Dior · 1985
Poison EDT
Longevity
Long-lasting90% of 140+ people
Projection
Strong90% of 160+ people
Season
Cooler months9 in 10 season mentions
floral
bold
mysterious
romantic
Dark plum honey over tuberose, powdery warmth
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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What the community says
Often worn in cooler months
Scendira's summary of 1,000+ people on perfume review sites, Reddit and YouTube. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts140+ people
90%
say it lasts a long time
90% Long-lasting
5% fades quickly · 5% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Long-lasting for most people
How far it projects160+ people
90%
say it projects strongly
90% Strong
5% close to skin · 5% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Projects strongly for most people
When people wear it42 mentions
9 in 10
season mentions are cooler
9 in 10 cooler1 in 10 other seasons
From 42 mentions of a season.
Cooler monthsEvenings and dates
How it smells, in their words133 people
dark20
How many of the 133 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
10%
10% of people say it gets them compliments (166).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Poison2 videos
Summary in words
Dior Poison: what 1,000+ people say about it.
In short: Often worn in cooler months.
Most often worn by women.
About 90% of 140+ people say it lasts a long time (long-lasting for most people).
About 90% of 160+ people say it projects strongly (projects strongly for most people).
Of the 42 mentions of a season, about 9 in 10 are about cooler weather.
People wear it most for: cooler months, evenings and dates.
20 of the 133 people who describe how it smells call it dark, the word used most.
Worth knowing if you like quieter scents: most people say it projects strongly.
10% of people say it gets them compliments (166).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 1,000+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Dior Poison comes across as Dark plum honey over tuberose, powdery warmth. It opens with orange honey, plum and coriander, moves into tuberose, carnation and frankincense and settles on heliotrope, amber and cedar. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in fall and winter and is a daytime scent. A good pick for date nights. Released in 1985.
In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and bold for date nights.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong oriental notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $130.
Explore more: More from Dior · Floral perfumes · Plum perfumes · Coriander perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Date
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Dior
Dior has made fragrance since Miss Dior launched in 1947. Dior on Scendira comes to 140+ perfumes, with bottles from about $29 up to $525.
Most-Discussed Dior Perfumes
The most discussed Dior perfumes in the fragrance communities Scendira tracks are Sauvage, Fahrenheit and Sauvage Elixir.
How each pick opens and dries
With Sauvage (Eau de Toilette, 2015), the scent is cool bergamot breeze, peppery lavender, woody cedar; Calabrian bergamot and pepper up top and ambroxan, cedar and labdanum underneath. Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette, 1988) is built around fresh cologne breeze, leathery woods and musky warmth, with mandarin orange and bergamot first and leather, musk and patchouli at the base. Picture spiced lavender cologne, smoky vetiver finish for Sauvage Elixir (Elixir, 2021), starting with nutmeg and cardamom before patchouli, woods and Haitian vetiver take over.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Dark plum honey over tuberose, powdery warmth. It opens with orange honey, plum and coriander, moves into tuberose, carnation and frankincense and settles on heliotrope, amber and cedar.
In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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