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Poison Eau de Cologne
meets Poison.

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

Shared ground

Plum · Wild Berries · Coriander · Anise · Tuberose · Incense · White Honey · Opoponax · Cinnamon · Rose · Jasmine · Musk · Amber · Heliotrope · Sandalwood · Vetiver · Virginia Cedar

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

The distinction

Eau de cologne leads with woody; Eau de toilette leads with fruity. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dior Poison Eau de Cologne bottle
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Poison Eau de Cologne

Eau de cologne

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Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de cologneEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19851985
Leading accordswoody · amber · sweetfruity · sweet · amber
Notes unique to this recordPalisander Rosewood, Allspice, Cloves, Orange Blossom, VanillaBrazilian Rosewood, Carnation, African Orange Flower, Vanille
Longevity / 53.41 · 115 votes4.16 · 5,092 votes
Projection / 42.56 · 149 votes3.10 · 5,523 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Poison Eau de Cologne

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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

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

Eau de cologne

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

Eau de toilette

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