Pure Poison

Dior Pure Poison is a timeless floral fragrance which emerges as a luminous, ethereal potion that captivates the mind and soul with its delicate balance of freshness and sensuality. Everyone is familiar with the famous Poison fragrance and it's successors like Hypnotic Poison or Poison Girl. But among these bold and glamorous counterparts, Pure Poison crafted by master perfumers Carlos Benaïm, Dominique Ropion, and Olivier Polge back in 2004, is a floral masterpiece which is the perfect example of a scent that dances between sunlit innocence and moonlit mystery. The fragrance opens with a refreshing and radiant burst of citrusy notes. The jasmine is the star of the composition, it weaves its narcotic thread from the opening till the end. But please note this is not the heady, indolic jasmine of midnight gardens, but a innocent, refined, airy and almost translucent realistic jasmine. The blending with orange blossom and gardenia creates a crisp, clean, and kind of soapy vibe. Together, they create a bouquet that feels both nostalgic and modern! Like a whisper of vintage glamour softened by a contemporary clarity. The clean soapy freshness here evokes the sensation of clean warm skin after the shower. To me this is the quality that makes Pure Poison feel effortlessly elegant, as if it is a natural aura of the wearer’s own radiance. The base notes of sandalwood, cedar, white amber, and white musk adds the extra sophistication and sensuality to the fragrance. The white musk feels like bare skin kissed by sunlit linen and adds a certain intimacy to the scent profile. Pure Poison is a scent perfect for all seasons. It's a fragrance worthy to be a signature scent. Because of it's citrusy brightness and clean florals it can be a summer staple—perfect for sun-drenched days and humid evenings. It can easily be worn during cold winter days too as it gives the vibe of soft cashmere wrap in the drydown. It is a versatile fragrance which has the ability to adapt in any weather, any situation and any occasion. It's crisp enough for office wear, yet sophisticated enough for evening allure. In fact, this was my own wedding fragrance during the hot and humid evenings of summer. At the same time Pure Poison feels innocent yet seductive - justifying it's name Pure Poison! Even after almost two decades since its launch, Pure Poison remains an icon. It's like the quieter, innocent, sophisticated sibling of her bold and powerful sisters. It's like a constant reminder that true seduction often lies in what is left unspoken! In a world of changing trends, where you'll notice everyday many new fragrances are being released, getting hyped and fleeting away from the memory quickly and quietly, Dior’s Pure Poison endures as a testament to timeless elegance. It's a true masterpiece and a must have for white floral lovers as well as white musk lovers. The fragrance leaves a scent trail that is both comforting and subtly seductive. Longevity is around 6+ hours with moderate projection. But it stays faintly on the skin or clothes so whenever someone will hug you they'll notice your fragrance. So, spray this and let it become your invisible jewel: a secret whispered in sunlight, lingering long after the day fades!

If Nicole Dollanganger was a perfume. My first encounter with this perfume was in a Russian shopping mall, in a major city other than Moscow. You can imagine, the idea of luxury was there, but the lack of vitality permeated everything, especially in the unbearable heat of Summer. At that time, I had been thrown further into my isolation, and my social facade had come to reflect that; I felt I had been divorced from society, and that the malaise was incurable. I coped with deep delusions of my romanticised loneliness. I was sleeping more than twelve hours a day. My favourite colours were grey and baby pink. I was barely alive. I still barely am, and I like to return to that state of mind when dissociation is the fine line I walk so as not to panic at the feeling of my own body. When I first learned of real angels, I wanted to be genderless like them. Faceless, and composed only of eyes, and feathers, but no occipital lobe. I did not want to comprehend what I saw around me. I wouldn't have a need to, if I wasn't of this world. To me, this perfume is exactly that. The fragrance was so delicate, even whilst well macerated (from the difference I smelled in a fresh batch, I assume 1-2 years). The hairspray reminded me of fine spider silk, and gave my mind respite through the noise, and something to focus on. It reminded me of dense little baby hairs, and how virgin hair is always softest. Baby hairs, and the fine silk of cobwebs and lace. It would have been girly had it not left such a detached impression, that demanded transcendance of social constructs such as gender; I remember reading a review that said it smelt like angel skin, and I couldn't agree. I wanted to be a faceless, genderless, angel clean of the world, and my personality void. I wanted to be purely axiomatic, and find contentment in a place assigned to me. I had no desires, and I needed order to function. I took that on well. The scent left me feeling like I had finally found my distance against all the overwhelming mess and noise of life's droning mundanity, the ugliness of pus and disease, and the rot so obviously encroaching, permeating me, and leaving me awfully mortal, fragile, and vulnerable, like a blistering wound to the sun. Its camphor scent reminded me of powdery old rooms, covered in dust but not unclean, in my grandmother's house, who was always close to the angels. She was always covered in lace and powder, and I think of her benefic nature as somewhat indescribable, because mundane words only serve to chain when they are insufficient to shape and articulate. So I agree, this perfume is like angel skin. It's clean, almost caustic like proper soap in its cleanliness. It alludes to nothing human. If you want to transcend your own body, and the ephemerality of all, this is the one. It bestows nothing human upon the wearer, but human concepts of beauty are alluded to through its cosmetic scent. It's all one simple, neutral front anyone could ever wish to put forth. It's only unfortunate that the sillage is weak. I so desperately wished to immerse myself, and hide in it, and let the perfume do the talking for me.

