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Poison

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SMEL. Poison is an Eau de Parfum. Poison opens with Berries, Coriander, and Plum, settles into a heart of Jasmine, Tuberose, and Carnation, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, and Vanilla. SMEL.'s Poison carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

Copycat's Poison echoes Dior's legendary plum-tuberose formula, but the tuberose comes through softer and the amber base less dense than the original's famously loud, room-filling 1980s sillage, giving a toned-down, more modern read.
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  • Bold
  • Seductive
  • Iconic
  • Intense
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Poison Eau de Parfum bottle
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Winter
Also Works:
Fall

A bold fruity-floral amber composition is best suited to cold-weather wear.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date Formal

The intense, seductive character works best for dates and formal evenings.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

Dior's Poison redefined what a fragrance could project when it launched in 1985, pairing a dark plum and wild berries opening with an intoxicating tuberose-jasmine-carnation heart over a heavy amber-vanilla-musk base - a formula so strong it was famously banned from some restaurants. SMEL.' Poison follows the same plum-to-tuberose-to-amber arc, opening on plum, coriander and wild berries, moving through tuberose, jasmine and carnation, and closing on amber, vanilla and musk. It captures the recognisable fruity-white-floral silhouette, but the tuberose - a genuinely difficult, characterful note to replicate at scale - reads noticeably softer here, losing some of the original's narcotic, slightly medicinal edge, and the amber base is lighter, so the fragrance never reaches Poison's famous, room-filling intensity. The result is a toned-down, more wearable version of a fragrance built to be anything but subtle. Best suited to bold evening wear, dates and formal occasions in cooler months.

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