty years since creation of legendary Poison, Dior is launching the fifth of the Poison range, Midnight Poison. John Galliano’s inspiration for visual image of this perfume is the fairytale of Cinderella, brought to life by the French actress Eva Green. The mystery starts when the clock beats midnight, and she is disappearing in the haze. The colors of the flacon are cobalt and ultramarine blue, and it is designed to be reminiscent of Cinderella’s dress.
The new Dior’s poison is opening with citrus notes of mandarin and bergamot to the rose heart, and patchouli, amber and French vanilla in the base. The creators of Midnight Poison are Jacques Cavallier and Olivier Cresp of Firmenich in collaboration with Francois Demachy of LVMH.
Midnight Poison was launched in 2007.
nickolai.gon4arov – :
Bokonon 12, I am one of the followers of this page and eternal lover of Midnight Poison. Your love of this intriguing lady has been heard. There is no doubt that this is the Patchouli-Rose bomb of all Patchouli-Rose bombs.
My love for her started because I had a friend buy her when she first came out. I bought my bestie’s bottle from her because MP sat for years on her vanity untouched. Because let’s put this frankly: Midnight Poison is NOT for the faint of heart.
This is not the Angel-type of Patchouli. While Angel is sweet Patchouli this one is mature, thick, edgy and mysterious. She is a lady and she leaves something to the imagination. The Rose is also dark and mysterious. Nothing is understated here.
Midnight Poison is the woman with the deep voice, ample bosoms and broad hips that wears all black Chanel with Kasmiri Sapphires set in 20K Gold. I am seeing someone like Scarlett Johansson or Meryl Streep. No one tells a woman like that what to do. She is a Rubenesque masterpiece. Lush, desirable and hauntingly beautiful. And she is also almost unobtainable.
I hope that everyone gets a chance to at least test this leading lady. A definite 10++++
Setyipohber – :
Hi, bella! You are finally mine! So many people consider you a Patch Queen of all times, so you understand, being on a patch quest, I had no choice but to track you down, splurge and form my own opinion about you, so young, but already a legend, dressed in an oh-so-sexy cobalt ball gown.
According to the batch code on the bottle, I got the original formulation of 2007 with the silver lettering and collar.
And now I will kindly ask all the avid MP devotees, who, I am sure, zealously monitor this page, to bear with me, as my description will probably sound like the one made by a curious, yet level-headed lab scientist, who is lacking any nostalgia, any attachment, any emotional bonding and any olfactory memory connected with this perfume. Sorry if I don’t do justice to what seems to be the love of many people’s lives.
To me Midnight Poison appears to be super dry, lacking any apparent sweetness (a plus in my book), pretty fresh, bordering on cologne freshness, and sexy and alluring indeed. It’s mostly about the citrus notes and refined patchouli for me, as rose or amber are not too prominent on my skin. And somehow I don’t perceive it as dark or gothic. So, with all my true appreciation of the juice, it’s just a like from me. I have a feeling, though, that this perfume will be much much sexier on a man. So, like a mad scientist I am grabbing my bottle and looking for a male candidate to test my hypothesis on. If you happen to know one, please pm me with his whereabouts 😉
incif – :
Kate moss velvet hour is very very similar to this…
Mencx346Negeltzex – :
Just used my last spray. My heart is sinking, possible existential crisis ahead. I still haven’t found a replacement and I am too nervous to buy on eBay bc I have read a lot of stories of people receiving fakes.
sortik – :
Ladies and gentlemen, I present you wonderfully. The feminine Dior perfume par excellence. Scream packaging. If a goddess wore a perfume, this would be her. Being unobtainable makes it even more special and refined. I consider myself lucky. I will give it to the girl I love and I’m sure she will like it madly. One color: Sapphire. A state of mind: Intriguing. An imaginary celebrity: Maleficent.
Rating: 10/10.
Donreal-95 – :
I don’t have many perfume collection. I received this as a gift. As it name suggests, it’s suitable for midnight romance. Very seductive, sexy, intense and really poisoning your mind in a good way. Make me very confident on that very special occasions. Totally love it. But it really reminds me of Dunhill London on my hubby. Similar ingredients; patchouli, vanilla & rose.
advireere – :
This is my favourite Dior fragrance. Love it!
Floral and slightly sweet/woody, the dry-down gets even better.