When I owned this I had a love and hate thing with it. For the most part the word screechy came to mind when I’d wear it. It’s STRONG and it has a mixture of things I like and don’t like. It reminds me of a strong “ocean breeze” laundry detergent that I can’t stand along with Cool Water for men and a lot of jasmine flowers. I don’t know why I barely notice the citrus maybe a little of the bergamot and something salty, something synthetic and something 80’s “hairsprayish” but I do still enjoy the jasmine in it and it is a lovely perfume for the right person. It’s just that for me, this was one of those “I love the notes but they don’t mix well with me” kind of situations. Lately I find myself wanting to smell it again though. Make it make sense... Edit on 11/29/25: Low and behold... I ended up getting this again because I kept thinking about it. There’s just something about it that I must love and appreciate more now. It still reminds me of ocean breeze, a jasmine ocean breeze. A salty, jasminey (slightly grapey jasmine) pungent ocean mist with bergamot riding along and definite sandalwood and I think the sandalwood mixed with the citrus is what reminded me of detergent at some point previously. Oddly enough, I understand this perfume a little more now. Enough to have made me purchase it once again and give it a chance. I’m actually enjoying it more. I would try smelling it before buying though. I don’t consider it a safe blind buy. Still a heavy white floral that might throw some ppl off but I personally don’t care because I wear it for me. Some might say it leans feminine but I say it’s “almost” unisex thanks to that green/fresh touch along with the citrus and sandalwood.

I was meeting my mother for our usual mother/son lunch at one of her overbearingly hoity toity establishments, and as we performed our version of a hug (a maneuver requiring the illusion of affection while maintaining a two inch barrier of personal space), her eyes lit up. That's usually the prelude to a comment about how I look tired and need better eye cream. But instead, "Oh my, that's nice! It smells like nothing else you wear. It smells very...classy." Thanks, old woman. Anyway, she wasn't wrong. Pure Poison is, against all odds, the exact scent of having your s*** together. It's one of the classiest perfumes you can buy. It's a gorgeous waterfall of white florals. But the jasmine, gardenia, and orange blossom are completely scrubbed clean. Clean, as in surgically clean. It's very standoffish, but somehow still very delicate and wearable. It's perfectly soft and just so elegant. It opens with icy citrus and dries down into a creamy sandalwood. If a perfume were a cashmere sweater, this'd be the one. And the projection is downright perfection. It doesn’t scream for attention like some desperate club hopping fragrance (See: Scandal, Juicy Couture, etc). It has just enough sillage to leave an impression without suffocating the people around you and radiates a sort of unbothered superiority. Perfect for occasions like job interviews, first dates, weddings or putting your passive aggressive mother in a home. I need to be baptized in this stuff.

I got this last night. It took me five minutes to decide I wanted this. Unfortunately, they didn’t have a smaller size in this perfume for me to test if I really wanted this, but I did not need a smaller size. I can’t come up with a whole story or character for this one because it is a very plain and inoffensive fragrance. If you know what the Trader Joe’s hand cream smells like — the one that comes in a paint-like tube — it smells just like that. Which is perfect because I’ve been looking for something that smells like that. There isn’t a particular note that sticks out too much; if you look at the pyramid while smelling this, you can pinpoint which notes there are. But without that, it smells... generally just good. Like, when you walk into Ulta and there’s just that nice smell. I definitely get a jasmine note, but one that’s more creamy than floral. It’s not overwhelming. I do get compliments on this one. I just with they’d sell it in different sizes so I can bring it everywhere with me. Pretty good longevity, lasts about 5 or so hours on me, but people can’t really smell it after that long. Only I can smell it. The sillage is pretty moderate, you’d need someone to be standing within 5 feet of you to smell it. Perfect for all seasons and any time of day.

