tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6145522775137219687..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Frequent Questions: The Difference between the various Christian Dior "Poison" fragrancesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3242551422039803032021-05-13T10:51:28.691+01:002021-05-13T10:51:28.691+01:00Hi there.
I still have an old bottle of Hypnotic P...Hi there.<br />I still have an old bottle of Hypnotic Poison when Dior was still ‘Christian’ Dior on the bottle. It must be about 20 years old!<br />Thanks for the article. I found it when I went searching to find out more info on the old bottle I’ve got! mymultidimensionallifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269278703075043988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47662222189024122692014-02-15T11:27:27.198+00:002014-02-15T11:27:27.198+00:00This needs updating. There are even more Flankers ...This needs updating. There are even more Flankers now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8869584998416281622013-11-11T20:30:32.991+00:002013-11-11T20:30:32.991+00:00Helen,
that's a fascinating phenomenon if tru...Helen,<br /><br />that's a fascinating phenomenon if true, but honestly I don't suppose it's what really happened. If only good perfume could suck out bad perfume out of the room!! That would be worthy of a patent and a seriously loaded bank account and retirement plan, would't it? <br /><br />Perhaps he didn't wear cologne for once and perhaps your remnants of Pure Poison Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45714844798564639042013-11-11T20:27:13.197+00:002013-11-11T20:27:13.197+00:00Rosabell,
thanks for the detailed comment and sha...Rosabell,<br /><br />thanks for the detailed comment and sharing your experiences with the various poisons. <br /><br />I can understand what you're saying, not that I agree 100% but yes, men are attracted to a clean woman, that much is true. But what constitutes a feminine ideal is largely variant on the man himself and in the culture he's brought up (and so applies to a woman). <br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47200628802676533322013-11-11T20:21:56.498+00:002013-11-11T20:21:56.498+00:00Anon,
incredibly late, but hey, thought I might r...Anon,<br /><br />incredibly late, but hey, thought I might reply. <br />The "original" Poison is still being made (somewhat tamer in effect) and available on the Dior website and the major department stores who carry Dior fragrances (that varies depending on where you are). <br />It's still very much in production. <br /><br />HTH!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45917754141260061902013-11-11T15:43:18.440+00:002013-11-11T15:43:18.440+00:00Very late to the party, but...I just made a discov...Very late to the party, but...I just made a discovery about my Pure Poison.<br /><br />I have a colleague that is the sort of the person that gives the perfume lovers a bad name. As in, there is a cloud of it around and trailing behind him - and he refreshes it.<br /><br />But today, I wore a shirt that a little bit of PP remained on...and when the colleague passed, I smelt nothing. In Helen The Mad Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866376551100585579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80804513036917365902009-12-15T13:44:44.250+00:002009-12-15T13:44:44.250+00:00My favorite is Pure Poison, which I wear and love ...My favorite is Pure Poison, which I wear and love for its beautiful sweet and feminine smell. I consider a woman should smell like flowers do :) I also like what you define as " clean musk/clean patchouly' and have never been a fan of "animalic' fragrances... I couldn't imagine a man would want to kiss and make love to a woman smelling like leather,fur or intimate body Kristalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059516501008876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47555270707928923422009-01-07T19:37:00.000+00:002009-01-07T19:37:00.000+00:00I was and am a user of Poision, loved it for many ...I was and am a user of Poision, loved it for many years and of couse am now running out of all of the original products. Does anyone know where I can still get original poison? I've tried Dior's website to find out if they still have anyone making it and all the fragrance websites, they only carry "knockoffs" I know becasue they look like poison, but when I open them they are not. If you knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21496617420504135122008-12-07T07:33:00.000+00:002008-12-07T07:33:00.000+00:00Thank you Dorothy, hope you will like all the othe...Thank you Dorothy, hope you will like all the other articles just as much. :-)<BR/>Like I said above, all the Poisons are worth sniffing if only to see how tastes and trends progresed. HP and original are two of the best compositions in the line.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7911925281402959832008-12-06T14:46:00.000+00:002008-12-06T14:46:00.000+00:00What a brilliant idea for a series! I'll be looki...What a brilliant idea for a series! I'll be looking forward to the next instalments. <BR/><BR/>I've been terribly curious about HP. I really should smell the original to remind myself what it's like.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323845229389045015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41995229024802408352008-12-02T10:20:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:20:00.000+00:00S,I think the whole series is interesting to sampl...S,<BR/><BR/>I think the whole series is interesting to sample, for educational purposes and for gauging the evolution of trends.<BR/>As to <I>Tendre Poison</I> being cruel, see above: "what is its message really? Seems lady-like, gives you a stiletto wound in the ribs while smiling"... :P<BR/>To the risk of sounding Turin-ian, it's "screechy" yet beckons you to try to unravel it. A sign of an Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74708454883467756042008-12-02T10:18:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:18:00.000+00:00K,good point! HP is straightforward: comfort and s...K,<BR/><BR/>good point! HP is straightforward: comfort and seduction, the old fashioned way (through his stomach, most probably!). It's one I enjoy smelling too.