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Poison

Eau de toilette

Fruity · Sweet · Amber.

3.93 / 5Rating · 16,079 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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Year1985
Marketed forWomen
PerfumersEdouard FléchierMaurice Roger

Collection: Poison Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Poison by Dior has a listed fruity, sweet, amber profile, with notes of Plum, Wild Berries, Coriander, Anise, Brazilian Rosewood.

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 • 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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

4.16 / 5

5,092 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
102
2
150
3
831
4
1,775
5
2,234

Projection

3.10 / 4

5,523 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
254
2
1,066
3
2,068
4
2,135

Value perception

2.90 / 5

2,223 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
152
2
446
3
1,204
4
324
5
97

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

15,487Own it
10,378Previously owned
11,022Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
365
2
3,252
3
505
4
5,038
5
6,919

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 Amber and Brazilian Rosewood. Explore Poison’s fruity 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 Cinnamon and Plum. Explore Poison’s fruity 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 Poison smell like?

Poison by Dior has a listed fruity, sweet, amber profile, with notes of Plum, Wild Berries, Coriander, Anise, Brazilian Rosewood.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Edouard Fléchier, Maurice Roger.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 4.16 out of 5, from 5,092 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Poison?

Its listed notes include plum, wild berries, coriander, anise, brazilian rosewood, tuberose, incense, white honey, cinnamon, opoponax, carnation, jasmine, african orange flower, rose, vanille, amber, sandalwood, heliotrope, musk, vetiver, virginia cedar. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Poison

Dior · Eau de toilette

Poison bottle
Leading accords
fruity
sweet
amber
white floral
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Plum · Wild Berries · Coriander · Anise · Brazilian Rosewood · Tuberose

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