Bear in mind, i'm talking about the modern Pure Poison. I've had the perfume, but quickly sold it as it was an unbearable stench. Not just on my skin, the fragrance in general smelled like a Lilly Of The Valley toilet refreshener. Just dreadful. It really is, and it lacked the poison DNA. Not that it matters much all that much to me, in this instance at least, but it also has no lasting power at all, zero projection, tragic. I can't understand why many love this scent. Its just not good. It lacks quality, it lacks personality and it lacks pleasantness. I love the poison family, but this Pure Poison is not it for me. Edit: Alright i gave in and bought a vintage Pure Poison. And i must say, it is nearly nothing like the modern Pure Poison reformulation. The reformulation i didn't like much as it vividly reminded me of Noa from Cacharel. But with this older Pure Poison, i finally understand why people found it to be a mix of Midnight Poison and Tendre Poison. It really is just that. Its not my favorite poison still, but it is dear to me, at last. The reformulation was a ghost; the vintage still carries the soul of Poison.

There are perfumes that belong to the light, and there are perfumes that were born in the shadows. Imagine the witch who wears Hypnotic Poison. She has wandered for years through lands as dark as Mordor, carrying the weight of every spell she has ever cast. One day, she meets an elf. The elf says nothing. She simply places a bottle of Pure Poison into the witch's hands. The moment she sprays it, something changes. The darkness doesn't disappear, but it becomes quieter. The sharp edges soften. For the first time in years, she feels clear, peaceful, almost innocent. As if she could stand beneath the stars without hiding from their light. If you're wondering who would wear this perfume, it's definitely Arwen from The Lord of the Rings. The white florals feel luminous rather than loud. Jasmine and orange blossom blend into something incredibly clean, elegant, and serene. It doesn't try to seduce you. It simply reminds you what purity feels like. Some fragrances transform your appearance. Pure Poison transforms your soul, if only for a little while.

I’ve wanted this for a while because I love a clean, white floral scent. These are the types of that I reach for when I want to feel put together and girly. As soon as I sprayed it, my first thought was “I’ve smelled this before”. I was taking my brain until I realized that it was one of the popular fragrances back when I was working at the fragrance department. Took me right back to 2006. With that being said, it’s a softer, floral scent that’s clean and reminiscent of clean laundry. I love this type of scent profile so this is right up my alley. As the day wore on, I had another thought pop up. I thought, this smells very similar to JLo Glow. I ended up spraying JLo Glow as my after shower scent and yes, they are in same family. Pure Poison is much smoother and the florals are more well blended. It’s also softer. Glow is a bit more screechy and rough in the beginning. But they dry down pretty similar with Glow having more orange blossom. Since I love this scent profile, I’m good wth having them both. Plus the Pure Poison bottle is adorable!

This smells like your older sister's bedroom on a Friday night circa 1989. She's getting ready to go out with her boyfriend and friends, who barely notice you whenever they're around. The smell of pheromones, panstick, hairspray, lipstick and mascara are diffused by the crackling heat of the still-hot hairdryer which is thrown on her bed. Her backpack from school earlier is half opened on the floor, and you notice the plastic lid of her Charlie body spray poking out of her leather pencil case. Whitney Houston's 'How Will I Know' is playing on the radio and your sister is dancing as she lines her lips. The energy is intoxicating. You know she's transitioning into a world that's waiting for you, too. But for now you have to wait and wonder. You go back to your room to do your homework but, you can't concentrate because the scent trail your sister leaves in the hallway as she slips into the night fills your mind with images of energetic womanhood, painted nails and scented skin on skin, glistening in the night.

