Jo Malone

I love all Jo Malone scents, they are very nice, but they are very expensive and do NOT last at all on the skin nor do they have "silage" (projection) which makes them very short lasting and invisible as a scent, (which is not what I pay for in a perfume nor expect.) I have received free samples from Sephora and enjoyed them, but will not purchase myself. Also, I wonder about the company's advice to layer most fragrances with another..Seems like they want you to buy double the amount of fragrance--and, OK, that said, their fragrances still do not last at all, IMHO.

I really like this "cologne" from Jo Malone. It's unisex, but it leans towards the masculine side (I am a man myself). It has mandarin, grapefruit, lavender, basil, nutmeg and vetiver. It is fresh but has a woody under current. It reminds me a bit of pencil shavings (not a bad thing).

Peony & Blush Suede is new to me this year. I smelled it on my cousin at an art show one evening and I had to find out what it was. It smelled retro to me, old fashioned and “perfumey”, strong but alluring, and a bit mysterious, vampy. That’s how it struck me at the time anyway. To me, perfumes smell different at night then they do in the daytime. Anyway, I bought a small bottle of my own, and I’ve been enjoying it. I do get a slightly spicy apple and floral aspect. The apple isn’t candy apple, just a pleasant fruity note in the blend, but it is a bit sweet on my skin. I don’t know what “blush suede” is. This isn’t particularly leathery or suede-like to my nose, and I’m not great at scent analysis, but there is a fuzzy maybe slightly smoky or incensey quality, which only opens up after the more innocuous opening. I like the surprise of that. This isn’t an insipid fragrance. It lasts a good while, too.