It lasts a long time – at least 12 hours, yet is not overpowering.
I am so disappointed that it has been discontinued, so probably will only be able to buy on decant now.
Recommended for any female of any age, and it is suitable really for any season.
ennio8888 – :
I bought this over five years ago as a gift to myself for starting a new job. Knowing it’s discontinued, I’ve been searching for similar fragrances all over the place, even though my bottle is 3/4 full. Sometimes I think, “don’t you have enough Midnight Poison-esque scents in your collection?” Then I smell the original and realise why I can’t let it go, even if it’s in a duplicate form. This is seriously an intoxicating, sensual and dark perfume that started me on the road of patchouli-based fragrances. It’s my signature scent and I’ve decided to store it in a dark box to preserve it for as long as I can.
lyllu30 – :
2 full bottles for sale or swap. I’m in Australia. Still working out where I can ship if it’s possible at all due to shipping laws. If anyone knows please let me know. I don’t want to take the chance of sending this out only for it to be destroyed by customs!… Make an offer if interested please 🙂
Update: I still have these, sorry I’ve been extremely busy and unable to reply to msgs. I am only looking to swap for similar value, not multiple bottles of drugstore buys I have too much already! Prefer to sell unless you have one I really want
Thank you!
ruslan68 – :
This is a scent that could be deemed quite masculine. Poison pour Homme! That being said I have always enjoyed it since it came out. Totally bizarre but it makes me think of petrol/gasoline. It does not smell of petrol but it smells high octane if that makes sense. Loud and fast paced. In your face. I will treasure my bottle even though I understand why it was discontinued.
qgs715Diobtetty – :
It’s one of those calgon body sprays you see at walgreens. Seriously, it’s the exact same. I just can’t remember the calgon versions name but if you look you’ll find it. It’s blue too and I think the name has midnight in it. It’s the exact same. I knew I had smelled this before and I didn’t like the manly scent then either.
yuliyass – :
I was so excited to get this! I bought it blind buy online. I just got it, I put it on and it smells like a man. It’s been 20 minutes and it’s the same sharp manly smell. I just don’t smell anything feminine about this at all. No vanilla, no sweetness, it reminds me of a cologne I once smelled, a men’s cologne. I still smell like a man. I keep sniffing it to see if it’s turned into something else but it’s still the sharp masculine cool water cologne and something else too that I can’t put my finger on. I hope it’s better in cooler weather and has some feminine life to it in a different season but I’ll probably be spraying this on my husband.
zasranec76 – :
The only one not to be discontinued..alas ..it has been done ! A perfume ahead of its time ? Too classy ..too dark …I will never why, but it did not sell well and above all quickly .
Dior Perfume had a real gem…but they let it go .
lex82 – :
Where can I buy an authentic midnight poison online ?
Thank you
alexjeep – :
Just finished my last drop of Midnight Poison. Mixing Elle and Mademoiselle intense help a little. Are there any better dupes out there? sigh…
мив459 – :
DKNY Be Delicious Night… I’m intrigued to know why no one has spotted the fact that it is *so* similar to Dior Midnight Poison? Made in the same year and very reflective of these feminine patchouli-based fragrances that were so popularly made circa 2007.
I’ve smelt the usual suspects that fans of this perfume call ‘dupes’, ‘great alternatives’ or ‘replacements’ and here’s what I think…
YSL ‘Elle’
Similarity rating: 8/10
Differences: Huge hit of pink pepper on top that fades, lack of vanilla presence on the bottom. More floral and daytime-friendly and more ‘lovely’ than a deep, nightime, man-eatingly seductive fragrance.
DKNY ‘Be Delicious Night’
Similarity rating: 7/10
Stronger resemblance than any of the below replacements IMO. Differences: Like ‘Elle’ there is a lack of vanilla presence. But… the main showstopper here is Patchouli as is with Midnight Posion… and that really counts here. BD Night’s slight Blackberry/ Freesia top differ a little from MP’s Mandarin/Bergamont top. BD Night’s lack of sweet vanilla and emphasis on amber & frankincense give it a slightly more medicinal feel, so I would say its more like Midnight Poison Elixir (the best dupe available I would say) than the original MP EDP. But its a great alternative for either and much cheaper. I guess marketing wise though its for a younger, budget audience of course. I don’t care though- its dark & intriguing to me! Still available in some Savers, various perfume shops and online- go and try it!
