Poison Eau de Cologne
Poison Eau de Cologne opens with the fragrance's signature dark-fruit intensity — plum and anise signaling immediately that this is not a conventional floral cologne.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 19 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.
- Tuberose70
- Smoky65
- Floral60
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Plum
- Anise
- Cinnamon
- Incense
- Tuberose
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readPoison Eau de Cologne opens with the fragrance's signature dark-fruit intensity — plum and anise signaling immediately that this is not a conventional floral cologne. The heart is dense and theatrical: incense, tuberose, jasmine, and orange blossom stacked into something almost syrupy, with opoponax adding a resinous depth that was genuinely unconventional in 1985.
The lighter EdC concentration strips some of the notorious tenacity of the original Poison EDP while preserving its character — the theatricality remains, just with more air around it. Sandalwood, vetiver, amber, and vanilla in the base provide a warm, slightly smoky landing. This is an evening statement fragrance, unambiguous about its intentions, suited to those who find subtlety overrated.
Scent twins
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