Which Jo Malone candle would you like if these were your preferences?

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I am buying a Jo Malone candle tomorrow for a friend’s birthday. She likes floral fragrances, doesn’t like citrus. She really likes fig, it they don’t do a figgy one, unfortunately.

My own preference would be lime basil and mandarin, I think it is absolutely lovely, but I don’t want to get that as she doesn’t like citrus.

So I am leaning towards pear and freesia. Or red roses.

Any thoughts please? (Not along the lines of don’t buy one !!)

Peony and blush suede! It's amazing!

Peony and blush if she likes floral. I also like pomegranate noir

www.joloves.com/discovery/fig-trees-collection

Buy a Jo Loves fig one - it's created by Jo Malone herself.

Red roses is lovely.

I like pear and freesia but really dislike red roses (it reminds me of old ladies ).
Wild Bluebell is my spring favourite!

Love pear and freesia.

The honeysuckle one. Can’t remember actual name but that or pomegranate noir.

Have had several PN candles and they are lovely but am tending towards honeysuckle for next purchase

Peony and blush suede for sure

Pomegranate noir will be too heavy for her, given her preference for floral.

I haven’t tried the print and blush suede, seems very popular, so will absolutely give that a good sniff.

Reassuring that pear and freesia is popular.

I will give red roses a miss then - hadn’t considered it to be granny like and don’t want her to think that!

I'd skip Jo Malone and go with Diptyque figuier or Baies.

If she loves figs then go for the Jo Loves figs one?!

It’s a no to the Jo Loves unfortunately, as I am buying tomorrow morning and it’s the Jo Malone shop that is local for me.

What did you get OP? I'm planning on buying one as a gift but can't get to an actual shop.

I went with the English pear and freesia. I hope she likes it! I sprayed some of the perfume on my wrist and I like it .

If I’d been buying for myself, I’d have bought the lime basil and mandarin, or (surprisingly) the gooseberry and elderflower charity candle which I was really blown away by.

Interesting. I'm torn between English pear & freesia and Peony & blush suede. Difficult to choose without actually smelling them! Hope your friend likes it.

The charity floral candles are gorgeous especially the Iris & Lady Moore. None of the others are strong enough for me. The diffusers are shit though. I've just thrown out a pear & freesia one in frustration as it smells of fuck all!

Baise is lovely but subtle

Jo Malone possibly Wood sage and sea salt . I'm not a florals fine tbh and my go too's are lime basil and mandarin and pomegranate noir, the classics I guess

Diptyque Fig or Diptyque Baies, in my opinion far better candles than JM

Any brand that has Premium designs in their name is absolutely not premium. Just had a glance and they look as noun they’re from Home Bargains only with a higher price tag. Like someone’s bought a job lot of candles from Ali Express and laser etched a logo onto the lids.