Dior · 2004 · Carlos Benaim, Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge

Pure Poison

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

A white-flower bouquet of orange blossom, jasmine and gardenia, resting on amber and sandalwood.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Pure Poison’s scent picture, a draft: orange blossom, jasmine, gardenia, amber, sandalwood, coumarin (new-mown hay) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Heartas it settles

Pure Poison, heart: Orange blossom, Jasmine, Gardenia, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Pure Poison, dry-down: Amber, Sandalwood, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

12 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

AurumAjmal · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, gardenia and sandalwoodabout $47 for 75 ml · about a third of Pure Poison’s $154
Black OrchidTom Ford · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, gardenia and sandalwood$240 for 100 ml
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, gardenia and sandalwood$109 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.