I came across this in 2008, when I bought my first bottle. My first and always reaction to this perfume: ✨ I wanted to rip off my clothes and swing from the chandelier 🤤 ✨I have been through 2 bottles, both were made when they were made right. And...the elixer, that was a disaster, made wrong and those sweet little pump sprayers cause the alcohol to disappear like a ghost. ✨At the time I owned this I also had Jesus Del Pozo In White , in my opinion that was better because it lasted and projected even better. I sadly gave it away, in a frightful moment of decluttering....why have 2 of the same scents? 🤦🏼 Never again shall I be so dumb. ✨Keiko Mecheri ISLES LOINTAINES, a bit weak but lovely.... ✨I saw Bujairami has a dupe which seems to be no where to be found and Fragrance World, which seems questionable. If you are reading this Mr Alhambra, 🙏🏻 please , please make us a proper dupe 🙌🏼 ✨Who of you know of any great dupes of this? Please message me 🙏🏼 ✨My favorite perfume ever 1000000000/10

I just got my hands on a vintage original formula (white cap) bottle and now I want to cry. I had forgotten how perfectly gorgeous this fragrance is, and when I smelled the reformulation for the first time at Sephora recently, it was not the same. I got a little sample just to make sure I couldn't learn to love it, but it's harsh, screechy, synthetic, and somehow gives me toilet vibes, like a cheap air freshener or something. :( I finally had to scrub it off, I couldn't stand it. The original one I just got has slightly turned, which I was expecting since it's 15-20 years old, but enough of what I remember remains to haunt me. It's feminine, soft, soapy, and creamy. It's the creaminess that makes the soapiness lovely and not harsh/cold/screechy, because it softens it. I am so saddened that another of my favorites from long-ago has been destroyed by a reformulation. Wish I had bought back ups and will be on the hunt for a dupe.

Pure Poison is classy and timeless. My mom can pull this off, I can pull this off (I'm 24) and my 92 year old neighbour can pull it off. It's a floral with some mild fruitiness to it. It also has a certain "wetness" or "creaminess" to it which I really love. Can be worn year round, the scent get's beautifully amped up in summer heat but also smells amazing in colder weather. This perfume is so unique to me, it's one of my absolute favorites and nothing compares to it. To me this is the best fragrance Dior ever made. I get complimented a lot when wearing it, so it's certainly a crowdpleaser, but certainly is unique. No one ever told me "ugggh, is that Pure Poison you're wearing?" It's mysteriously-smelling, I love it. I mainly detect creamy gardenia, some jasmine and orange blossom but those two are more shy to my nose and nicely balanced. I detect no wood, to me it's not a woody perfume.

For years, I had omitted this version of Poison—until now. Poison and Hypnotic Poison have long reigned as my most cherished perfumes, those twin phantoms of scent, so why not invite another into the fold? What harm could it do? By evening on that languid summer day, after testing Pure Poison, I knew—with a quiet, inevitable certainty—that it must be mine. There is something carnally floral about it, those white petals not so much blooming as breathing, lush and almost indecent. Like all the Poisons, it carries that faint, narcotic whiff of plastic—a sly, synthetic shimmer—and beneath it, something darker, coiled and waiting. The way Pure Poison unfolds reminds me of my mother’s face cream, cool and opalescent in the blue hour of a summer twilight. She is wearing her silk pajamas, and through the open window, a breeze lifts the bedroom curtain like a slow, surrendering sigh.

To me this fragrance has this ageless timeless quality that is rare to find. Of course everyone should wear whatever they like without boundaries, but I feel like this scent would be at home on a young woman in her 20s as well as in her 90s and all between! It also feels like it could have come out today as well as 60 years ago because it’s classically beautiful and feminine but not challenging. The notes bring a picture in my mind of a beautiful women in a sundress unclipping linen that has died in sun. Her long hair is flowing in the wind mixing with the scent of the orange blossoms from the tree that the laundry line is tied to. Clean laundry, clean musk, sweet white florals! I find this fragrance incredibly feminine and beautiful. I wear this most in the spring but it truly can be worn any season. This is in my top 5 fragrances for life and my very favorite floral.

pure poison is an uncanny dizziness where innocence and sin, ice and fire, try to suffocate each other within the very same bottle. this fragrance is not just clean, it is a cold spell that hypnotizes people and drags them in your wake. the moment it touches your skin, snow-white jasmines drenched in dew and venomous orange blossoms besiege your soul. at first, it deceives you like a very innocent, very pure soap scent; but as it settles, that veil of cleanliness is ripped away. the creamy gardenia and the skin-burning musk rising from beneath awaken with such force that you leave everyone around you breathless. time stops the moment you walk into a room, and when you leave, the whisper of an unfinished vengeance lingers behind. this perfume lives on your skin like an aphrodiziac elixir stolen from heaven but forged in the fires of hell.