Lalique ‘Perles de Lalique’
Similarity rating: 5.5/10
Differences: This is powdery and lighter than MP definitely. I find Perles to be a much more polite fragrance than MP, smells great up close but its not a head-turner for me. Its a lot more ladylike and well-behaved with the revelation of its notes like the Patchouli than the others mentioned. Controlled, smart, pleasant and nice… not uninhibited and striking like I experienced the other perfumes already mentioned.
Jeanne Arthes ‘Sultane 1001 Nights’
Similarity rating: 4/10
Differences: WARNING! 1001Nights is not a sweet fragrance! It is a dry, spicy, citrus scent. Think of a floral inspired version of timeless male fragrances like Chanel Anateus (1981) or Dior *Eau* Sauvage (1966) The rose and jasmine are playing backing vocals here, jasmine being the stronger singer and our friend Patchuoli is nowhere to be found. I can see why some people think this is similar to MP (common notes of Bergamont, Rose, Jasmine and the Spice/pepper resembles Patchouli somewhat). However without the all important Patch, Amber & Vanilla of MP… its from an entirely different family of fragrance IMO.
🙂
gri6o4ek – :
It’s apparent that negative reviews of any kind, including the helpful and informative type are ruthlessly down voted until they disappear entirely, leaving curious researchers like myself with nothing but a panel of ‘yes men’ reviews to go off of! Very unbalanced and frankly–misleading. Petty downvoting makes the whole point of Fragrantica moot. A review shouldn’t be despised simply because the person writing the review happens to possess a different taste in fragrances than you. We all need different opinions, good and bad, to make this website helpful. (sorry, had to be said. It’s obvious what’s going on, and it’s not constructive!)
Now on to the perfume. I am not usually a fan of patch, and this one is predominantly just that! However, it really mellows out quite nicely in the drydown and kind of turns into this creamy, yet heady scent. Very attention-grabbing and seductive if a light hand is used. Too much and you’ll have everyone running for their inhalers! Overall, if you’re a patchouli lover, this one is a keeper!
kros2014 – :
I love Jacques Cavallier’s creations, but it took me a while to warm up to Midnight Poison. It opens with an explosion of dry patchouli, so much that I thought I’d get an asthma attack, and I can handle very potent perfumes.
But, once it settled and the other notes got a chance to be heard, it became a beautiful melange of rose, citrus, amber, and patchouli. Feminine with a gothic edge. And the bottle is a beautiful shade of violet blue. Perfect. I’m glad I got it before it became discontinued.
The original Poison is still my favorite. That is a masterpiece.
urgon – :
Dior Midnight Poison receives a lot of attention; especially for a discontinued perfume. Is it really worth the hype? People pay ridiculous prices for a bottle of Midnight Poison. I was lucky enough to stumble upon a bottle of this lovely gem.
This is truly beautiful. I am not the biggest fan of patchouli but in Midnight Poison it is perfect, this combined with a deep velvety rose is irresistible. The opening is not my favourite, it is somewhat harsh and so shrill to my nose. Luckily it quickly settles down to the most beautiful luxurious deep scent I have ever experienced. This is a gothic dark beauty in full glory.
While I think the Cinderella inspired advertisements are well done I feel Dior chose the wrong fairy tale for Midnight Poison. When I smell Midnight Poison I experience a gothic version of Sleeping Beauty. The opening is harsh, cold and even somewhat metallic to my nose, like a shocked gasp of discomfort drawing a bit of blood from the prick of a needle. Then the beautiful rose steps in, sweet velvet rose as if Aurora is laying down on a bed of dark red rose petals. The sweet spiralling scent tempts one to let go of consciousness, to be swept away into it’s realm of delicious dark spun dreams. The patchouli is perfectly earthy, a bit musty even as if a hundred years is passing by and there is not a stir around the sleeping princess. This is not a fairy tale where the princess wakes up and rejoices in a new found love. Rather this is the story of a princess escaping the demands and pressures of the world and spends an eternity blissfully sleeping and living in a magical dark realm.
