Scarlet Poppy Intense

#cottagecore #fairycore #firstlove This is a subtle and linear altought an ethereal, pastoral & enchantedly beautiful fragrance. ♡ There is that gorgeous, light beige colored, late summer breeze emberaced, silky field background which is created by the really-really mellow, subtle sweet almond-milk accord and its accompainment: the mild, smooth and powdery, slightly herbal & dry but also somehow lactonic barely. And this composition is perfectly blended, the notes just simply melted into eachother to make the impression of tired sunrays mixed into some milky cereal. And from this light, lovely & delightful creamy base the playfully coquettish, effervescent but also fragile and dainty red poppies (which are mostly made of fig and the cherry & floral aspects of the heliotrope) are just popping out elfinly.♡ This enthtalling creation is neat, delicate & tender while it has a bucolic, serene aura. But this scent is as tranquille as exciting. The powdery, popping poppy feels magical, lipsticky - just like the little kisses of first love, the shaking knees and the fluttering butterflies in your stomach. So for me, this fragrance gives the vibe of the first highschool love, & the laughter of the light-hearted fairies who are just dancing in the milky-misty sunshine carefreely above the late-summer fields ...

The biggest disappointment to me in the fragrance world. Ever. Scarlet Poppy is like a wayward child I cannot mention to friends and neighbours. It is beautiful, it would have been my favourite fragrance ever. It is the best thing I have ever smelled and the perfect perfume for my personality but I simply cannot own it. It’s got the projection and longevity of a fart. A fart for £160. A date with a guy that doesn’t brush his teeth lasts longer than this. It’s an outrage something this amazing is this awful. I would have given up my entire collection and grown a pair of balls to give away my left one if this had ANY projection or staying power. It would be my perfect signature. On my skin, this is an oaty, powdery, vanilla cherry bakewell, don’t ask me how. It just is. It is so amazingly blended and I am addicted to the creamy oatiness and tonka bean sweetness. I have tried alternatives and they just don’t match up. Don’t smell it, don’t do it to yourself. It lasts 45 minuites and no one can smell me wear it. It’s a toxic relationship with a super hot guy who ghosts you and emotionally manipulates you into thinking he’ll stick around. I just can’t justify the purchase. RIP. The one that got away.

This is the kind of perfume I'd want my perfume or kids to remember me by - a comforting, feminine scent that feels like a warm, reassuring hug. Absolutely signature-worthy. You can clearly smell the fig, tonka and heliotrope. There's also a powdery note that reminds me of iris (although I don't see it listed in the notes). Overall it smells creamy, sweet, and ever-so-slightly powdery, with a slight shampoo-like quality that ensures it never veers into 'too sweet' territory. Perfect for mid to cooler temperatures. The bottle is absolutely stunning as well, if that's something you care about. Only downside is its longevity.. this projects for only the first hour or so, then becomes a skin scent on me, which is really disappointing given the $270 CAD price tag. Edit: Simply wanted to add how much of a crowd-pleaser this is. I wore it to a dinner last weekend and literally received four unsolicited compliments as soon as I walked through the door. They said "you smell amazing!", or "wow, you smell so good!".

Wow! Just adding to my already in-depth review below. This stands on its own, of course, but adding one spray of Kayali Vanilla 28 over Scarlet Poppy brings out the brown sugar even more. Like a warm brown sugar, tonka, figgy, vanilla almond milk poured in oatmeal/barley. I don’t get any cherry like some suggest, not even accented with the almond, heliotrope note. It would compliment a cherry fragrance however and a brown sugar vanilla like Vanilla 28 mentioned earlier, which is great for bed now. I’ll definitely try the combo again outside in the fall. A very cozy, comfortable signature scent that works every-time when I have no idea what to wear and don’t want to feel sick from my fragrance. Not enough to be “sexy”, but also for a different vibe layering with Tom Ford’s lost cherry is everything! Again, alone this reflects me as a person and on my skin it clings on forever lol but I can see it not lasting for a lot of people. Regardless, I hope Jo Malone does the right thing and never discontinues this.

I tested both Scarlet Poppy and Tom Fords Lost Cherry on the same arm. The rest of the day I had this beautiful scent that kept creeping up to my nose but I couldn’t figure out which one it was. I went back to the mall later that day and decided to test both again. I didn’t have to go past Joe Malone counter because it was the Scarlet Poppy. I know Cherry is not a note in this fragrance but I pick up the scent. The dry down in my opinion is better than the initial spray. I am not into gourmand fragrances so I should have known it wasn’t the Lost Cherry but considering the price difference I was sure it was. This is without a doubt my favourite JM scent. I wound not purchase a scent just because a bottle is attractive but it’s fair to note that the bottle is gorgeous as well. I’ve spent alot more on a perfume so I’d say the price point didn’t shock me. I found the longevity to be fine as well. This particular JM fragrance sells out to this day because it was out of stock for months. Thats telling