My husband decided to go out on a limb and buy me a bottle of this for Christmas last year. He's not usually the type to buy something so personal without taking me with him and I could tell when I unwrapped it he was very nervous about my reaction. I wasn't wearing any perfume that morning so I indulged him and sprayed a little on. He didn't say anything just smiled and as the day went on and we had a house full of family, he would come over now and them touch my back or kiss my cheek. I received a number of compliments and was quite pleased, it was usually after giving a hug to someone that they would say how nice my perfume was. At the end of the evening and everyone had gone home, my honey turned to me, gathered me in his arms and said, "Your beautiful and your perfume is driving me crazy!"....enough said, onto bottle number 2!!

So nice to revisit and share my thoughts on Pure Poison. My bottle is a very old vintage with a white cap. The jasmine is heady and clean, gardenia slightly peppery, and the sandalwood and cedar are silky. This is clean (not soapy) and elegant, yet I see why it is polarizing. There is an uninviting coolness about it, in the vein of Alien maybe. Not the scent profile but the mood. Is sterile the right word? Regardless, I love it. I feel unapologetic when I wear it. The neurotic “by-any-means” perfectionist hidden behind a warm smile. That’s what this is. Suitable for any time of year, day or night. This is an always prepared scent. One spray of the vintage formula lasts all day, three sprays will fill a room. I am not sure about the performance of the current formulation however.

This perfume really 'wowed' me, despite the fact that on paper it's a pretty standard white floral perfume. I tested it at the shop and couldn't stop smelling my wrist for the rest of the day, it's such a timeless and classy but simple scent. It really is just like walking through a trove of gardenias on a clear spring day. I am intrigued as to why it's in the 'Poison' family, being such a bright, breezy sort of smell - anyone who blind buys should be aware it is not at all like other Poisons. I can't really smell too much citrus, but perhaps those notes serve to counteract the jasmine which in other scents can be overpowering. Even as somebody who normally doesn't go for white florals, I adore this. Just such a clean and soft scent without being weak or forgettable.

I steal this from my mom sometimes as a dude😭, I’m contemplating buying a full bottle just for myself in the house. Yes it’s a feminine fragrance but I feel it isn’t just a straight up feminine scent. It’s such a soft delicate smell idk how to put it into words other than it brings my mood up. Any girl searching for a signature scent should literally look no further.. I’d imagine you’ll be getting asked left, right and centre what perfume you’re wearing. And personally If I had a girl this would be the scent I’d push for her to always wear. I’d want my girl to smell JUST like this. EDIT/UPDATE: I pulled the trigger and ordered a full bottle for myself as a 24 year old DUDE cause I NEED THIS. Idc if it’s marketed towards women, I’m going to wear it cause idgaf.

Feminine, a bit mysterious and classy. Beautifully blended white floral masterpiece. Pure Poison forms a special bond with the wearer, a magical and unique one. But there is also something more... ...it’s a bit distanced and strongly melancholic fragrance. I always imagined the Snow Queen wearing it. She would sit alone in her palace, lost in her thoughts, nostalgic.She seems to be at peace, but at the same time, I can’t deny that there is a sadness aura around her. And yet - for me it is great and that’s another thing that makes Pure Poison unique. It tells intimate history, brings out emotions, memories (be it good or bad), and strong nostalgia... Well, I’m a huge Lana Del Ray fan, so sad and melancholic definitely doesn’t equal bad for me;)

Love at first sniff. This is a very bright uplifting clean girl scent. Pure poison is a great name and the bottle absolutely matches the vibes the scent gives. I’ve gotten compliments everytime I wear this out. Will be a great spring and summer scent. Someone said it’s “funeral flowers” and I think it’s a bit more bright and cheery than I pictured with that description but none the less it’s accurate. I actually purchased this because my grandfather just died and I plan to wear this scent for the celebration of life to sort of become a scent I think of him when I wear it. Overall 9/10 Can’t really comment on projection or longevity yet as my sense of smell is jacked up from covid last week but I will add my two cents on that in the future

I'm not a fan of Dior Poison but I tested this a while ago and it was love at first sniff. Very feminine and uplifting. It's been in my mind since then and in my wish list too. Since it's sales season, I decided to give it another sniff. So I went to the shop, ready to make the purchase of my dream. Oh my, my, my!! It smelled different. I'm glad I decided to sniff it again. This time it smelled to vile. I don't know how long the bottle been sitting in the cabinet but I'm pretty sure it's gone bad. It didn't smell like a perfume at all. It's hard to describe. It's just terribly vile. My thoughts are it'll go bad after some time so if you've a bottle make sure not to keep it for too long. Anyone had the same experience?

