Hypnotic Poison
The opening is sweet but not exactly fruity—coconut mingles with plum and apricot in a way that feels dense, almost narcotic, like overripe fruit left in the sun.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Tuberose90
- Vanilla80
- Amber60
- Jasmine50
- Rose40
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is sweet but not exactly fruity—coconut mingles with plum and apricot in a way that feels dense, almost narcotic, like overripe fruit left in the sun. This quickly gives way to an opulent white floral heart where tuberose dominates, backed by jasmine and rose that add depth without freshness. The effect is heady and unapologetically synthetic in the way late-nineties fragrances often were, with no attempt at natural transparency.
The drydown settles into a warm, ambery base where almond and vanilla create a thick, sweet cushion beneath the flowers. Sandalwood adds a woody frame, though it remains soft and subordinate to the gourmand elements. This is a perfume for evening, for someone who doesn't mind taking up space in a room, and who prefers fullness to subtlety. It smells distinctly of its era—maximalist, confident, and entirely unbothered by modern tastes for restraint.
