Poison Girl Unexpected

I wouldn't change the original Poison Girl for the world. I love it. But it's a welcome respite, from the strength of the original, to discover this little gem. I smell a fresh ginger, resinous benzoin, the listed "hazelnut" and I still get the strong vanilla of the original here, but the volume is turned down and it lacks the concurrent tonka. It is less sweet (being nuttier), softer and brighter than the original. The (blood) orange is more realistic and less candied. I link it more to the original than I can to the original's EDT variant, even with the stronger orange here that relates it to the EDT. The EDT of Poison Girl is much fresher in its orangey and citrussy style, and it loses the strong, sweet vanilla nuance, where this doesn't. This one has some fizzy effervescence (ginger, spice) and it is very creamy (benzoin). The spiciness and fresh ginger are really the stars of the show for be and they're what makes me keep coming back for more. That fuzzy spiced ginger. As most others here have noted, this is weaker than the original. It really is. It is less lasting and it's far softer. Much more of an intimate scent. Also, the base here is actually closer to Prada Candy than it is to Poison Girl. It smells sort of like caramel popcorn into the base. In fact, the base is similar to a scent that many considered to be a Prada Candy dupe, Mirage Daydream by Oriflame. Thankfully the longevity of this is not as bad as I'd anticipated so I'm really glad about that. But I do kinda wish the biting fresh ginger in the opening lasted longer. To some degree I still prefer the original, strength being a factor there, but I'm very happy to have this one as well because it's so unique. Especially so, given that this may become harder to find soon due to the discontinuation of the Poison Girl range. Really sad about that! Just want to add that I purchased this thanks to the one person in reviews here who noted that this put them in mind of Lebkuchen. This is so true. ♥️ If there was a more prominent dose of cinnamon in here, this really would be exact. I absolutely love this. One of the best blind buys ever for me.

OMG........WOOOOW.....I just love it! First let me say that I ́m not a Poison Girl fan but this is JUST AMAZING!!! aaaaaaaa......I don ́t know what to say,I ́m amazed,enchated,fascinated,rapt,under spell...... When I got this masterpiece I was sooo curious and so so happy.The bottle and box has a holo style which is just amazing. So the scent:At first it ́s a big burst of fresh ginger like a realistic fresh ginger almost minty-absolutely gorgeous start.Than after this I smell something which is like lemongrass again very fresh lemony smell,OOOOOMMMGGGGG I ́m totally in love----SORRY everybody! After this amazing fresh start it ́s start to calm down and the vanilla & tonkabean start to play with the ginger which now start to be a little spicy(in a fresh spicy,fresh peppery way.)It ́s like a GINGERBREAD,yeaaah everybody a gingerbread--suprise!!After a while I start to capture the blood orange which again gives a scent a new twist. Now after the dry down I can smell the Poison Girl DNA but so so much fresher and brighter.It ́s like a fluffy vanilla cake with ginger topping on it(plus the smoky tonkabean).The ginger now is very peppery & lemony.The vanilla is not overdose,is in a right balance between sweet and fresh(and it ́s very realistic vanilla smell).I think there is the rose but it ́s rather like a waxy rose(like a candle) but only at the beginning (in a goooood way). I totally recommend this amazing masterpiece,it ́s absolutely utterly gorgeous.I recommend to let it sit and give some time to unfold. The sillage is just a dream,very strong and it lingers in the room where you spray it.The longevity is very good I ́m very satisfied, last more than 7-8h. I think the scent still want the cold weather but for early spring/fall and in winter it will shine.

If you didn't like the marzipan note in Hypnotic Poison EDT, then this is a great alternative. It's been replaced by ginger. It's not as sweet as Hypnotic Poison EDT either, but it still has the same well crafted elegance. It's overall, a light-medium fragrance, not beast mode like Poison original. A bit of spice and everything nice. This opens with the scent of mature ginger root, anise and rose. The DNA of Poison original is barely noticeable, I'd say, 10% of Poison original is in it. The initial opening takes you to the high of Poison original, but does not come down and taper off like it. Instead, it takes you somewhere else. It explores the ginger note, then dries down to orange, heavy sweet vanilla and caramel. The opening and middle notes feel to me like a classic French perfume (I see myself, wearing this while shopping and lunching with friends in Paris) but, the dry down is definitely gourmand. There's nothing overbearing or offensive in this perfume. It's understated. I really enjoy this. Thinking about buying Poison Girl or a back-up of this one. I'm also, going to try layering this with Poison original. I hope that Dior makes an EDP version.

