Aibu to think Jo Malone is totally overrated 😜

[Crackedvase]

Just that really
Lighthearted of course, I'm sure many disagree!
What do you find overrated?

Ill also add GOT to my list (ducks down)

I agree. It all seems bloody expensive to me.

Agree

YABVU. Jo Malone is the perfume, candle maker, room diffuser, bath product of gods.

I like the fragrances but they disappear within seconds on me. 😣

Very expensive and not even owned by Jo Malone. Didn't Estée Lauder buy her out? Jo Malone is now Jo Loves I believe

I love Jo Malone
Also love her own brand, Jo Loves

I love Jo Malone. There are some good knock offs however that smell nearly as nice.

Totally agree. Over priced. Reaches for the ldll reed defuser id just treated myself to. Over priced. One day id just like one of those nice smelling soaps you get in posh hotels.

The fragrances have no longevity at all and everything's overpriced. The Aldi dupes of Lime, Basil and Mandarin are so perfect they must be made in the same factory and are sensible prices.

I have mixed feelings about Jo Malone. I've had some gorgeous candles and a friend uses a lovely JM hand wash in her downstairs loo. Recently bought a fragrance, for the first time, and, albeit nice, I admit I'm a bit underwhelmed.

Got a Jo Malone candle for my birthday this year and we could barely smell it when lit unless we stood right next to it. I’ve had candles for a quarter of the price that have been far stronger

Yabu. I love it. And have no problems with weak perfumes or candles. All seem perfectly fine to me

Do have a candle I love but don’t find the fragrances that special & both expensive for what they are. Not tried Jo Loves though.

Agree. Completely overpriced, and boring.

Thanks for the heads up about Jo Loves, PPs (!), I'll head to a London one soon! Now you've also said that JM sold to Estée L, I can see why the JM fragrances have gone downhill!

They smell nice but the throw is really quite poor.

Jo malone is cologne not perfume so it isn’t designed to last.
I agree the candles are overrated - the packaging is so cheap and is just a rubbish sticker on glass.
However the smells are original and beautiful so that is why the product does well.

Superdrug do a fragrance called Bloom which is a dead ringer for the lime and basil JM. It’s been recommended in the beauty columns.

Basically ALL fragrances and cosmetics at the high end are over packaged, overpriced nonsense. They simply allow a person to feel they are experiencing Luxury. One big clever marketing con that I’m just as prone to falling for as the next man.

I don’t buy expensive cosmetics though. And too mean to burn expensive candles.

I love the actual smells but they don't last, I use the Jenny Glow ones and they are not bad, esp the bergamot and oud

Definitely NBU. It smells like Zoflora. Horrid

The toiletries are ok, I do love the candles though, they burn really cleanly, and smell fab.

Agree... I prefer "Post Malone" lol

Stopped buying the fragrances as their quality took a serious dip - no longevity at all. Probably coincided with the buy out.

Overrated and most definitely overpriced.

If I may make a similar candle recommendation, I have a Parks Aromatherapy candle which is so so lovely. They are expensive but have lots of sales, so worth keeping an eye out for.