Poison
meets Tam Dao.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Brazilian Rosewood · Rose · Amber · Sandalwood
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de toilette leads with fruity; Eau de toilette leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Dior PoisonEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |  Diptyque Tam DaoEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de toilette | Eau de toilette |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 1985 | 2003 |
| Leading accords | fruity · sweet · amber | woody · aromatic · powdery |
| Notes unique to this record | Plum, Wild Berries, Coriander, Anise, Tuberose, Incense, White Honey, Cinnamon, Opoponax, Carnation, Jasmine, African Orange Flower, Vanille, Heliotrope, Musk, Vetiver, Virginia Cedar | Italian Cypress, Myrtle, Cedar, Spices, White Musk |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.16 · 5,092 votes | 2.81 · 1,713 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 3.10 · 5,523 votes | 1.95 · 1,904 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.
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)
- Linalool
- Limonene
Listed only on Poison
- Alcohol
- Triethyl citrate
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Acetyl cedrene
- Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
- Eugenol
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Benzyl benzoate
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Pinene
- Vanillin
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Coumarin
- Jasmine oil/extract
- Pelargonium graveolens oil
- Geraniol
- Citronellol
- Geranyl acetate
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Eugenyl acetate
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Terpineol
- Benzyl salicylate
- Santalol
- Farnesol
- Isoeugenol
- Benzyl alcohol
- Isoeugenyl acetate
- Rose ketones
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Linalyl acetate
- Citrus aurantium flower oil
- Terpinolene
- Methyl salicylate
- Camphor
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
- Citral
- Cinnamal
- Alpha-terpinene
- Benzaldehyde
- Juniperus virginiana oil
- Anise alcohol
- Hexyl cinnamal
Listed only on Tam Dao
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)
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.
Poison
Eau de toilette · US listing · Official US product-page label for 3.4 oz
Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Triethyl citrate • Aqua (water) • Hydroxycitronellal • Linalool • Acetyl cedrene • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil • Eugenol • Hexamethylindanopyran • Benzyl benzoate • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Pinene • Vanillin • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Coumarin • Jasmine oil/extract • Pelargonium graveolens oil • Geraniol • Citronellol • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Eugenyl acetate • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Terpineol • Benzyl salicylate • Santalol • Farnesol • Isoeugenol • Benzyl alcohol • Isoeugenyl acetate • Rose ketones • Rose flower oil/extract • Linalyl acetate • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Terpinolene • Methyl salicylate • Camphor • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • Citral • Cinnamal • Alpha-terpinene • Benzaldehyde • Juniperus virginiana oil • Anise alcohol • Hexyl cinnamal
Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 23145
Tam Dao
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Parfum (fragrance) - Aqua (water) - Linalool - Limonene
Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21
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 verdictEau de toilette
Start here if the listed fruity and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de toilette
Start here if the listed woody and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.