I have been meaning to test this for a long time and recently bought a bottle at a very nice price from a girl who didn’t like it well enough. I don’t know if I would be so smitten with this scent if I bought it at full price at the store, but smitten I am. This is everything I expected! Sweet and gourmand like Poison Girl EDT, yet with added zest and fizziness from ginger. Lovely hazelnut accent makes it unique, interesting, with a slightly autumnal mood. Not as powdery as the original Poison Girl – and it’s somehow a good thing. I love everything I can smell here – don’t see much development, just enjoy it all the way through. The craziest thing: after some time, close to the evening, when I get a waft from what I spray in the morning on my skin, this citrus-rose-vanilla combo makes me think of Midnight Poison. Without that heady, dark, mysterious patchouli, of course – but that transparent sweet nectar. For me, this is the quintessence of the Poison line, and it’s def there in the Poison Girl Unexpected. My new favorite – for daytime at least.

I’m a sucker when it comes to sweet, cozy scents that make you feel good whenever you can smell them and it’s always love on the first sniff and this one is definitely one of them. Such a gorgeous, sparkly scent that I keep on thinking about these days. Someone said that it’s like a fizzy sour candy and I think it’s a perfect description of it. Makes you either wanna eat it or take a bath in it. It takes about 30mins-1h for it to become a skin scent for me (which makes me so sad cause I wish I could keep on smelling it on myself while I’m doing something) and then the skin scent stays on for about 2-3h before it completely disappears. Wish it was better especially because I expected something better after reading the reviews cause scents are usually strong on my skin, even EDT, so it was a bit disappointing :( but the beautiful scent makes up for it.

The ginger and the lemon make this work in the heat. I get good performance, maybe it just works better in higher temperatures (as I am wearing this June in the Carolinas). Although I wouldn’t wear it in the highest heat because I can’t do too sweet in the heat, I do think it would work because of the lemon and ginger. There is a heavy dose of ginger when it dries down the vanilla balances it out but it is still there. I had a coworker friend try it out as we were talking about how her boyfriend has a good nose and will tell her a perfume doesn’t go with her chemistry. The next day she told me her boyfriend loved it and as soon as he smelt it he told her she smelled like a dirty little hmm that wants to get hmmmed. Is that the vibe it gives off to men? 🧐 😂 ❤️🔥 😳

Sometimes, my life need some sweets like fuel for driving. Sadly, eating and drinking the sweets could only respond my need through my tongue. So, I find some sweet perfumes to fulfill my need of sweet through my nose as fuel for life. Poison Girl Unexpected, the sweet fragrance with some spicy notes is like Twilly by Hermes during top notes period, but it gradually changes to next period with sweet scent as Poison Girl's DNA, orange-vanilla notes that I actually love. I think the ginger note is the star of the version and makes me active and sparking after spraying it on my body. The fragrance is quite good longevity, but low aura. However the color appearing on its packaging is more beautiful than the two previous versions of Poison Girl.

If this one smells mouthwash , so possibly it's the luxuriest mouthwash that ever created , i see some medicine leaning in the opening but it goes away after just 1 min ! So it's kinda unfair that saying this one smells like mouthwash , it's sweet_vanillic , ballanced spices (ginger) , and it's a little strange but i didn't get the rose but orchid ! 😅 even there is no orchid in the notes (or maybe something reminds me orchid) and i felt no citruses which is a good thing to me honestly In over all it's like a sugary_floral in a really good way It's a youthful type of scent IMO it could be a good choice for a young girl that is looking for a signature scent ; you can wear it all seasons

Although the original one is overhyped, this is the fragrance that should be discussed! Somehow, my nose doesn't really get the smell of original pg, and I heard the same comment from other people too. Well, Poison Girl Unexpected is absolutely warm, seductive, fun, chirpy, and thank god, sweet in an elegant way, unlike other popular fragrances at the market. For me, it has the similar vibes with Guerlain's Robe Noire. Perfect for the fall/ spring. You can imagine a girlboss with all black suit and Prada glasses wears this, sipping a Martini after a long day at work, or a 18 year old girl who has full of glitter on her face on the way of a music festival! Gorgeous <3<3

I have been using this perfume for a little bit over a year- on and off, I truly enjoy wearing it. I have forgotten about it as I got into new fragrance, and I came back to it just a week ago- its winter and its so so lovely and sophisticated without being heavy! I am almost over 2/3 of 100 ml bottle. The scent is truly hypnotic for me! I can't get enough of it :). It actually reminds me a lot of Cacharel's Gloria- they both have vanilla, Tonka and Hazelnut - very comforting with the added freshness of ginger. So lovely! I recently was looking to get myself a replacement just in case it gets discontinued. My favorite from Dior's Poison line.

