Poppy Riot

Room 1015 Poppy Riot is a sultry sweet orange blossom scent that isn't literally milky, but feels spreadable and creamy with how it's blended with smooth saffron-suede. Tonka adds a subtle woody almond-like base without smelling nutty while adding to the sweetness. Tobacco is barely here. I smelled its earthy crushed leaves the most when I first wore it, then it disappeared each time I worn it after. Not sure what poppy really smells like or if it is actually a fantasy note, but i tend to love every fragrance with a poppy note so hey. I will say I'm surprised it's in the name because this fragrance is all orange blossom and saffron. I didn't know the notes and these two I called out immediately. But they are not heavy in the fragrance or goopy. Just well blended, blooming on the skin especially when it gets warm oddly enough. Great projection easy on the senses with longevity that lasts 7ish hours. And agreed, this smells nothing like Les Liquides Imaginaires nothing. Especially Blanche Bete. I would uproot that idea from your mind if it's been planted lol.

I really enjoy this one, but you do have to be mindful of the milk note, because it honestly isn’t for the faint of heart and it’s probably not something that most people would be looking for in a fragrance. This is the third Room 1015 fragrance that I’ve tried through a subscription service, and while I eventually bought a full bottle of Purple Mantra, Poppy Riot is the one that is love at first sniff for me, out of all of them. Spicy, floral and lactonic, unique and long lasting, I really enjoy working it in the current Spring time, but I could see myself wearing it in autumn and winter as well. I’ve worn it for two days now and I’ve got three separate people complimenting me on it, which honestly... that is outstanding. Really beautiful and unique in my collection. I’m not denying that this might become a full bottle purchase, one day.

When Poppy Riot was at peak hype, the first few spritzes on my skin gave me the impression it was yet another fragrance that seemingly everybody but me was crazy about. But it got me good in the end. Total convert. I love it so much. I mostly get fruity tobacco and a perfectly leathery saffron. It’s intoxicating. Deliciously resemblant of a freshly lit cigar. Warm spicy with creamy sweet nuances and a smoky wood undertone. Swear I smell cardamom. I’d liken this to BDK Gris Charnel - but replace the black tea note with Room 1015 Cherry Punk. Same saffron here as the Cherry Punk saffron. Room 1015 slays again. A Top 5 fragrance house for me, for sure.

Poppy Riot appears to have divided opinion here but I’m happy to spin a few positive words on its behalf (I have, in fact, rather fallen in love with it). The opening is BIG. There’s no escaping it! A fizzing, somewhat plasticky, explosion of citrus accents held in place by a levelling dose of saffron and a softer lactonic note. From here on in it’s tonka, tonka, tonka all the way down to the end of the boulevard! Heads will turn as you walk on by and it goes on forever and ever....

Once again like in the Cherry punk case, this is a heavy hitter and I would love to get one in a male variation please. This is LOUD scent. Sexy. Sunset coloured. Youth but but not teenage, not so publicly vulgar as Cherry punk but not a bit less sexy and not a bit more safe. Rhum soaked marzipan macerated with apricots, dimmed poppy milk and...latex. You dont need more precise description ;) Unforgettable encounter, mysterious ending...