Katie Puckrik smells Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior.
Please subscribe!
I’ve had a boatload of requests to review this one, so here it is! For more information including where to buy, hippity hop over to my blog: http://www.katiepuckriksmells.com/2010/04/christian-dior-hypnotic-poison.html

Transcript:
Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior is a decadent oriental that vibrates between unusual and plain old weird.

At the start, this eau de toilette is thick, flat, and borderline musty. Kind of like paste that almost smells good enough to eat because of a slight touch of almond sweetness. But if you did eat it, you wouldn’t be very happy with yourself, cuz you just ate paste.

Because of the thickness, I find Hypnotic Poison a little suffocating when I first put it on. I actually feel claustrophobic, like I’m stuck inside a giant papier-mache dessert glued together with that aforementioned paste.

Wait! Did you hear a woman’s voice coming out of that papier-mache plum-almond-coconut tart? That was weird.

For me, Hypnotic Poison finally achieves lift-off when the jasmine make a break for it. The jasmine is a variety called sambac, which is particularly heady and fleshy. There’s also a jacaranda wood accord, which has kind of an intimate salty smell.

Here’s where the Hypnotic Poison’s rich vanilla kicks it into a languid, sexy dance, instead of sitting on my skin like a slug. Made out of paste.

Because I find Hypnotic Poison so challenging, I’d really love to know what you fumeheads think about it. Maybe you can help me with it. Let me know in the comments section.

It takes me about 30 minutes to really get Hypnotic Poison, but when I do, it really gets me. Sold! To Hypnotic Poison. I’m Katie Puckrik, and I smell.

Duration : 0:2:9

Continue reading →

Part 3 of my 5-part perfume collection chit-chat. Here are the fragrances discussed in this video:

Aveda Love
Amouage Homage Attar
Amouage Asrar Attar
Arabian Oud Hajar Al Aswad (Black Stone)
Satellite Padparadscha
Donna Karan Black Cashmere
Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose
Parfumerie Generale Intrigant Patchouli
Memoire Liquid Nag Champa
Guerlain Shalimar edp
Montale White Aoud
Comme des Garçons Avignon
LArtisan Parfumeur Vanilia

Zip over to my blog for more info on the scents:

http://www.katiepuckriksmells.com/2010/03/katies-perfume-collection-part-3.html

What is oud wood? Oud is a resin produced by the Indonesian Agarwood tree when it is infected by fungus. The resin is an immune response that permeates the wood and creates a complex leathery/sour/woody/salty/ambery-smelling substance used in traditional Arab perfumes and eastern incenses. Oud is an increasingly popular ingredient in western-style fragrances.

What is attar? Attar is the Arabic word for fragrance, and is traditional form of perfume made from distilled florals and resins.

Duration : 0:12:23

Continue reading →