Hypnotic Poison vs Poison Girl Perfume Comparison

Dior’s Poison line of fragrances, has gained quite a large following over the years. They have produced many best sellers and bottles, that always get scooped up. Two of their more popular releases are Poison Girl and Hypnotic Poison. The question often gets raised, which is better? In this post, I want to break it down, and compare these perfumes before declaring a winner.

Tale of the Tape: Hypnotic Poison vs. Poison Girl

Poison Girl

Notes include: Damascus rose, tonka bean, bitter orange, vanilla, almond, sandalwood

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Read my original review: Poison Girl

Hypnotic Poison

Notes include: coconut, vanilla, almond, plum, rose, lily-of-the-valley, apricot, rose, rosewood, musk

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Opening

Poison Girl, opens with Damascus Rose, tonka bean, and bitter orange. Poison Girl is less citrus, even with that bitter orange not, while being more floral than Hypnotic. It shares that creamy quality with a nice bit of almond and tonka bean.

Hypnotic Poison kicks off with wonderful coconut, vanilla, and almond. This is the main trio, that is flanked by some light fruitiness of apricot and plum. The smell is very unique and quite attractive, right off the bat.

Which is better? I like Poison Girl, and it shares plenty of overlap with Hypnotic, but Hypnotic Poison is better. It is warm, sweet, creamy, and a has a nice bitter touch.

Edge: Hypnotic Poison

Projection

Poison Girl starts off strong and then becomes much more of a moderate sillaged perfume, as it dries down. To me, Hypnotic Poison has the much larger range of projection. It can certainly fill a room, if over-sprayed, and hits a stronger point than does Poison Girl.

Edge: Hypnotic Poison

Longevity

Both of these scents seem to go for around 9-10 hours, each, on skin. Which is great, however, I don’t notice any clear difference with how long they last.

Edge: Push

Versatility

Poison Girl, is fairly restricted in when it can be worn, in terms of the climate. It’s, to me, a cold weather wear that might be able to make it into spring.

Hypnotic Poison, follows along those same lines. I wouldn’t want to encounter either during a summer’s day, as they wouldn’t hold up very well.

Both are however, very versatile as to where they can be worn. Each of these is safe enough to wear at work, casually, but are also quite sexy and great for a night out. No real difference in this category, either.

Edge: Push

Overall Scent

I do like Poison Girl. It is a very attractive scent. The citrus notes, it features a stronger rose, more woodiness, with a creaminess that matches Hypnotic Poison. Really, I don’t have many complaints about this Dior.

However, I don’t think that it is as good as Hypnotic Poison. Heck, I like Poison Girl Unexpected, more than the original.

Hypnotic Poison is classic, in my mind. It’s opening act, with coconut and almond. The sweet vanilla finish. The light nutty touches throughout. It’s overall sexiness and thick aroma. It’s a fantastic wintertime perfume. Full of confidence and appeal.

To me, Hypnotic Poison is the clear winner. It outperforms its competitor on every metric, just about.

Winner: Hypnotic Poison

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