Poison
The plum and anise hit first with a dark, almost medicinal sweetness, like spiced fruit compote left to macerate overnight.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Tuberose80
- Incense70
- Cinnamon70
- Amber60
- Sandalwood50
By the editors · 2 min readThe plum and anise hit first with a dark, almost medicinal sweetness, like spiced fruit compote left to macerate overnight. It's an unapologetic opening that announces itself across a room—rich, slightly cloying, deliberately excessive in the manner of eighties power fragrances.
As it settles, the spice deepens through cinnamon and incense while tuberose and opoponax create a resinous floral haze. The effect is less garden than temple, with that heliotrope adding an almond-like softness that keeps it from turning purely gothic. The woods and amber in the base provide warmth without brightness, maintaining the perfume's shadowy character throughout its long wear.
This is maximalist perfumery—dense, opulent, and polarizing. It suits those drawn to vintage intensity and who don't mind leaving a strong impression. The name fits: it's meant to intoxicate, not to whisper.
