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Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum
meets Hypnotic Poison.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Vanilla

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with cherry; Eau de toilette leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dolce&Gabbana Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum bottle
Dolce&Gabbana

Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum

Concentration not recorded

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Hypnotic Poison bottle
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Hypnotic Poison

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20251998
Leading accordscherry · vanilla · sweetvanilla · sweet · almond
Notes unique to this recordCherry, Jasmine SambacCoconut, Plum, Apricot, Brazilian Rosewood, Jasmine, Tuberose, Caraway, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Almond, Sandalwood, Musk
Longevity / 53.11 · 262 votes3.73 · 11,723 votes
Projection / 42.08 · 250 votes2.62 · 11,840 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Alcohol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Listed only on Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Coumarin
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Citral
  • Citronellol
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Eugenol
  • Cinnamal
  • Citric acid

Listed only on Hypnotic Poison

  • Vanillin
  • Anethole
  • Santalol
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Q by Dolce & Gabbana Parfum

Parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Benzyl cinnamate, Alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Isoeugenol, Eugenol, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Cinnamal, Citric acid

Current official US parfum declaration. Other formats, concentrations and limited editions are separate products. Check the packaging for the list applying to your bottle.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Hypnotic Poison

Eau de toilette · US listing · Official US product-page label for 3.4 oz

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Vanillin • Anethole • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Santalol • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Linalool • Limonene • Benzyl alcohol

Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21832

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed cherry and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

Start here if the listed vanilla and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.