Pure Poison is (excuse my language here) sex in a bottle. It is the very essence of a beautiful, alluring, confident woman. It is the scent that turns heads and brings people closer to you - ladies, this is as close to a love potion as you'll get! Do NOT wear this perfume if you do not wish to be noticed in a room, it's called pure poison for a reason! The jasmine alone is enough to mesmerize you but the orange blosson and sandalwood will leave you feeling like a siren. It has the right amount of longevity and the perfect sillage, not too much and not too little, which I find is rare in all the new perfumes coming out. This one is definitely a signature scent and very hard to give up!

This has been essentially my signature for ages, I always feel so beautiful and ethereal when I wear it, like a sensual fairy or witch lying in dappled sunlight. It's also special to me because my mother wears Hypnotic Poison so we have a bit of a fragrance genealogy lol. The only thing that holds me back from calling it my absolute signature is the weak sillage and longevity, it unfortunately seems to fade really quickly on me so you can barely smell it after about three hours and even before then only very close to skin, so when I go out without bringing the bottle with me it evanesces. If there was a way to make it project more I would wear it much more frequently.

Seductive and feels actually "poisonous". Floral, musky, and a kind of soapy, all well-balanced. Citrus notes are tender and highlight the white flower notes elegantly. Amber helps to make the scent "thicker", a bit more syrupy. Finally, base woodsy notes balance other above mentioned notes, adding a touch of something "deeper". I think it has some features similar to Mugler's Alien. However, while Alien has quite some layers and is really deep, Pure Poison feels less layered, not so deep/heavy, and more syrupy. Anyway, it's important to understand they are two different fragrances. This perfume might be too heavy for some, but generally should be blind buy safe.

A freezing, viscous lake of gardenia water and jasmine flowers. It's simultaneously damp and fresh, totally brought to life by the citrus zest and pithy bitterness of the topnotes. The musk is clean and comforting, making the euphemistically "intimate" sillage actually, in fact, intimate. It brightened and cooled my humid summer day, but it'd just as easily bring me into moody, frosted harmony with a winter afternoon. There's some kind of aldehyde in it, which I miraculously find not just tolerable, but a beautiful and foundational inclusion. It gives a brief smell of chemicals, then evens out into the feeling of cold cream that makes this a pure classic.

(Update on my last review) ______________________________ Nope, this isn't unisex at all. This is definitely a charming lady in an exquisite white dress probably attending a high level luncheon meeting or gracing a nicely themed wedding. 💍 Definitely a 10/10 intoxicating scent for sure. If you have worn L'air du paradis by Nina Ricci, then this will definitely take you back on that memory lane. (Too bad it's discontinued). I don't have much to say to this as I believe the lady below me is spot on saying this is an angels' smell.🙂 Wear this and listen to Angel by Natasha Bedingfield. Oh and I am a gent incase you were wondering. Lol.

My goddd this is GORGEOUS incredibly soft delicate princess like This one suits Cinderella Perfectly Verry verrrrrryyyy veeeeeeeeeerrrrrryyyyyyyyyy romantic smelling Here in saudi this fragrance is one of the hugest hits every bride have this fragrance Men here really like the smell of jasmine musk gardenia this is why it’s considered a sexy scent u wear it only when u are home with ur husband This fragrance to me is soo emotional because EVERY SINGLE man and woman girl and boy bought this fragrance at least 2 times in my family so it smells just like childhood and nostalgia Softness of white florals in the best way possible 10/10

why does this scent make me so emotional ?? like when i smelled this for the first time i actually shed a tear 😭 not even trying to be pretentious or annoying, i'm SO fr. it's really just that powerful, especially if you love white florals.... jasmine is one of my strongest scent memories and i think this is so beautiful and real that it instantly transports me back to that time which i cherish so deeply. nostalgic in the best possible way. and i totally get the girlies who are labeling this as "summer goth" bc i agree, but for me this is pure joy and sunshine in a bottle. every time i smell this i cannot help but smile.

