Christian Dior: Poison, Eau de Toilette

I don't know why I'm reviewing Christian Dior Poison, I cant think of anything good to say about it. Arghhhhhh reminds me of my nan and I never did like her much! One of them things she reeked of when she went to plant a big red smacker on my cheek! I don't know what to write about this fragrance cos words to me cant really say what I think of it! Poison by name poison by nature. I'm sure the only reason it ever became popular in the 80s was cos men, buying it for their partners, wives, mistresses would go to the counter and say I'll have a bottle of poison thinking it was the biggest joke ever! Nothing about the ...

Christian Dior Poison is an interesting scent because it always seems to evoke a strong reaction when its name is mentioned. its a real love it or hate it fragrance and I fall into the hate it category. The perfume has been around since the eighties which is testament to its appeal to the masses but i cant for the life of me comprehend who those masses can be. Its expensive. It does come in a rather attractive purple bottle but the beauty of the capsule hides the evil that lurks within. I can best describe the smell as "cloying". It is seriously overpowering and it doesnt seem to matter how little you apply it absolutely engulfs the wearer and emits ...

I cannot counsel you against this stuff enough. I tried "Poison" when I was in the duty free shop in Paris airport a couple of years ago, and I made the silly mistake of spraying it on myself to test it. Sitting on a flight back to the UK was an absolutely awful experience, sitting amongst various poshly dressed business people, feeling quite ill due to the aromas wafting off my arm. I tell you, this is NOT perfume, it's siphoned straight off from some toilet somewhere and fermented for several weeks in a very unpleasant place. By no means is it "oriental", or "fruity", it genuinely smells of very very ...