Perfumer: Emilie Coppermann
Series: Les Potions Fatales
Release Date: September 2016
***2017 Fragrance Foundation Awards Winner: Parfum Extraordinaire of the Year
"The poppy opes her scarlet purse of dreams."
— Sharmel Iris
Sichuan Pepper, Curry Leaf, Red Pepper, Black Gardenia, Jasmine Sambac, Red Rose, Old Church Incense, Labdanum, Tuberose, Styrax, Musk Tonquin
20% Parfum concentration
COMMENTARY: Known to the Ancient Sumerians as “the joy plant”, poppy symbolized nocturnal oblivion, specifically sleep, night, and death in the pre-Christian world. “Soma” is a Vedic word that means “moon” and refers to the sweet milky sap that when oozing from the poppy bulbs would glow in the moonlight, and which was processed into raw opium to be smoked. Ours captures the before-and-after of the experience from sweet, milky sap to pungent smoke.
50mL box comes factory heat-sealed in a tamper-resistant, transparent chrome mylar pouch.
