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Hypnotic Poison

Eau de toilette

Vanilla · Sweet · Almond.

4.08 / 5Rating · 29,831 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Dior / History of 30 Montaigne · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house history places its opening at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris in 1946.

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Year1998
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerAnnick Menardo

Collection: Poison Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Hypnotic Poison by Dior has a listed vanilla, sweet, almond profile, with notes of Coconut, Plum, Apricot, Brazilian Rosewood, Jasmine.

Based on listed notes and accords.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.73 / 5

11,723 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
346
2
765
3
3,337
4
4,487
5
2,788

Projection

2.62 / 4

11,840 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,071
2
4,308
3
4,563
4
1,898

Value perception

2.79 / 5

6,939 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
520
2
1,779
3
3,528
4
895
5
217

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

30,820Own it
14,738Previously owned
26,045Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
657
2
4,365
3
1,559
4
8,523
5
14,727

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Brazilian Rosewood and Rose. Explore Hypnotic Poison’s vanilla direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Plum and Sandalwood. Explore Hypnotic Poison’s vanilla direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Hypnotic Poison smell like?

Hypnotic Poison by Dior has a listed vanilla, sweet, almond profile, with notes of Coconut, Plum, Apricot, Brazilian Rosewood, Jasmine.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Annick Menardo.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.73 out of 5, from 11,723 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Hypnotic Poison?

Its listed notes include coconut, plum, apricot, brazilian rosewood, jasmine, tuberose, caraway, rose, lily-of-the-valley, vanilla, almond, sandalwood, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Hypnotic Poison

Dior · Eau de toilette

Hypnotic Poison bottle
Leading accords
vanilla
sweet
almond
fruity
nutty
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Coconut · Plum · Apricot · Brazilian Rosewood · Jasmine · Tuberose

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