Midnight Poison is best worn at night, it is mysterious and seductive yet there is a strangely innocent quality about it. This is the scent I tend to reach for when I need to shut the world out for a while and spend time alone, deep in thought or lost in a good book or just dreaming about magical realms. So is Midnight Poison worth the hype? Absolutely yes! If you enjoy darker scents try to get your hands on this jewel. I hope Dior someday realized its’ mistake and bring Midnight Poison back to us.
dany2401 – :
Had a 50mL bottle and enjoyed having it for its rarity. Unfortunately for me, this just wasn’t enough of an excuse to keep it. I found it to be a lovely and dirty rose patchouli mix, earthy … but altogether plain, sadly. Didn’t develop and didn’t do much of anything. Whenever I sprayed it on, I was bored almost instantly.
Understand the love, but not for me. I would love to see Tendre be brought back, though.
amalpisajal – :
Ive reviewed this however a few more comments.
the second version that came out in 2012 is not as weak or not long lasting as people assume.
last night i popped out and had sprayed 3 sprays of the 2012 version. it was a cool crisp night and i kept smelling something beautiful and sweet in the air, so did my partner, at first my hubby thought i was wearing angel but i said no its midnight poison the stuff was radiating 3 foot each direction it was a shock to me as id not warn it for ages.
then 2 hours later back home my daughter said whats that sweet smell mum , it was still going strong !! (compared to say my chanels that I love but they don’t radiate as much.)
today i was wearing hypnotic poison eau sensuelle, same thing it was strong and i could smell wisps of it hours in….dior was powerful once u got quality and got what u paid for., Strong regal beautiful perfumes, even Hypnotic poison eau secret is strong-ish !
Sadly many perfumes are affected by 2015 EU restrictions and are not as lasting anymore, and wear close to skin.
Lastly on the subject of Elle by ysl being similar, at first I thought yes to that,
But it’s like comparing tarnished silver to radiant gold , Elle is just slightly on same par but to me it’s like a mothballs version , Dior nailed it with MP it’s dark glamorous Amazing but at first it may feel masculine or heavy, weird even, it took me ages to warm too as another reviewer said, but once I did I realized it’s wonderful, and what I was going to sell on is now not ever leaving my collection. One night you will wear it and it will shine warming on skin in a way only Dior does.
Give midnight a chance if your unsure as I was , a cold night out walking made me realise she was for keeps ! I just fell a bit in love with her as dark deep and sweeter notes unfolded in the freezing air around me I suddenly appreciated how good this gem is.
9/10 for scent
10/10 for sillage
Special occasion perfume and brilliant at unfolding magicly in cold weather.
(Still not tested in hot weather)
ComprarViagraVN – :
Acquired a legitimate, small bottle of this online from a private seller as a blind buy. Wasn’t sure what to expect but I do love Dior and the purchase was a bit serendipitous. Not sure if I love it, it’s just so far removed from my usual olfactory interests. I don’t get any of the top notes personally. It instantly settles on my skin as hardcore patchouli and dirty rose with an undertone of what I think is the Amber. The vanilla is subtle but present as it mellows out, and gives it a nice little sweetness and softness that I think I need in there to keep me interested – because patchouli dominant alone does not appeal to me. It has a smokey, sultry and mysterious quality without being too intense, which I have to say is intoxicating and keeps this different enough that I am going to keep it. It won’t be a regular wear for me, and I don’t think it’s a love, but I do like it quite a bit and I’m happy to have it in my collection. My young Daughter loves the fairytale like bottle. I’ll be saving this one for autumn and winter nights, out to dinner with my Husband – semi rare, a bit special and a little lovely.
ninaanin – :
I feel very lucky to have managed to get my hands on a sample. Midnight Poison is a very perfumey perfume. I instantly recognized it as a fragrance women wore in my childhood. Patchouli dominates throughout with bergamot in the opening.
margo1001 – :
Amazing fragrance.A dirty rose note makes it unique,while it remains strong and dynamic.A scent that commands attention.I am a man and i would wear it easily since it hasn’t any clear feminine note.I would say it’s a unisex dark and bewitching fragrance.So sad Dior stop making this masterpiece.
