Pure Poison (2004)
by Christian Dior

The jasmine on display here is unplucked and invigoratingly fresh, like a heavenly scent wafting from the garden in the evening. I find the middle florals playing more of a supporting role, providing a clean palette to showcase the jasmine before a soft, clean amber and sandalwood base completes up the picture. Kudos to Carlos Banaim, Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge for PURE POISON has class and sophistication in spades, even if it lacks the sensual sultry appeal of Poison.

This perfume, to me, and on my skin, is like being hugged by a warm soft cashmere scarf on a snowy winter's day. It's musky yet sweet; 'cool' yet 'warming'. If I could sum up Pure Poison in a colour, it'd be white, or whitey-grey. It's nothing like the dark purple seductive packaging that it comes in. It's all White for me. It's like being caressed by a joyous winter flower and the heady scent coming off the petals on a snowy day and wafting up to soothe and tempt your nose. This, to me, is a Winter scent. Soft, yet bewitching. Just like snow.

A very musky scent with fruit in the mix. Not particularly feminine to my senses. I think the original Poison is better by far.

The jasmine notes are very dominant, as it appears on every stage as the frag develops from the opening to the drydown. Longevity is truly excellent. The lingering drydown notes is exactly the same smell of the flower, either still on the tree or plucked. Great!

Very unique, mature, rich, luxurious and strong jasmine scent.
It is a Floral - Jasmine type of perfume.

Top notes: Calabrian Bergamote, Jasmine, Sweet Orange
Heart note: Orange Blossom, Hydroponic Gardenia
Base note: Sandalwood, White Amber

Suitable for ladies more than girls.
This perfume smells like a bomb of jasmine.
Strongly recommended for people who like jasmine, but I should warn you, it might be a little too strong.

Pure Poison is a jasmine floral, much lighter than the original Poison (what wouldn’t be?), but still retaining a firm personality – it projects quite actively off my skin. It is a true white floral which include jasmine and orange blossom with a supporting gardenia: The jasmine is dominant, and I see it as the identifying characteristic of the fragrance. It is a crisp, green jasmine rather than the creamy type – this is the type I like. On my skin, the middle florals throw a rather strong sillage and holds up for an admirable period of time. The drydown is softer than the top two floral levels: a very clean white musk, a bit of sandalwood, and a bit of powder…beautifully done and even with some intriguing resinousness in the background. Pure Poison plays with being sensual and sultry, but that’s just a minor aspect of its character… in the end its essential characteristic is sophistication. I find Pure Poison maintains a rather strong presence and has excellent longevity.