Tendre Poison by Christian Dior c1994

Tendre Poison was created by Edouard Flechier in 1994. The bottle design is the work of Veronique Monod.

Fragrance Composition:

"Family: Fresh, Soft, Floral. Components: galbanum, mandarin, freesia, orange blossom, sandalwood, vanilla."

• Top notes:  Brazilian rosewood,  asafoetida, mandarin orange, galbanum and tangerine
• Middle notes: rose, freesia, tuberose, honey, and orange blossom
• Base notes: heliotrope, sandalwood, musk, and vanilla

Mirabella, 1993:

"Next March, Christian Dior, makers of the berry-rich Poison, will be coming out with Tendre Poison. While the company claims the scent is entirely new, insiders are referring to it as "Diet Poison" - a subtle, lighter, green floral variation on the original."

Mirabella, 1993:

"Dior has come out with Tendre Poison, a floral eau de toilette that's less intense than the original."

Lear's, 1994:

"CHRISTIAN DIOR LIGHTENS UP Among noses in the know, the verdict is in: This is the decade of delicate floral blends, made to match the era's new emphasis on subtle beauty. Case in point: Christian Dior's new Tendre Poison, , a green-tinted fresh floral with galbanum, mandarin blossom, freesia, sandalwood, and vanilla. This scent follows Poison, a spicy, fruity fragrance launched by Dior in 1986

When it was introduced in 1994, ads mentioned that Tendre Poison was available in only one concentration: Eau de Toilette, in both spray and splash forms. It was a lighter form of Poison that the company hoped would attract younger customers and loyal users of the original Poison.

Tendre Poison was originally available in the following:

• 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Splash
• 0.17 oz Eau de Toilette Spray Mini (limited edition)
• 1 oz Eau de Toilette Spray (limited edition)
• 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• 6.8 oz Perfumed Body Lotion

In 1995, the rest of the bath & body collection was released:

• 6.8 oz Perfumed Body Cream
• 6.8 oz Bath & Shower Gel
• 120gr Perfumed Dusting Powder

Fate of the Fragrance:

Tendre Poison was reformulated around 2005-2006 and is housed in a new bottle.

Unfortunately, this fragrance is currently discontinued.

Beware of Fakes! Tendre Poison has been terribly faked. Here are some photos of a fake bottle and box that I had received in a large lot of Poison perfumes.   I have found that the fake Tendre Poison boxes are imprinted with the same batch code "6F01" while the bottles have batch code of "7A03".