Milder, fainter, softer, in the 2023 formulation. Loses some of the bitterness (which I enjoyed) and gains some sweetness in its place. Still a very lovely scent and having read reviews beforehand I was expecting it to be softer anyway, so not a surprise, thankfully. Thought this might make it easier to wear casually indoors (not condoning the change, don't get me wrong) and it does achieve this. Will update with longevity in a while. I'm a massive fan of PURE POISON and have worn this for many years. So much love for this fragrance. I will say - I'm a touch more anosmic to this version, so that's new/strange! 😊😍😘💘

As someone who is very picky about perfumes, this is a white floral MASTERPIECE. I saw a review noting that this perfume straight up smells like an Angel, and I would strongly agree. When I first smelled it, it actually reminded me of a stripper's skin, or just any beautiful woman fresh out of the shower. This is what I always imagined "your skin but better" scents smelled like in my head. This is a hypnotic, elegant, classy, cozy, nostalgic, fresh, delicate, musky, and feminine scent that is highly versatile depending on how you wear it. It is inoffensive (in my opinion) and is worthy of signature scent status.

I'm wearing Dior Pure Poison today in cold weather and it makes me feel nostalgic about how Dior used to be simply THE BEST house for chic, perfectly crafted and revolutionary perfumery. There is nothing like Pure Poison and I hope they never discountinue or reformulate this gem for cheap, generic, mass apealing, money grabbing iterations the way they are doing now. Although Pure Poison is supposed to be a citrus floral aimed for daytime summer wear, I think it's perfect for cold weather too, for you can appreciate the beautiful gardenia e sandalwood notes wrapped in what it feels like snow flakes.

The bottle, the juice, & the PERFUMERS!!! It's a trifecta! The longer I wear her the more I appreciate this beauty. I was never a Gardenia lover in fragrance (love the real flower) but done in the right way with the perfect ratio mix it can work & become stunning! I can still smell it on skin well over 12 hours & that skin scent at that point of the wear is simply dreamy. I could ask for nothing more. Love her. 🤍 Thank you Carlos Benaïm, Dominique Ropion, & Olivier Polge for the gift of this scent...💋💌💮 p.s. I have the original (white cap) formulation also & I do prefer the newer formulation! 😉

Ho sia la prima edizione che la penultima, direi che le differenze ci sono. La prima col tappo bianco e collarino nero,è quella che ovviamente rappresenta meglio il concetto di veleno. Ha una partenza frizzante di agrumi amari,un cuore cremoso di fiori cerosi e candidi e uno sfondo costante di nera e oscura amarezza. Un sottile incenso e una porosità ambrata. Il dolce e amaro gioca col chiaro e scuro. Nella versione seguente col tappo violceo, il bouquet è molto lineare,dolce, muschiato,molto più ingenuo. Manca l'aspetto buio e amaro di contrasto,quello che può dare l'effetto del veleno.

I got my hands on an older bottle of this (the one with a white cap) for pretty cheap. It was a partially used 1.7 oz bottle. I was surprised at how similar the reformulation is to this, so I am glad it's not too different. It's a beautiful creamy white floral. I do think the old one is very similar to the new one like I said, there are differences though. The old one has some more depth to it which might make it a bit more polarizing. It also smells more animalic, the new one did not smell as animalic as the old one. The opening is also more fruity and sweeter.

I got a sample This is nothing like hypnotic poison. This is like the “freshie” flanker of the whole poison line. I deleted the rest of my message saying it’s like a lot of other fragrances and maybe not worth the price because The door poison dna is in the dry down It starts citrus soapy clean freshie but then.... Ohhh then... comes the sweetness but it’s oh so subtle here. This is the summer daytime version of poison so you don’t choke. But that sweetness is there and i love it I just spent $115 on a bottle Lord please help me and my bank account!

friend gave me a little sample of this perfume from their bottle and i was immediatley transported back to being 4 in an old family friend's house. apparently this was my mom's friend's signature scent! i may be biased for nostalgia reasons, but this is honestly one of my favorite perfumes. it's such a beautiful fresh, floral scent that's right up my alley. it smells like an early spring day to me. the jasmine note sticks with me the most. it might have been formative to my scent preferences as an adult. definitely saving up for a bottle of my own!

