Jo Malone Perfume

[OllieWollieWoo]

My sister wants to buy me some for my b-day but wants me to choose! Which ones are nice? Think I like a more citrusy smell - but woried that the Grapefruit one will be like the March Jacobs one - which I really didnt like!

[MorticiaAnnSpookington]

Nutmeg and Ginger - lovely and warm and subtle
Black vetyvr cafe - gorgeous and I do like Lime,basil and mandarin but quite a summery one.

[VintageGardenia]

Well as you can tell from my waft I like VintageGardenia. There is a mint one which is a bit too minty, but I'd second the lime, basil and mandarin, it's yum and you can layer it with lovely lime blossom body cream. I have Grapefruit in shower gel & it is very grapefruity indeed.

[Wisp]

The orange blossom is lovely, the grapefruit smells just like a grapefruit essential oil, and buying the essential oil would save a fortune!

[Thomcat]

It's ALL about Lime, Basil & Maderin.
Never met anyone worth knowing that has ever disagreed.

[ShinyPinkPumpkin]

My favourite is Pomegranate Noir but that's more of a warmer type of scent.

I have the grapefruit and lime, basil and manderine bath oils both of which are lovely

Can you get to try some maybe?
It really is the only way.

I smelled the Marc Jacobs one- Daisy- and didn't like it yet on me it smells great!

[Thomcat]

Ring them and get them to send you some samples. They can just send the sticks with scent on them.

I have worn and loved:

Nectarine Blossom & hoiney (very sweet though)
Pomegranate Noir (DP wears this one quite a bit)
Orange Blossom (I have it as a body cream and love it)
Vintage Gardenia
Grapefruit (I like this one)
French Likme Blossom (Lovely)
Red Roses (lovely for day time)
blue agava & cacao

I used to love wild fig and cassis but went right off it, too strong.

My favourite is lime basil & manderin.

The new one - is it mint and cedarwood or something sounds nice.

You can fragrance combine too.

So orange blossom worn with french lime for example is lovley.

[WideWebWitch]

I bought dh lime basil and mandarin, it's lovely. There's some cool actor, whose name escapes me, who wears it too thus proving it's NOT just for women (dh was sceptical)

[expatinscotland]

the orange blossom one in summer.

keep it in the fridge and spritz in on.

mmmmm.

the nutmeg and ginger one in Autumn.

[Botbot]

I've got Honeysuckle and Jasmine, which is not citrusy at all but very very nice.

[Thomcat]

My Dp wears Lime, basil and manderin as an aftershave, and showers in the shower gel. And he also has a spritz of the pomegranite noir.

[expatinscotland]

Hmm, must have a sniff of this lime and mandarin concoction.

DH currently uses Arran Aromatics 'Bay Leaf', which smells divine.

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Sorry to hijack OP - but which ones last the longest ?

I usually use Origins which is lovely, but doesn't seem to last very long. I want to treat myself to some Jo Malone for my wedding day. I'm going to try some next week but just wondered which ones lasted the longest ?

[mynameisluka]

Another vote from me for lime basil and mandarin. Dh also wears it when I don't!

[Thomcat]

What do you mean - which scent from Jo Malone lasts the longest?????

[SunshineSmith]

Basil and mandarin..is loovely! Using it today! x

[othersideofthefence]

Another vote for Lime,basil and mandarin - it's light and quite refeshing.

I am tempted to order the grapefruit, but am worried it will be too grapefruity

[jlh69]

Love the grapefruit- never wear anything else now. Not keen on the Lime, Mandarin and basil

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Sorry - I mean which scent lasts the longest once its on your skin. I find a lot of "natural" type scents fade quite quickly.

[Sparkletastic]

Pomegranate Noir lasts - it packs a punch! Blue Agave and Cacao has fairly good staying power but is fairly subtle and sweet. The fig one didn't do much on me - lovely then gone after an hour. Really fancy the Black Vetyver and Cafe one as apparently that is fairly strong. Bought Nutmeg and Ginger for a friend and she liked it but it is a subtle spice scent.

[Thomcat]

oh sorry, I see.

Hmmmm, well, I'm not sure tbh. The lime basil is quite light so you might not notice it much yourself but I think it lasts quite well. The heavier scents are stronger so would last longer imo.

Do you know what is lovely that lasts ages - Stella McCartneys - Rose Absolute. I've had SO many comments from men and women about that. It's very natural, strong, lasts ages. Oh it's divine.

[OllieWollieWoo]

Great asnswers - thank you! Think I'll go for the lime, basil and manderin one rather than risk the grapefruit for now - but will make sure I get a sniff of it for future reference (esp as I love the Body Shop grapefruit range!) Wonder if my sis will stretch to some shower gel too???!!!!

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Thanks from me too Will try the Stella one as well