Dior
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Aniseed snaps sharp against your skin like a crisp slap, immediately enveloped by coriander's warm spice and a plum note that tastes almost fermented—there's nothing fresh here, only immediate sensuality. Orange honey arrives, honeyed and resinous rather than bright, settling the composition into something dark and almost medicinal.
Tuberose and jasmine unfurl with frank, creamy indulgence, but frankincense arrives like a stern Victorian governess, introducing incense smoke and austerity that prevents any descent into floral saccharine. Cinnamon threads throughout, adding unexpected savoury depth, whilst carnation contributes peppery spice—the florals are rendered complex, not decorative.
Heliotrope's subtle almond sweetness and vanilla emerge as the spice recedes, settling into a cushioned amber base where cedar and vetiver provide structure and earthiness. The musk reveals itself as gently animalic, never clean or soapy, creating a skin scent that feels intimate and deliberately sensual rather than broadcast.
Poison Dior is a fragrance that announces itself with the swagger of 1980s excess—yet beneath the fanfare lies something genuinely complex and sensual. Jean Guichard has crafted a composition where spice and floral intertwine like dancers locked in perpetual tension, neither willing to yield dominance.
The opening assault of aniseed and coriander creates an almost medicinal warmth, immediately joined by plum and wild berries that refuse to play the role of sweetener—they're bruised and slightly fermented, adding a vinous earthiness. Orange honey arrives not as a cheerful citrus burst but as honeyed amber, sticky and resinous, anchoring the top notes in something almost animalic.
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