Jo Malone London · 2021 · Mathilde Bijaoui

Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseUnisex

Musky ambrette, then velvety poppy and powdery iris with barley and a succulent fig note, resting on warm tonka bean.

Jo Malone London says

You’ll smell ambrette, Scarlet Poppy and Tonka Bean.

More from Jo Malone London’s description

It also mentions Great scarlet poppy, Velvety iris, Barley, Succulent fig accord, Scarlet poppy accord, Iris (orris), Heliotrope accord and Fig.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense’s scent picture, a draft: ambrette, poppy, tonka (coumarin), iris, barley, fig drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense, top notes: Ambrette

Heartas it settles

Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense, heart: Poppy, Fig, Heliotrope, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense, dry-down: Tonka (coumarin), Iris, Barley

What’s inside it

What the label names

3 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 florals1 sweet1 spices

2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Gris CharnelBDK Parfums · shares tonka, orris and figabout $252 for 100 ml · about the same as Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense’s $228
Rolling in LoveKilian Paris · shares ambrette, tonka and orris$295 for 50 ml
Iris DebonairCreed · shares ambrette, orris and fig$510 for 100 ml · about twice Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense’s $228
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.