Our take
What does Midnight Poison smell like?
Dior added Midnight Poison to the Poison line at the end of summer 2007, with Eva Green as the face. François Demachy signed it with Olivier Cresp and Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich. The bergamot and mandarin opening is short and fairly dry. The heart is the whole perfume. A dark rose absolute meets a thick, earthy patchouli with an almost chocolate edge. The base sets Bourbon vanilla and warm amber on ambroxan, which adds a slightly salty woody effect. It is far less loaded than the 1985 Poison and has none of its candied fruit. In spirit it sits with the rose-patchouli scents of the late 2000s, only with more class than most. It lasts ferociously, enough to mark a coat for a week. Midnight Poison has become scarce in shops and Dior says little about its status.
When to wear it
Winter evenings, dinners and parties. One spray, two on dry skin.
It belongs to the Oriental / Amber, Woody family. Midnight Poison is one of 72 creations by Dior in our encyclopedia.