Oh this is an absolutely wonderful fragrance! Loved every minute of it projecting from my wrist. It reminded me of 'Armani Code', only that 'Unexpected' is much easier to wear in daytime and summer. It starts off with ginger dancing around softly with rose and vanilla joining in. The drydown is dominated by hazelnut and cashmeran, very soft and cosy. It's fresh and unusual, just what I was looking for. The projection is moderate and probably will depend on how much you spray. The longevity is typical of EDT. Most of all I enjoyed its freshness and unimposing sweetness. Indeed, very unique fragrance.

Of the Poison Girl line, this is the one I enjoy most by far, to the point where it's the only one worth owning, for me. The zesty ginger elevates the PG dna and gives it an unique spin. I also enjoy ginger in general so I was happy to have a sweet gourmand ginger fragrance for those days I'm in the mood for that. (And I have Twilly for woody floral ginger days and 5 O'Clock Eau Gingembre for those deep, dark, spicy ginger nights). I do agree with those who say the porformance isn't great, but I don't mind respraying after a few hours and getting that ginger zing again.

I am so glad I bought a 3.4 bottle of this!! I love poison girl both the EDT and EDP this has the depth of PG EDP but with the added kick of ginger to the aromatic orange notes! The hazelnut is what I believe creates the depth here in place of PG EDP Tonka. It’s fun, sexy and definitely gourmand! It last hours on my skin and days on my clothes! So far I love everything from the Poison line- I haven’t gotten my nose on tendre or midnight but HP EDP is my next pick up and Pure Poison is gorgeous! I have a sample and it’s full bottle worthy for me!

Not bad, the ginger gives it a playful nuance. Although not listed, I sense a coconut note here because something is reminding me of suntan lotion, albeit a lavish one. There’s a sparkling quality which adds to the freshness of the composition, but it’s not citrus fresh heavy, there’s a creamy, milky base - like vanilla almond milk, that keeps this solid. I prefer it to most of the Poison flankers. Pretty good projection and longevity which is a pleasant surprise considering the mediocre performance of the aforementioned flankers I’ve tried.

I bought this on a whim and LOVE it. I have never tried the original Poison Girl EDP, but I have the EDT and love it. I may love Unexpected even more. On first spray, I get gingerbread and lemon (without smelling like potpourri, just amazing fluffy Poison Girl cake). I also love the iridescent touch on the bottle. I hope Dior brings this back into the permanent line. Edit: the more I wear this, the more I actually prefer the EDT, though I would say say are 70-80% similar. Go figure. But I love the iridescent bottle nevertheless!

I just got a bottle of this. I love the dry-down. It's vanilla and nuts and absolutely gorgeous. It starts very pungent with that ginger note. I bought it for how amazing the dry-down is, soft and sexy. On me the base notes last a lot, even though you can not smell it from a distance if you spray just behind your ears. I do 4-5 sprays, 2 behind my ears, 2 on the collar bones and sometimes one on the back of my neck, when I have my hair up, I got quite a few compliments this way with this fragrance. I absolutely love it

-The first Poison Girl edp is balmy,warm and rounded, comfy yummy scent.All about vanilla and almond. -The second Poison Girl edt is sharply sweeter a bit colder,candy like and sugary.All about that frosted orange and caramel. -The third Poison Girl Unexpected is jammy and juicy, even colder than the edt.I get more fruity floral tones here and I would say its all about blood orange and rose. The edp is the closest to Hypnotic Poison edt, but softer and not dark and smoky.

Very nice, preferred this to its sister fragrances. Mouth watering and yet fresh. I used it the days before Christmas when making the preparations and it felt cozy and energetic to sniff, went so well together with the scents from the fresh tree and the baking. It is a bit tickeling, like anticipating a surprise. I believe this will be perfect all winter long, especially those crispy clear days. My day time favourite so far for winter week ends and holidays for sure!

This is my favorite scent ever, it’s so unique and addictive !!. There is just something so seductive, sexy yet playful about it. I love the spicy fresh and sour opening. However the dry down is very sweet which can be a bit overwhelming. I seen a lot of reviews claiming that this scent is completely different from the rest of the poison line which is sort of accurate. Overall a unique, sweet and spicy smell that may not appeal to everyone.

I'm slightly addicted to this and I don't know why. I'm reminded of the L'Interdit DNA. A sweet floral with pear, although I don't see it in the notes. The opening is beautiful. The ginger is subtle but noticeable. What I like most is the dry down, which starts happening after about an hour. A lovely floral scent skin scent+ that makes you smell good but not obnoxious; not like you're trying too hard. That's why I love this.