Ps, midnight posion lovers,YSL elle is back in production and it’s very close.
vizit537 – :
Smells fantastic…on a man. Just not feminine enough for me.
you182bedyWelty – :
ذات ليلة .. هنا بالقرب من بوتيك ديور
مرّت ساندريلا .. لم أرها و لكنني ايقنت انها كانت حقيقة
monolit2000 – :
This fragrance has Dior DNA written all over it. There is something in here that reminds me of J’adore, Addict and a little bit Dolce Vita. It does not smell the same as these perfumes but shares a beautiful classiness that is simply DIOR.
julka68 – :
Midnight Poison is the magic elixir, a dark witches brew that entices and enchants. There is no other rose/patchouli worth smelling. After a whiff of this all others will smell flat and boring. Can’t wait to get a FB.
jpy848Diobtetty – :
I had never got around to trying this one because I am generally uninterested in patchouli/rose, but this completely transcends that combo, this is incredibly sexy, dark + fresh. Of course I love it Jacques Cavallier is my favorite perfumer. Big fan of bvlgari white tea, and all incarnations of original bvlgari Pour Homme from 1990s.
splintercell – :
I want it to be BACK IN STORES!!! 🙁
isfarinka – :
I finally own Midnight poison.. Unfortunately never had the chance to purchase back in the days but do remember a rosy ambery woody feel layered with patcholi, according to the notes it almost feels like Halston Couture’s notes Woody Chypre indeed! DIOR please bring back seeing the notes it shouldn’t be so complex to relaunch this Poison of a juice! Another fine fragrance died and left many wanting more Midnights looking at the Moon!
ROSE DAMACENA ESSENCE PATCHOULI AMBER WOODY ACCORDS
Try YSL’S ELLE you won’t regret you’ll be surprised!
ArturC – :
A 1000 why’s!!
Why Did Dior discontinue this absolute beauty?? Leaving a lot of people Truely heartbroken me included!! I’ve honestly never met a Perfume House like Dior,that really doesn’t give a dam about it’s customers/followers!! When they discontinued Tender Poison years ago (another firm favourite of mine) their capable of anything!!
YSL Elle & Guerlain Insolence are indeed both very similar to MDP although they both lack the over all creamyness MDP processes!! Then what does YSL do yep they discontinue Elle,& I move onto Guerlains Insolence!! That was until Christmas Day when I was bought a bottle of “LALIQUE – PERLES DE LALIQUE” & wore it today for the very first time (MASSIVE SMILE ON MY FACE) As out of the YSL & the GUERLAIN this one really does smell identical to the original MDP as it had the same pure creamyness that both the YSL & GUERLAIN LACK!!
To be 100% honest I never heard of the Lalique Perfume Brand ever before,until today that was!! But just so glad that I now have as I’ll most deffo will be buying this beauty from now on!! & deffo earge anyone who really loved MDP as much as I did to give this hidden beauty a real try!! I’m certainly very happy this Christmas Time forsure!! XxXx
licssmealfuse – :
how i love this fragrance!!no one like this!!its the best for me!i have a small bottle of it and i keep it as a treasure!!bring this back again Dior!!a havent smell better patchouli scent!!fortunately i found a shop who sells an imitation of this which is very good because its oil and is strong enough!!perfect!!im so happy!!
El1teForce – :
If you mourn the loss of this amazing scent then I highly recommend trying Ruth Mastenbroeks Fire Dance. It will stop you in your tracks. I’m so glad I found it.
gnomzlov – :
I need this EDP in my life again. It must be brought back again in stores. It was so amazing!!!
Stark7 – :
My first perfume, bought for me on Christmas 2007 by my Father. I look back at that time and I think wow, my dad really had no idea that this perfume would draw his teen girl into womanhood. He had no idea.
Everything. My first romance would not have been so passionate without this scent filling the spaces between our skin. That poor boy is now married with 2 kids and he still rings me up randomly reminiscing about this scent. This scent symbolises the becoming of my womanhood, the ignorant fantasies and the heavy pains of heartbreak. Nothing will ever compare to this scent. It wrapped me in midnight satin and left trails of mystery behind a blissful young woman, ripe with ecstasy,hinting at the depth below my surface.
I would give anything to just smell this again! I am emotionally attached to this perfume. The fact that it’s discontinued makes me never want to support Dior again. I feel like I can never really smell like ME without it. Incomplete
nagl1965 – :
Extra-ordinary , gorgeous , i adore it ..so warm and chic
nik131291 – :
With all the reforms dior comes up with you would think they would make midnight poison 2018, and make people happy, while taking our money. Win win come on dior.
berimor – :
THEY say it is better to have loved and lost…
I say it is probably a good thing I have never smelled this (the only poison that has eluded me) as imagine it to be wonderful…
I am, however, not willing to spend £££s on flee bay!
