Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior: Perfume/Fragrance Review

Katie Puckrik smells Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior. Please subscribe! I’ve had a boatload of requests to review this one, so here it is! For more information including where to buy, hippity hop over to my blog: www.katiepuckriksmells.com Transcript: Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior is a decadent oriental that vibrates between unusual and plain old weird. At the start, this eau de toilette is thick, flat, and borderline musty. Kind of like paste that almost smells good enough to eat because of a slight touch of almond sweetness. But if you did eat it, you wouldn’t be very happy with yourself, cuz you just ate paste. Because of the thickness, I find Hypnotic Poison a little suffocating when I first put it on. I actually feel claustrophobic, like I’m stuck inside a giant papier-mache dessert glued together with that aforementioned paste. Wait! Did you hear a woman’s voice coming out of that papier-mache plum-almond-coconut tart? That was weird. For me, Hypnotic Poison finally achieves lift-off when the jasmine make a break for it. The jasmine is a variety called sambac, which is particularly heady and fleshy. There’s also a jacaranda wood accord, which has kind of an intimate salty smell. Here’s where the Hypnotic Poison’s rich vanilla kicks it into a languid, sexy dance, instead of sitting on my skin like a slug. Made out of paste. Because I find Hypnotic Poison so challenging, I’d really love to know what you fumeheads think about it. Maybe you can help me with it …

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Posted on November 4, 2010 at 1:36 am by admin · Permalink
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  1. Written by safinator27
    on November 4, 2010 at 2:12 am
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    it’smy favorite perfume of all times!

  2. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 2:39 am
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    @chadeveretttt Heh!

  3. Written by chadeveretttt
    on November 4, 2010 at 3:22 am
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    “paste” I LOVE YOU KATIE!

  4. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 4:19 am
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    @cformosa4 Thank you kindly, Cubby!

  5. Written by cformosa4
    on November 4, 2010 at 5:17 am
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    “when the jasmine makes a break for it” haha! You’re so clever ;P

  6. Written by CioccolatinoSvizzero
    on November 4, 2010 at 5:43 am
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    i think ur strange

  7. Written by SayItLoud19
    on November 4, 2010 at 6:26 am
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    This is what I get from Hypnotic Posion I am a child of original Posion I adore the big sister fragrance so it was hard for me to like this one.But, I got this plastic note then a vanilla candle LOL But, after that it dried down to a nice sort of smokey vanilla it wasn’t bad.I read that this favorite fragrance of strippers its their reel them in fragrance.

  8. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 6:35 am
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    @chelseaguy52 Yes, you’ve got to stick out the opening…uh…assault.

  9. Written by chelseaguy52
    on November 4, 2010 at 6:40 am
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    it really takes offff heavy, and then settles down. a favorite for WInter use.

  10. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 7:31 am
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    @BellamyBlue Dior Addict is thick, bitter and sweet, heavy on the vanilla and cream. Perhaps the “weight” of it is similar to Hypnotic Poison, but it’s a bit of a busy clump of a smell, where HP swings.

  11. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 8:26 am
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    @silvermagic222 Glad Hyp Poison played nice with you. And the good thing about Sephora is that they’ll make up a sample of any perfume so that you can take it home a try before you buy.

  12. Written by BellamyBlue
    on November 4, 2010 at 9:20 am
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    I haven’t tried this yet but I get recommended it all the time based on the fact that I love Dior Addict. Do you think they’re similar?

  13. Written by silvermagic222
    on November 4, 2010 at 9:59 am
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    I absolutely LOVE Hypnotic Poison. I sprayed a little on my wrists in Sephora. At first I didn’t like it because it smelled like black licorice. But after a moment the smell went away and it turned into a nice warm musky vanilla on my skin. It by passes the jasmine, much to my relief because I really don’t like the smell of jasmine. The smell is long lasting and I love it. I would recomend trying it out at your local Sephora before buying, that way you don’t have to comit. But I really love it.

  14. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 10:20 am
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    @verdestella I’m glad the transcription is helpful!

  15. Written by verdestella
    on November 4, 2010 at 10:55 am
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    @KatiePuckrikSmells oh… thank you for the transcription, I’m italian and I didn’t know so many words, in this way I can read and understand all!
    Oh, I’ve found out that all my favourite perfumes are oriental, with a vanilla splash^^

  16. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 11:36 am
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    @verdestella Yummy/sexy description!

  17. Written by verdestella
    on November 4, 2010 at 12:22 pm
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    I love Hypnotic poison, it’s my winter perfume from the day it was first sold, I’m at my fifth bottle or so? Smells like dessert wine and a super lushious almond-vanilla cake. Everytime I use it, it’s like being in silk lingerie with a fur coat; I love it!

  18. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 1:08 pm
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    @bolod10 Har!

  19. Written by bolod10
    on November 4, 2010 at 1:19 pm
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    @KatiePuckrikSmells hahah. I know. It could be worse: eau de crust punk/ gutterbilly freight rider. lol.

  20. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 1:39 pm
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    @bolod10 Okay, that is just a bridge too far. And I’m not crossing it with you!

  21. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 1:57 pm
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    @bolod10 Hah! Imagine the new HP promo: “The scent that gets you noticed: Pabst Blue Ribbon, sweat, and Hypnotic Poison.”

  22. Written by bolod10
    on November 4, 2010 at 2:03 pm
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    p.s. it works really well layered with hanae mori as well.

  23. Written by bolod10
    on November 4, 2010 at 2:29 pm
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    I used to avoid wearing it in the summer because of the same claustrophobic’ feeling that you described. Not so much anymore. I got a whiff of it in my dirty winter sweaters and decided to give it another go and I’ve never gotten so many compliments. I suspect its one of those fragrances that works magically with my own scent, pbr, smoke and sweat. Anyway, no more designating it to fall/winter. I think this might just have made the cut to one of my three signature fragrances.

  24. Written by KatiePuckrikSmells
    on November 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm
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    @flexiplnt You’re officially womanly enough to carry off HP. Congrats! (Age 12 would be a different story…)

  25. Written by flexiplnt
    on November 4, 2010 at 3:01 pm
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    I just swapped for a mini bottle, we’ll see how I like it! So far I’ve only smelt this in store& liked it ever since then.
    So I’ve been interested in perfume since I was 12. Stangely I also always found those rich orientals very appealing.. but needless to say I knew I couldn’t _wear_ them ever back then -> I didn’t.
    Like 7yrs later now, I muse if it’s not unsuitable anymore. Please, what do you think, can really young women wear this more or less?

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