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Supdiuniori – :
I bought a vintage bottle of this 3.4 ounce for $120 on ebay. I remember this perfume differently. The one I bought I made sure was vintage and I just don’t love it. I have used it once. If anyone wants to trade for this, please let me know. Not my jam at all.
Kriz2001 – :
I love the original Poison but I find myself using this one up much quicker. It is subtler and less invasive. I wish Dior relaunched some of the lost treasures like this one instead of bringing up the new and totally unnecessary Joy.
slavakim96 – :
Love Poison.
This is a review for a sealed in box, vintage, Poison Eau de Toilette. I think I’ve only ever used the EDP in the past, because I was surprised this didn’t project or last on me like I expected. Don’t get me wrong, it’s the real thing and powerful enough. Certainly makes it more safe, so there’s the upside.
Got it for a great price on ebay. Checked every detail of box and bottle.
NO complaints.
balgus – :
Add my review to those that love this version best. I thought I would love the Esprit version best but with that, even two drops is too much.
This one is so much more wearable and for every day too. You can smell so may notes in this and it lasts hours and hours, which surprised me. It’s also not harsh.
andr20099 – :
Poison Eau de Cologne is the perfectly balanced version of Poison Espirit de Parfum. The espirit de parfum is a beautfiul cacophony of ingredients that sometimes work on the skin and sometimes don’t. The eau de toilette is a creamy, though beautiful, mess, on me at least.
Having tried all versions of original Poison that there is, including the elusive ‘Light Cologne’ and parfum, I can safely say that this one has best stood the test of time. This feels like a more thought out endeavour, rather than an afterthought. No mistakes were made. It lasts longer than the current eau de toilette and projects comfortably. The Eau de Cologne Light did both of these things, but it seems that was more of an afterthought… sadly, could have been beautiful.
This particular formulation is quite heavy on the tuberose & honey, with plum and spices taking a bit of a back seat. Pepper & anise are probably the most notable for me, then cinammon. Vanilla & berries make this a tad more noire than the lightly coloured juice might suggest. Vanilla is usually sweet in today’s scents but this is dry and boozy.
If the advertisement with the black panther best suited the epirit de parfum, then the advert with the beautiful model dancing in front of a mirror while getting ready to go out for a day best suits this. It’s the day time scent, the light and beautiful office friendly scent. Can overwhelm… so just don’t spray too much. And don’t do that anyway, because it’s vintage and simply the best dahling
SallyBsre – :
Waiting For Halloween so I can wear this edition of the famous and needs-no-introduction Poison by Dior. As a cologne it has a more balanced blend of all the notes and has the right sillage/longevity for me than the vintage original EDP. This is the EDC with the same bottle design. This is absolutely gorgeous. Smoky floral, toxic tuberose, hypnotic, sexy, witchy, eerie, sweet and dark. Smells of Morticia Addams, Carolyn Jones version not Anjelica Huston. Opens with sweet forest berries and plum with a honey note that is deceptively saccharine and sweet, innocent, feminine, and shampoo like. But this doesn’t last too long. It’s like you took a bite of a poison berry in the woods and now you have to deal with weird hallucinations.
The tuberose is not as bombastic as the EDP but it is detectable and floral with additional white flowers of jasmine and orange blossom. There’s also a rose and some heliotrope. The powdery airs of the EDP are less powdery here, allowing the unisex and darker side of the scent to be revealed. As the scent leaves behind the flowers, it enters into the balsamic amber and incense territory. Smells of exotic spices and incense in a Middle Eastern country like Turkey or Saudi Arabia. This is a smoky scent that matches up with dark clothing and make up, Egyptian almost. I don’t get any civet from this. It’s more like a luxurious leather.
Finally I would love to say that this is much easier to wear than the original which can be a beast. I will be wearing this for Halloween when I throw a party at my house in Nashville and when I go out with my husband in the last week of October to other parties. What comes to mind when I wear this perfume: Maleficent from Disney’s 1959 Sleeping Beauty. The color is deep purple and eerie green glow. For Goths and for fashionistas alike. Lastly I want to say that this is suited to autumn and winter. The honey amber and musk plus incense give it such a cozy warmth. Oh and the cinnamon. It is more a gourmand than the original EDP. So if you like gourmands but still want to wear Poison, try this one.
lo_ony_d – :
I wanted to love this perfume so much. I even tried the parfum to see if it made a difference. It didn’t. It has so many things I absolutely love. I keep trying it to see if someday, my body chemistry will have just the right oomph to make it smell wonderful. It smells great on other people. Oh well. 🙁
dima1104 – :
Recently purchased a vintage bottle from 1987! A lighter and fresher version of the EDT. I prefer the EDC. It’s more suitable for everyday wear.
tollw – :
Oh my f-ing God! I saw it accidentally next to Burberry Brit EDT for women in my best friend mother’s collection. What a poison! One snif and I went back more than 15 years! I am not 100% sure even if fragrantica have listed it since the bottle hasn’t a spray, it was quite redish in color like Hypnotic’s poison and it says eau de toilette.
Though the notes are quite similar to what I smell, as I said a travel machine. Plum, honey, incense, precious/unique woody and spicy notes. It reminds me of years that perfumes had character. Years with kisses and hugs full of feelings and where there weren’t many option. Signatures were quite easy back then. Like for a ‘full’ personality if it makes sense, not for me, Prada Candy gloss could be it’s daughter nowdays, but I would love to smell it while in a hug of a mature woman.
Wancouver – :
These are the ones I remember Sandra wearing!
This is 80,s POISON!
The bottles are empty but for a residue but I can still smell it clearly.
I can recall this mixed with the smell of hot curlers warming up and hair spray.
and Revelon Lipstick!
I have held onto all three sizes, so happy I didn’t throw them out with all the other poison bottles I threw out over the years!
(Didn’t keep My Tendra Green bottle did I.? )
витек333 – :
Lighter and fresher version of edp poison. I like it more than the original one.
It also last a long and projection is good also.
rtYorik – :
I recently picked up a vintage EDC bottle of this at an estate sale for a not so bargain price. From the very first whiff I was taken back to the era it came out in…the Eighties. Life was so easy back then. I was in high school. Madonna and Michael were putting out hit after hit. President Reagan was on the TV. Large desktop computers were the newest “gadgets” even though the world wide web was not released to the public until 1990. Trump was the entrepreneur of the decade. It was a time of opulence and a time of change for the world at large.
And then there was Poison. This beauty of a fragrance was/is mesmerizing. A friend of mine wore this in high school and I loved catching whiffs of it. I still think of her witchy personality when I smell it. If an actual witch had a smell it would be this. It is spicy, sweet and potent. Such an iconic fragrance. I love the berry-balsamic goodness of this EDC. I had the EDT back in the nineties and never got another bottle for some reason. I am thrilled to have a vintage bottle of this back in my collection. It has a hefty price tag everywhere but it is worth every red cent.
PLATAGON – :
Vintage Poison cologne was the very first Poison Dior released. Soon the heavier EDT followed, then the Esprit formulation.
Cologne is lighter (compared to the EDT) more floral, sweeter/balsamic than the Edt or Esprit. This vintage isnt dated and pretty. Worth a check out if you can find it. However, prices are similar to the edt, so the edt is a richer experience. If your a poison fan, or want it dialed back for a “daytime” Poison..the vintage Cologne is for you.
nik_kita – :
Found a sealed bottle and it was a pleasure to open it. It is a splash bottle and beautiful color of the juice. Pink/purple-ish. Can smell the tuberose pretty well,strong and beatiful for an Edc. I can swap it tho,have the edt also so…