(Reaches for the last few ml of his poison esprit de parfum)
fishan – :
Why did they discontinue this?! I’ve fallen in love knowing that the 1 oz bottle i have won’t last long.
Midnight poison is powerful, incredibly seductive and addictive. It’s “dark” patchouli and rose with citrus nuances. It’s one of those scents that you just know that you’re going to be the center of attention, leaving a trail with the smell of lust following you everywhere you go.
Diemexteque – :
Radiates like Russian nuclear plant.
Suggest to avoid but has been discontinued, unlike nuclear plant.
beliy-2007 – :
All perfumes from the Poison line (aside from Pure Poison) end up smelling very sweet and fruity on my skin – and Midnight Poison is no exception. I can smell very sweet mandarine and vanilla combo, as well as some red berries: although these are not listed among the “official” notes, my trusty sniffer says that they’re there! Midnight Poison is not my cup of tea, but credit where credit’s due – this is certainly a very sexy scent for those who enjoy fruitchulis.
Angus Young – :
I must b the only one who likes the reformulated version, i own both and the reformulated is a tad sweeter its just as good and i think better , lol dont all hit me at once 😉
Yura962 – :
I talked to managers of dior and the general response is that midnight poison under performed and that was the decision to discontinue it. I think this was a wonderful scent and the bottle was pretty. I like it more than the pure poison that is for sure. Wish dior would bring it back but I highly doubt that will happen. Poison girl seems to be selling well not as much as jadore but it is one of the better sellers at the moment.
starline.alex – :
A girlfriend who is single wear this perfume for nightclub and Halloween party I love it so much on her I asked her if she could let me borrow it. She said I could have it! I’m so happy with this beautiful parfum. I love the bottle in midnight blue color and the scent too is the same color. Is sexy smoky sultry Oriental parfum. I smell at first the fresh citrus top notes with a vanilla only a little powdery. I smell the green notes and the patchouli leaves. Smell to me like a kind of bergamot tea with green leaves tea leaves. I don’t smell the rose I smell mostly a green tea some vanilla and amber in the base with leather. This is not witchy to me smell like a sexy Hindu woman who like strong perfume. The cloud around you when you spray it is very powerful so I only spray a little. Smell exotic and mysterious. I will wear for Halloween party! I love this parfum! Thank you Elena!
ZloiHomka – :
If anyone have this perfume – also miniatures and empty miniatures bottles – I will love to buy! Please send a message 🙂
I’m a fan of all Dior Poison fragrances 🙂
taraster – :
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kalach – :
I wonder what makes a top designer like Dior to discontinue their best feminin fragrance ???????
I always consider it in my top 4 perfumes together with Eau du Soir, Alien and Rush. I have only 3 of my top four fragrances.
I refuse to pay the exorbitant prices that are asked in Amozon with no guarantees of receiving an original product.
I already try to find some dupes but so far I am not satisfied with the suggestions received.
Does anybody have a good suggestion for a Midnight Poison good dupe?
armagedon_95 – :
So I had to go shopping online as opposed to in ‘real time’ to find this fragrance which must be discontinued because it’s so hard to find. I’m only sorry I found it so late and have missed the height of it’s popularity. It might not be ‘popular’ anymore and has been set aside by the newest Poison Girl but it’s appeal is not lost. This is an absolutely amazing fragrance; quite possibly the best and most well rounded masterpiece of the modern Poison flankers. I wore the original Poison the now ‘vintage’ cologne and even as much as that one is the supreme superior scent, Midnight takes 2nd place.