<BR/>TP is a bit more difficult to decipher: what is its message really? Seems lady-like, gives you a stiletto wound in the ribs while smiling... :PPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31052839884827685272008-12-02T10:14:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:14:00.000+00:00Now I think I will retry the Tendre Poison (but al...Now I think I will retry the Tendre Poison (but also some of the others)! (the bottle I had was a tiny one & it must be at least ten years ago that I had it). The "cruelty" of it, can that somewhat be explained? the listed notes seem innocent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27217032176133818732008-12-02T09:49:00.000+00:002008-12-02T09:49:00.000+00:00My favourites are Tendre Poison and Hypnotic Poiso...My favourites are Tendre Poison and Hypnotic Poison. TP is indeed slightly cruel up close, a very good way of putting it. I never feel I can totally put my finger on it. It's more complex than it makes out to be. <BR/><BR/>HP on the other hand is quite clear in it's intention I think! I love the almond.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13542796053375044362008-12-01T19:56:00.000+00:002008-12-01T19:56:00.000+00:00D,I'm extremely willing to believe so and thanks f...D,<BR/><BR/>I'm extremely willing to believe so and thanks for providing info to that effect. It's a perennial favourite here (the Tendre is almost extinguished)but it needed some reboosting of the images etc. ~especially now that Jovovich has been featured in so many other ads of different brands, while Monica has signed a contract with Dior maquillage ;-)<BR/><BR/>PS.I owe you a detailed mail Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28783019565172075992008-12-01T19:42:00.000+00:002008-12-01T19:42:00.000+00:00H., according to an inside document that was passe...H., according to an inside document that was passed on to me, Hypnotic Poison is the only one of the franchise whose sales have actually increased with no advertising support -- until now. This, is believe, is the reason why they've launched the new ad campaign with Monica Belucci as well as an Elixir.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25774572301464143532008-12-01T18:20:00.000+00:002008-12-01T18:20:00.000+00:00P, I think those are definitely to be sniffed, if ...P, I think those are definitely to be sniffed, if only to see the progression of ideas in perfumery (they map them out for 2 decades very well!)<BR/>Poison is now appreciated for what it is, rather than how big a radius around its wearer it creates ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37992961141796139742008-12-01T14:58:00.000+00:002008-12-01T14:58:00.000+00:00Thank you for clearing this up! I think I'll try t...Thank you for clearing this up! I think I'll try these now. One hears so many negative things about "Poison," but it's got to be the 80's one. (I still love 80's scents and I don't care who knows it.) <BR/><BR/>P aka OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6879350169740936982008-12-01T14:17:00.000+00:002008-12-01T14:17:00.000+00:00J, you flatter me in saying so. It's a humble litt...J, you flatter me in saying so. It's a humble little guide, but if it proves useful to you in your exploration, I'd be very happy! <BR/>(I suggest taking a lot of blotters pre-written with the names with you for home comparison and having pre-chosen skin spots to test those: it can get really confusing after a while!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49421326940589066192008-12-01T13:46:00.000+00:002008-12-01T13:46:00.000+00:00Hi, E! Thanks for posting this. I must say I've be...Hi, E! Thanks for posting this. I must say I've been mystified and confused by the stable of Poisons, but have felt that I should at least sample them to know what they are like. Now I can print out your post and use it as a guide. :-)Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3553922196349907112008-12-01T13:45:00.001+00:002008-12-01T13:45:00.001+00:00S,thanks for your kind words :-)I think those two ...S,<BR/><BR/>thanks for your kind words :-)<BR/>I think those two features will be handy and enjoyable as well. I have some interesting things in store for you.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11280098703670363612008-12-01T13:45:00.000+00:002008-12-01T13:45:00.000+00:00M,thanks for saying so, honey :-) Well, indeed tha...M,<BR/><BR/>thanks for saying so, honey :-) Well, indeed that would have been superspace-mammoth, but I aspire to do it for the more confusing lines hopefully. <BR/>I like many of the Poisons on other people, but then I adore <I>Aromatics Elixir</I> pure perfume spray on them as well: when it's on me I become a little suffocated...(maybe that technique playfully described by Accolon of spraying aPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45637907180312894082008-12-01T13:42:00.000+00:002008-12-01T13:42:00.000+00:00S, I think the regular version of TC is very worth...S, I think the regular version of TC is very worthy of testing.<BR/>And I agree with Bittergrace above that <I>Tubereuse Indiana</I> is another great choice for a more "behaved", less bombastic tuberose. Maybe even <I>Do Son</I>? (it performs much better in really hot weather though, mind you)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4956704743234768182008-12-01T13:22:00.000+00:002008-12-01T13:22:00.000+00:00Aha...what a handy reference. Thank you! I love ...Aha...what a handy reference. Thank you! I love that it doesn't mince words, yet still carries your voice.<BR/><BR/>Hooray for the new feature!ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5322079514008357612008-12-01T11:46:00.000+00:002008-12-01T11:46:00.000+00:00What a useful post, E. Now do this for all the fla...What a useful post, E. Now do this for all the flankers out there! (Just kidding--what a mammoth undertaking that would be.) I have never been able to wear any of the Poisons, though I do like Hypnotic Poison on other people. <BR/><BR/>Note to Stella P: Have you ever tried Creed's Tubereuse Indiana? It's just about the gentlest, quietest tuberose perfume I have ever encountered.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.com