AWARD: (Best Perfume 1985)

Foundation Fragrance AWARD: FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR 1987

It took three years of testing to create the fragrance.

Eight hundred different formulas before the final result was perfected

Thirty-two Poison fragrances have been released so far, but the first one is different

PERFUMER: Edouard Flechier of Roure

FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS: (PLANT-BASED – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Bergamot (Calabria) – Mandarin – Neroli (Orange blossoms – Citrus aurantium amara) – Anise (Pimpinella anisum) – Coriander (Coriandrum sativum – Russia) – Brazilian rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora – Wood) – Bay leaves (Pimenta racemosa) – Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) – Black pepper (Piper nigrum – Malaysia) – Pink pepper (Schinus molle – Peru) – Black currant (Ribes nigrum – Blackcurrant) – Red currant – Blackberry (Rubus occidentalis – Black raspberry).

Plum – Peach – Jasmine – Rose – Cinnamon (Ceylon) – Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) – Ylang-ylang – Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa – Absolute – obtained using the very expensive enfleurage method = extraction of scent) – Lily of the Valley – Honey.

Sandalwood – Amber – Cedarwood – Vetiver – Vanilla – Musk – Heliotrope – Benzoin – Frankincense (Boswellia carterii – Yemen) – Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha – Yemen) – Opopanax (Commiphora erythraea – Somalia) – Labdanum – Castoreum (Castor fiber)  – Ambergris.

C-18 aldehydes.

Coumarin.

Vanillin.

Methyl salicylate.

Gamma-decalactone (Peach).

Beta-damascone (Blackcurrant – Plum).

A captivating, sensual, addictive fragrance, an epic fragrance

An imperial, magical fragrance

A fragrance, a wild black panther

The poisoned apple has nuclear staying power

A beloved fragrance bomb of the 1980s

Use only a small amount of product each time; only the dose makes a thing not a poison, as I once learned in toxicology classes

THE   PRODUCT   IS   UNTOUCHED

THE   PRODUCT   HAS   NOT   BEEN   USED

THE   “NOT FOR SALE”   MARKING   DOES   NOT   APPLY

THE   PRODUCT   WAS   PURCHASED   BY   US

FULLNESS   AS   SHOWN   IN   THE   PHOTOGRAPH

AUTHENTIC   AND    RARE

ÁÁÁ     EDITION

PRODUCTION     1988