#I actually put a spritz of that over my kiehl's today bc I love how the musks smell together!

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what are ur favorite jo malone scents? i want to try their perfumes but idk where to start

I haven't had the chance to try most of them, but Wood Sage & Sea Salt and Oud & Bergamot are my favorites, and the only ones I own actual bottles of!

Four main things to know about Jo Malone colognes:

Their fragrances are beautiful and well-composed, but not very daring and a bit linear (i.e., the scent doesn't change much as you wear it)

They work really well layered, in fact the brand encourages it - some people have mixed feelings about that but imo it's fun to play around

Their longevity & projection isn't very strong (your mileage may vary depending on skin chemistry)

They lean expensive! 🫰💸

Not all bad things tbh, but I think it's important to know that going in so you can manage expectations (and decide how much you want to spend for the experience).

Wood Sage & Sea Salt was my first bottle purchase as a proper adult, I've been wearing it since before I started caring about identifying notes or curating a scent wardrobe, so if I'm being honest it's familiar to me to the point where I have a hard time picking out the notes...she just smells like her own thing to me atp you know? I'd say the draw for me is that after the initial burst of citrus, it has this addictive clean muskiness to it that I never get tired of. Truly unisex, refreshing, comforting, and works well in every season! Easily my #1 pick for a first sample.

Oud & Bergamot is exactly what it says on the bottle, and a great introduction to oud scents if you haven't tried one before. Lots of ouds can skew a little mossy & almost green mold-y smelling but this one is really gorgeous and clean...it kinda ruined other ouds for me lol. Deliciously woody, unisex but a bit masculine, kind of serious. As you saw sometimes I throw it in my bag because it focuses me up lol. I love layering this with WS&SS to make it a touch more playful & adding a masculine edge to it. I don't encourage placing too much stock in whether people say a perfume is a compliment grabber, but I literally always get compliments when I layer those two - the citruses & woods play so well together!

Here's some quick impressions of other ones I've smelled in case that helps inform your picks!

Wild Bluebell - floral, slightly juicy, clean musk. It's pleasant but interesting enough for the price point imo

Silver Birch & Lavender - mixed feelings, I stole a spritz off my brother's gf to layer with Oud & Bergamot while in hot sunny Florence this past September and found the combination so refreshing & sexy that I ordered a larger sample size...trying it again in winter unfortunately gives me mall Abercrombie or Hollister vibes. I do like that the lavender is fresh and woody though and that it leans a little masculine too. I'll definitely be trying it again in summer!

154 - a little spicy, a little patchouli...a little more of a mature scent imo. Honestly can't remember too much about this one, I got it for my mom for her birthday this year and she loves it.

Lime Basil & Mandarin is another one I've smelled and found nice, but it's been ages since I've smelled that one - mentioning it anyway because it's one of their more popular perfumes!

Hope this helps! ☺️