This perfume should be called Pure Elegance, not Poison! It embodies old-school, vintage magic .... utterly sublime, impossibly pure, and delicately clean. A soft, ethereal white floral that feels like a whisper from a bygone era. Every note is blended with fairy-like finesse, like petals swirling in a moonlit breeze. I haven’t had the chance to try the earlier version, so I can’t compare, but this current formulation feels tender, airy, and serenely calm. It’s a quiet kind of beauty that lingers gracefully. I truly love it. - Bhavna Darira Chesan

I blind bought hypnotic poison, it’s just okay to me. I purchased small 10ml decants of poison and pure poison. I thought meh, this whole line is just okay to me. I sprayed the pure poison again when the weather warmed up just a bit and ohmygoodness! It was so much nicer! It is a clean floral with a little sweetness that I really enjoy! I feel like I’m the only one that can smell it on me, unless you come in for a hug, but that’s fine. I have been waiting for Dior to poison me, and I think they finally did it with this one! I can’t stop sniffing👍

La versione col tappo bianco e collare nero, del 2004 fino al 2010, era molto candido ma aveva uno sfondo nero e amaro e un filo di incenso. Misterioso. Le note fondevano un aspetto freddo e gelido con un cuore morbido ma nero,c'era amarezza e dolcezza, come la luna nella notte. Il sottofondo ambrato scuro è morbido e notturno. Un profumo da strega La sua dualità lo rende adatto anche a un uomo,è ambiguo e ambivalente. Stupefacente. Ipnotico e sensuale. Le versioni successive dal 2011 sono più leggere e la nota amara non si sente quasi.

What can i say... in my whole perfumery career i’ve never smelled more pure and delicate than this... my English is pretty bad im not able to describe how much i love this fragrance... im just speechless when it comes to pure poison i don’t know what to say but guys this is not normal and doesn’t smell like what your mind is thinks if u like 212 pour femme or hugo boss femme you absolutely gonna adore this gem when I smell pp & 212 & femme i just want to cry hoy kind this smell... absolutely 10/10 one of my all time favorite

I went for the vintage formulation with the white cap from a seller on eBay. Maybe due to the age of the perfume, I don’t get any florals other than orange blossom, which reminds me of the orange blossom in D&G pour femme. I smell the sandalwood, cedar, and musk supporting the orange blossom, but it’s so well blended and complex that nothing stands out in particular. It’s clean, lightly floral, really strong, but gentle. Husband said it smells like downy dryer sheets lol. Since I have a big bottle now, I’ll wear it to bed.

i have the 2019/2020 version i think?, i already forgot when i purchased it lol all i know is i’ve had this for years! pure poison draws you in with its innocent yet sensual aspect. it may lean on the fresh/clean side but it’s addicting in a way that vanilla is (without the sweetness ofc) an elevated clean scent. it’s THE perfume that got me interested in fragrance in the first place—i will forever love this and will be very disappointed if dior decides to discontinue this :(

I really like this perfume. I mean, I do love white florals, but only when it's really center stage (like it is here). I was honestly expecting something much more like alien. It does have very similar notes after all! It is actually a much more soapy, sharp white floral, with some kind of nice bitterness added to it. I wonder what the original formula smells like. I can only imagine it smelling better than this. So sad I probably will never smell it!

Few perfumes have ever driven me quite as ecstatically crazy as this. I'm wearing my original formula today. I still have a little left. The bottle is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. I'm obsessed by this scent, have been crazy for it since the very first day I smelled it. I couldn't put the tester strip down, I couldn't believe how beautiful and unique this scent was. I'm so in love with this perfume.

The jasmine and powdery notes remind me of a vintage flower shop on a spring day! I’m not sure why, but I feel this scent would pair beautifully with a white fur coat and pearls... It feels like a time-traveling fragrance. I can sense its classic side without it feeling old-fashioned. It seems designed to be loved in any time or place... I’d say it has an innocent, charming vibe. I absolutely adore it.

This is perfect for a fresh girl like me! I’m absolutely obsessed with how the flowers blend together in such an addictive, feminine way. It’s soft, elegant, and effortlessly charming, without being overpowering. I never get headaches from it, which is a huge win. It’s just the perfect balance of fresh and floral, making me feel confident and beautiful every time I wear it!

Edit: As I’m smelling this more, the white florals are very heady. The citrus is starting to pop out a bit more. Incredibly strong, very long lasting. I really do love this one. It's mature, but certainly not an everyday fragrance. That's not to say that it's overpowering. It's complex and needs to be used in a way where it can make a statement.

Beautiful fragrance. Smells expensive and sophisticated. Definitely not sweet, more deep and intense, but fresh at the same time. It smells like you’re wearing a blazer, heels and going for an important meeting, and everyone knows you don’t have to talk at all. People were giving me pieces of paper to write the name down for them.

Elegance and sophistication in a bottle. If I ever get married, I will wear this babe. It’s white petals all across the way while you walk down the aisle with your badass dress and bitch face, probably ditching your fiancé to live an independent, bold, rich life, because after all, it’s you with a Pure Poison against the world.