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Jasmine
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Glycyrrhiza glabra
Star anise
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Vanilla
04/24/2025
Pollita
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The dark side of Hypnotic Poison
A dear Parfumo wrote to me some time ago that Hypnotic Poison was, at least in his experience, the most worn fragrance in the black scene. I myself had already joined this group when I was a student and even today I still go to concerts of my favorite dark acts to my heart's content. Funnily enough, I had never consciously noticed the fragrance there. I've owned a bottle of the eau de toilette myself since last year and always thought to myself, yes, it's a fine fragrance and certainly sensual with certain rough edges, but I wouldn't necessarily have put it in the clubs where I go partying, except perhaps on myself.
Now, thanks to a particularly lovely perfumer and my husband, I was able to unpack the Elixir this morning and have been wearing the fragrance myself for a few hours. Although I had never sniffed it before, it had always been on my wish list. The Extrait de Parfum is also on there. And what can I say? I now understand why it really suits those gloomy clubs and concert halls.
The Elixir version of Hypnotic Poison is of course also a vanilla fragrance. Anyone expecting anything else can, I suspect, save themselves a test of the entire Hypnotic Poison range. But this elixir comes around the corner with a dark, slightly smoky and wicked vanilla. Sweet and also a little sinful. The licorice note in the opening is a little different from the immediately floral beginning of the eau de toilette. Another difference: the tuberose, characteristic of the sweet-floral original, has been omitted here. I can also smell flowers, but the whole thing seems more subdued and less classically feminine and sweet to me, if you know what I mean. The elixir is a variant of the hypnotic poison that I could also imagine wearing on men's skin.
Due to the aniseed listed, I would have expected a closer relationship with Profumum Roma by Confetto, but this is not really there for me. At the most, there might be a slightly mossy note in the finish, but that's about it. This one is most similar to Bravery by Boadicea, although the British fragrance has many times more green notes.
Of course, it's once again the nuances that set it apart from the others, but for me, a black apple bottle would have been a perfect match for Hypnotic Poison Elixir. And I know one thing for sure: I will of course wear it to one or two concerts and enjoy it with pleasure.
My very first Demachy, by the way. I think it's a wonderful version of the Ménardo classic that celebrates the beauty of the original in a dark, mysterious way.
Incidentally, the sillage is not as powerful as I had feared. Discreetly dosed, the fragrance slips close to the body and that's exactly how I like it.
I would like to thank dear Sten268 once again for making this gift to me possible.
Now, thanks to a particularly lovely perfumer and my husband, I was able to unpack the Elixir this morning and have been wearing the fragrance myself for a few hours. Although I had never sniffed it before, it had always been on my wish list. The Extrait de Parfum is also on there. And what can I say? I now understand why it really suits those gloomy clubs and concert halls.
The Elixir version of Hypnotic Poison is of course also a vanilla fragrance. Anyone expecting anything else can, I suspect, save themselves a test of the entire Hypnotic Poison range. But this elixir comes around the corner with a dark, slightly smoky and wicked vanilla. Sweet and also a little sinful. The licorice note in the opening is a little different from the immediately floral beginning of the eau de toilette. Another difference: the tuberose, characteristic of the sweet-floral original, has been omitted here. I can also smell flowers, but the whole thing seems more subdued and less classically feminine and sweet to me, if you know what I mean. The elixir is a variant of the hypnotic poison that I could also imagine wearing on men's skin.
Due to the aniseed listed, I would have expected a closer relationship with Profumum Roma by Confetto, but this is not really there for me. At the most, there might be a slightly mossy note in the finish, but that's about it. This one is most similar to Bravery by Boadicea, although the British fragrance has many times more green notes.
Of course, it's once again the nuances that set it apart from the others, but for me, a black apple bottle would have been a perfect match for Hypnotic Poison Elixir. And I know one thing for sure: I will of course wear it to one or two concerts and enjoy it with pleasure.
My very first Demachy, by the way. I think it's a wonderful version of the Ménardo classic that celebrates the beauty of the original in a dark, mysterious way.
Incidentally, the sillage is not as powerful as I had feared. Discreetly dosed, the fragrance slips close to the body and that's exactly how I like it.
I would like to thank dear Sten268 once again for making this gift to me possible.
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