Dior

Tendre Poison

  • For women
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1994

With Tendre Poison, Dior composes an ample and textured woody fragrance. It opens on galbanum and orange blossom, reveals honeysuckle, jasmine and spices at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, sandalwood and cedar.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Galbanum · Orange blossom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Honeysuckle · Jasmine · Spices

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Sandalwood · Cedar

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Spices: a niche material, declared by only 15 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Woody, floral, gourmand and spicy: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Tendre Poison by Dior seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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