Fire Poppy

[doomsday_disco]

A rare wild herb that only grows in California, primarily where fires have recently erupted.

 

A scent of renewal, a vibrant cascade of crimson, orange, and russet: tangerine, scarlet musk, honey absolute, red amber, pink peppercorn, and champaca.

 

Please note: this oil is not vegan.

Edited January 16 by doomsday_disco

[elissamay]

This is spectacular. Heady red musk and with spectacular citrus and warm sweetness. Just floral enough for me. Ugh, just California sun-drenched hillside in a bottle.

[marared]

This was not at all what I expected in the end - I bought it to support the cause, but it was a surprise hit. In the bottle and freshly applied, it's very citrussy - bright, fresh tangy, a bit of powderiness from the amber, cool sweet musk.

 

When it dries and has had a couple of hours on my skin, though, it morphs quite a lot - but in a really good way. The citrus mostly evaporates (as it often does), leaving the honey and amber as the star of the show, and they meld together so well that they don't even stand out as traditional notes. Champaca can be really grapey headshoppy, but here it's just a warm, glowing incense sort of smell. If you liked La Ofrenda, this has kinda the same vibe but less floral. I put it on before work this morning for the first time, noted that it was mostly citrus and musk, and a couple hours later I kept thinking "What smells so good? Is it me? It IS me!" and I was astonished at how much the scent had changed and how good it was.

Edited February 9 by marared

[bheansidhe]

This has such a sweet, bright tang that pairs beautifully with the Valencia Orange Hair Gloss. Where the HG is a more realistic orange, Fire Poppy is unquestionably a sweetened tangerine base that avoids all pith and pucker, blurring seamlessly into the other notes like a glorious scarlet-and-orange watercolor wash.