Midnight Poison (2007)
by Christian Dior

Midnight Poison, on me, bears a striking resemblance to DKNY Delicious Night, if I layered Delicious Night with Mentholatum. I like Delicious Night on its own better. This Poison has none of the striking originality and creative genius of the original Poison, or the unusual cedar seductive sweetness of Hypnotic Poison. The bottle is beautiful, but the scent disappoints me. No intrigue or attraction for me from this Poison, even after several tests, (but at least it's not as awful on me as Pure Poison, which makes me appreciate my memories of Primo).

On me this smells of liniment.
I'm giving it a 'neutral' because I rather like the smell of liniment. But Ralgex is cheaper.

It's a big rose and patchouli bomb - in a good way. I love the roar of patch at the outset, but the drydown becomes primarily all about the rose. I would have liked it even more if the rose weren't *quite* so prominent...maybe balanced by a few spices...but this is my type of fragrance - bold and sexy. Finally, a version that lives up to the name Poison. Gorgeous blue bottle, too.

This is a very good fragrance, more youthful than the original Poison, less exotic than Hypnotic Poison, no green freshness like Tendre. I thought it similar to Pure Poison, both very simple and nice. I noticed an amber note muddled with rose first and foremost, nothing quite artistic but it is a chic scent and quite pleasant at that.

I heartily disagree with this being labelled as a 'simple scent'..far from it. Patchouli haters beware! There is an initial blast of patchouli as strong as the artic winds. I myself am not a patchouli fan, but, I do own this because while the intial blast is overwhelming, and yes, overbearing, it fades quickly to be replaced by an exquisite deep, dark, sultry and passionate rose.

The burst of fresh patchouli in the top, backed by a slightly tart bite of mandarin and bergamot is meant to tantalize, not incite raw heat. The middle of dark roses is warm and soft, and then the dry down of tonka and amber, still possessing a swirl of patchouli, is dark and mysterious, yet seems dry, light and arousing, rounding off a very feminine scent that gets a man thinking.

I'm no fragrance expert, but after fumbling around the perfume departments in several stores, and keeping in mind that blue is one of my girlfriend's favorite colors, I gave Midnight Poison a sniff... I now have a bottle wrapped under the tree for her this Christmas.

For those looking for the heavier stuff (and I smelled literally hundreds of scents before choosing MP) the original Poison is more potent, as many have said. Plus, there are several STRONG and bland rose based fragrances avaiable, like Stella McCartney, as well. For those looking for the drippy, faux-glamorous, candy coated floral scents of Miss Spears and Miss Hilton or Mrs. Beckham and the like, steer clear, as this is drier and a little more mature and unique then the "candy squirts" on the celeb scent counter. This is meant for young WOMEN, and it does a remarkable smooth job of catering to the market with its style and smell.