Hypnotic Poison is a required stop on my journey through the land of perfumes featuring an almond note, but offers complexity in a land of simple gourmands. With this papery vanilla almond, like the original Poison, there’s some spiciness that you either love or hate. While Poison gave us a coriander top note, Hypnotic Poison has caraway, herbal and bitter, and is placed next to a jasmine that appears and disappears like a mirage on your skin. The caraway with the powdery almond is like eating an exotic spiced cookie, the kind you wouldn’t make at home, but you don’t mind when you’re eating it at a special bakery while on vacation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Apparently, this is Adele’s signature scent. When asked whether she would ever bring a perfume to market, she said no, because if she made a perfume, it would be what she wears every day, which is Hypnotic Poison. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