Opens with orangey notes of mandarin and bergamot orange. They are not there to be super sweet and fruity but to be fresh and perfumy not unlike so many citrus based top notes which after a while gets boring. I want to find more non citrus based top notes but even as such this is still a very good greenish-orange top note with orange and leaves. The green theme is present from the start. The patchouli can be sensed shortly after the first spritz of citrus. An aromatic green rosebush with patchouli is detectable. Smells like a rose garden at night. The roses are ‘dark’ the shades of colors are all dark blues/midnight blues and dark moss-green like a forest in the midnight hour. It has a fairy tale vibe to me, but not of the Disney sort; the Grimm Brothers sort – more visceral, violent, Gothic and R rated. In this way it is still in touch with the first Dior Poison’s ‘evil witch’ theme, deceptively sweet but cruel and wicked at heart. The sweet citrus notes and the vanilla and powdery texture are feminine and benign but the dry down an the patchouli bomb the dirty musk and the black as night effect is the ‘witchy’ part that screams Poison.
The patchouli note takes some getting used to but my personal belief is that one has to be familiar with the patchouli plant as a fragrance note even before one purchases the frag and has had experience with patchouli in perfume. This is a major patchouli, with all the facets of it’s fragrance – exotic, dark, smoky, herbal, aromatic, and indolic. The patchouli in this scent is dangerously close to smelling like the evening patchouli and incense of Shalimar or in more recent years the patchouli in the celeb scent Jessica Simpson Fancy Nights, as well as patchouli in the indie frag Voleur de Rose by L’Artisan Parfumeur. I happen to like this one a lot better than Voleur which is a photorealistic and truly dirty weed. Never cared for it after smelling it for the first time. Midnight can also be dirty but in a more sexy and more sophisticated way. It’s sexy and alluring, bewitching and tempting, seductive and sinister. If you also like the fragrance L’Agent by Agent Provocateur this too is in the same league.
Crushed under the patchouli leaves is a beautiful sexy romantic red rose, the feminine touch, with a powdery aroma and quite lovely though she is not the star and she allows the patchouli and the amber to take the lead. The dry down loses the floral note of rose and engages in the Oriental labyrinth of patchouli jungle, some animalic musky smells and the balsams and resins that come with amber notes. The dry down is undeniably unisex and a guy can totally pull this off if he is into black clothing, Goth culture, leather and or has experience wearing unisex frags or rather women’s perfume that wears like unisex without being named as such.
This is such a sexy witch fragrance! I’m in awe of such a beautiful fragrance. My husband whom I’ve been married to for years ravishes me after he detects this perfume on me but he waits until we get home to our bedroom even if he waits for hours when we are out in public. This perfume sends out the signal! Thank God we’re getting close to Halloween and autumn is finally here because Midnight is clearly designed to be worn at this time of year with black clothing fall colors, dark colors of dark brown velvet midnight blue, black and dark green. This is an evening perfume of course and meant to be worn by women (or men) who like to leave a trail of mystery in their perfume’s trail as one walks past bystanders at parties or soirees, galleries, museums, cafes, and public gatherings. It is a strong long lasting flamboyant Oriental so wear it with caution and with a light application so that it won’t sour or turn too ugly or too witchy. This is a witch but she can be contained and she’ll turn out to be such a charmer.
buzilo – :
It was one of my favourite perfumes about 7 years ago. I had the EDP spray and the body lotion. Both had incredible lasting power and stayed beautiful all day long. I was very disappointed when Dior discontinued this scent, as it was really stunning & very sexy.
I hope they bring it back some day – then I will stock up!
vadim21 – :
I want to love it, but it’s just a bit too dry and masculine. Enjoy it on men, though.
joh_ru – :
After reading all the good reviews about that perfume, I was really curious to smell it. For me, it’s a love at first sniff…so beautiful,so dry. Sure, there’s no sugar in this Poison. It’s not a sirupy juice for teenage girl but a dangerous cocktail for mature woman.
apq578elipseskism – :
Purchased a decant several years ago, not realising it had been discontinued back in 2009. Talk about being late to the party! Have always liked this when I first tried it but there were always ‘others’ that I liked more. Tonight, (Winter where I live), I pull out my collection of decants and after perusing through the ‘forgottens’, I decide to go with Midnight poison. I immediately fall in love & wonder why I’ve never really given this more notice.
Curious to find out the notes and read reviews, I came here only to find out it was discontinued many moons ago. It has only been in the last 4 years or so, that I’ve really started stepping out of my perfume ‘comfort’ zone. Back in 2009, I was rocking anything that came from what I called the DKNY Apple (for the bottle shape) range and kind of remained stuck in that fruity, floral element. Hence, I am kicking myself as that never gave me the chance to meet this beauty.
leonk – :
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