Top Notes 
White musk
Blackcurrant
Mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Red poppy
Violet
Earthy notes
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Vanilla
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Hey hey you sniffers, welcome to my latest fragrance commentary. I recently tested a floral scent, the flower of which even I know! Yes, you know I’m the biggest philistine when it comes to flowers, as I have very little knowledge about them, but I can recognize some plants at first glance. Well, okay, recognizing (poppy) is certainly not too much of an art, but hey, at least :D
Poppies, which can be seen from afar in meadows during summer because they have such large, red flowers, are among the truly beautiful plant species for me. However, what I didn’t know (typical for me…) is that poppies can also be violet, and very rarely, albino plants occur among them, which are completely white!
Here in our area, there is a large poppy field that is always nice to look at in summer. And right next to it is a huge cornfield, where many must really restrain themselves not to “accidentally” take one or two ears of corn :DD
Anyway, I know what poppies are. However, I have no idea how poppies smell, but with a little luck, I might find out soon if one can actually smell poppies here.
After a short while, the scent becomes more powdery and sweeter, as one quickly smells the vanilla, which exudes its intense, powdery-sweet aroma.
A little later, the vanilla becomes even more intense and seems to overshadow most of the other fragrance notes. And it mostly stays that way for the remainder of the scent journey, as vanilla is often a rather strong fragrance note, where many other notes simply get lost. Of course, the scent smells good because vanilla is also a lovely fragrance ingredient, but the perfume hardly differs from many other (vanilla) scents. And I would therefore also say that one probably cannot smell poppies here; at least I haven’t noticed anything that smelled “different” enough for me to attribute it to poppies. I would only say that the scent smells “generally floral”… but well, as I said, I’m rather poor with flowers and floral scents and therefore can’t recognize anything.
If you can handle that and don’t have too high expectations of smelling a lot of poppy, then you have a nice scent for spring and summer here, which can also be worn well in autumn. You can use it as a daily fragrance, maybe also in the evening, as it smells of vanilla and the sillage is not necessarily bad, but for going out, it could still be a tad stronger.
Well, now I still don’t really know how poppies smell in perfumes, or pure, maybe I should take a closer sniff of those poppy fields in summer. With my luck, I’ll surely be bothered by wasps, argh, we’ve had a real wasp plague this year, and I got stung once, arggggh! Let’s see what the new year will bring. In the meantime, we can enjoy Halloween and especially Christmas, and I can get upset that my new cats will tear down all the Christmas decorations, ufff… I can already see that coming…
Anyway, I wish you all a lovely evening and see you next time :)
Poppies, which can be seen from afar in meadows during summer because they have such large, red flowers, are among the truly beautiful plant species for me. However, what I didn’t know (typical for me…) is that poppies can also be violet, and very rarely, albino plants occur among them, which are completely white!
Here in our area, there is a large poppy field that is always nice to look at in summer. And right next to it is a huge cornfield, where many must really restrain themselves not to “accidentally” take one or two ears of corn :DD
Anyway, I know what poppies are. However, I have no idea how poppies smell, but with a little luck, I might find out soon if one can actually smell poppies here.
The Scent:
The beginning mainly smells of musk. The scent is initially quite intense, then it becomes slightly weaker, so that one can perceive a light, mandarin-like fragrance in the background. After a short while, the scent becomes more powdery and sweeter, as one quickly smells the vanilla, which exudes its intense, powdery-sweet aroma.
A little later, the vanilla becomes even more intense and seems to overshadow most of the other fragrance notes. And it mostly stays that way for the remainder of the scent journey, as vanilla is often a rather strong fragrance note, where many other notes simply get lost. Of course, the scent smells good because vanilla is also a lovely fragrance ingredient, but the perfume hardly differs from many other (vanilla) scents. And I would therefore also say that one probably cannot smell poppies here; at least I haven’t noticed anything that smelled “different” enough for me to attribute it to poppies. I would only say that the scent smells “generally floral”… but well, as I said, I’m rather poor with flowers and floral scents and therefore can’t recognize anything.
The Sillage and Longevity:
The sillage is better than expected, mainly due to the vanilla, which starts to work quickly. The scent is not as bombastic as real vanilla fragrances, but you don’t have to be very close to perceive the scent. The longevity is also quite good, again thanks to the vanilla, so the scent can easily last eight hours. The Bottle:
The bottle is rounded and has a droplet-like shape. There is a small label on the front with beautiful poppy plants on it. The cap is rectangular and transparent. All in all, the bottle is okay, not particularly beautiful or special, but also not exactly ugly. Conclusion:
Soo… hmm… I have to say that I expected a little more. The scent is of course quite nice; otherwise, I wouldn’t have rated it so highly, but the problem is that it’s actually the vanilla that, as always, smells very nice and soft, and therefore one gets to smell less poppy. If you can handle that and don’t have too high expectations of smelling a lot of poppy, then you have a nice scent for spring and summer here, which can also be worn well in autumn. You can use it as a daily fragrance, maybe also in the evening, as it smells of vanilla and the sillage is not necessarily bad, but for going out, it could still be a tad stronger.
Well, now I still don’t really know how poppies smell in perfumes, or pure, maybe I should take a closer sniff of those poppy fields in summer. With my luck, I’ll surely be bothered by wasps, argh, we’ve had a real wasp plague this year, and I got stung once, arggggh! Let’s see what the new year will bring. In the meantime, we can enjoy Halloween and especially Christmas, and I can get upset that my new cats will tear down all the Christmas decorations, ufff… I can already see that coming…
Anyway, I wish you all a lovely evening and see you next time :)
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