Sephora

LCResz · ‎11-13-2016

I've searched high and low and haven't found a dedicated Jo Malone thread, but knowing how many of us enjoy JM products I though it'd be nice to have a place where we can share upcoming news and our favorites.

My all time favorite is Blue Agava and Cacao, followed by Peony Blush Suede.

I just picked up Basil and Neroli, which to my nose is a dead ringer for Bobbi Brown Beach! As I love Beach, I think this fragrance is going to be a new fave come the spring. It is different enough from Lime, Basil, Mandarin to justify owning both in my collection. Basil and Neroli emphasizes the Neroli while LBM is heavy on the basil and lime, which give it a more herbal edge.

EDIT: Updated Jo Malone and Jo Loves perfume collection (100ml, 50ml, 30ml, dry body oils):

KNC24 · ‎11-20-2017

@lyravega I wonder if this the same sample set you get at Nordstrom. I tried to zoom in and couldn't see the details

KNC24 · ‎11-18-2017

My collection is growing nicely. I should have gotten the hazelnut redcurrant in the larger both though. I'm currently obsessed with the French lime.

KNC24 · ‎11-06-2017

Has anyone smelled the jo loves? I know she can't compete with her old but I wasn't that impressed.

Scentual1 · ‎11-12-2017

Oh, I forgot to mention, JO LOVES is only available online.

Scentual1 · ‎11-12-2017

KNC24,

I purchased the White Roses in the paint brush (gel) format and I just got the 1 oz perfume bottle during the ROUGE sale. I also have the POMELO 1 oz bottle, which I purchased in the sale. I prefer the White Roses, it is a true rose scent, nothing like the Jo Malone Red Roses. The Pomelo scent is bold and longer lasting, like Jo Malone Lime Basil Mandarin. It seems more masculine to me. I am thinking White Roses is a keeper for me.

LCResz · ‎11-12-2017

I haven't yet @KNC24, but now that the full sizes are being sold by Sephora as well, I'm hoping to swing by one of the bigger stores here in SoFla and see if they have them to try out. https://www.sephora.com/search/search.jsp?keyword=jo%20loves&mode=all

LCResz · ‎10-08-2017

I cannot WAIT to get my hands on the holiday cologne! Look at that bottle! 😍💗👏

blackkitty2014 · ‎11-07-2017

My friend said she wants to buy this cuz it smells good. I’m curious but the one I really want is Bitter Orange. Does anybody know if it will come to Sephora?

Luvstravel · ‎01-05-2018

Just browsing back through the threads. Just wanted to let you know Sephora has the Bitters Orange now. I received a sample with my purchase at Christmas and really liked it.

KNC24 · ‎11-06-2017

I'm curious how that smells. I love the hazelnut and redcurrant

KNC24 · ‎09-12-2017

@LCResz how are the intense bottles? I'm thinking of trying one but I don't know what makes them different

LCResz · ‎09-12-2017

@KNC24 The Intense Collection features darker fragrance notes, like Oud, Musk, and Patchouli, which make them heavier scents than the rest of the line. They are an homage to the scents of the Middle East, so they smell very opulent. They also tend to have better longevity and stronger projection because of the ingredients used. I am a huge fan of the Velvet Rose and Oud body oil, it makes every perfume I layer over it smell much deeper and it magnifies the florals if present (otherwise the rose stays rosy). I also own the Orris and Sandalwood because I'm a sucker for sandalwood, but none of them smell too much like an incense kiosk! They smell more like more traditional perfumes, so if you want the light and fresh experience of other Jo Malone colognes you won't find that in the Intense collection.

KNC24 · ‎09-12-2017

I want to try the tuberose and angelica scent. I'm a floral girl. Plus I'm open to suggestions. I have bluebell, mimosa, wood and sea salt, and peony

LCResz · ‎09-12-2017

@KNC24 The Tuberose Angelica is the lightest of the Intense collection, to my nose, so it might be a great introduction to the floriental side of JM

veronika23 · ‎09-09-2017

@LCResz

JO LOVES is live in the US!

https://www.sephora.com/jo-loves?products=all

LCResz · ‎09-09-2017

Thanks @veronika23 I have been intrigued by Jo Malone's (the woman herself, not the brand name) new line since I first heard of it a few years ago (after the obligatory non-compete clause in her sale to Estee Lauder expired), but the delivery system is not my favorite. I hope we get the spray bottles as well, though.

KNC24 · ‎09-12-2017

@LCResz after reading a short article on her I'm interested in her too. I don't like the thought of a gel perfume. I know she's trying to innovate to stand out from her original line. I'm hoping she goes back to the drawing board.

veronika23 · ‎09-09-2017

@LCResz np :). I can't recall what the article that @ZombieMetroAnt posted in the Fall-Winter releases thread said. It said it was coming to Sephora but can't recall the details.

ZombieMetroAnt · ‎09-09-2017

Wow, I didn't realize there was a JM thread! I'll go find that article from WWD and x-post here 💕 Thanks @veronika23!!

ZombieMetroAnt · ‎09-09-2017

FOUND IT!

Spoiler

Jo Malone is raising the profile for her second fragrance brand, Jo Loves, in the U.S. market.

On Sept. 6, the six-year-old brand, which officially entered the market here a year ago with an e-commerce site, will launch on sephora.com. An assortment of Jo Loves products will enter 14 Sephora doors in key markets on Oct. 27. The products will include candles, fragrance and Malone’s trademarked Fragrance Paintbrush, which will also launch globally in tandem with the Sephora debut.

The move into Sephora is a significant one for Jo Loves not only because it indicates further expansion into the U.S. — it is also the brand’s first-ever partnership with a major brick-and-mortar retailer. Until now, Jo Loves has been distributed solely through its U.K. and U.S. e-commerce sites, a freestanding flagship store on London’s Elizabeth Street, on Net-a-porter and via a partnership with Emirates Airlines.

But for the entrepreneurial-minded Malone, whose first brand Jo Malone London was sold to The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc in 1999, prior to her departure from the brand in 2006. The growth strategy for her second baby is more slow and steady than fast and furious.

“The web site was set up [last year] to lay the foundations for what we knew was to come, and to make sure the product was much more easily available,” said Malone of her brand’s expansion thus far into the U.S. “The business has been growing at the rate of knots [rapidly], but what we needed was a physical distributor — people needed to see the product.”

Malone said she chose Sephora as the brand’s first retailer here based on a gut instinct.“Sephora understands that when you take on entrepreneurial brands, the long-term is what matters, because they need to be nurtured. [Sephora is] not frightened of creativity and doing something differently,” she said. “When I created the Paintbrush, I knew they were the right partner for me. It was instinctive, like ‘Yep, it’s a Sephora thing — that’s where I want to be.”

The entry into Sephora is timed with the launch of her Fragrance Paintbrush — a paintbrush-style applicator that releases a scented gel formula meant to be used on any part of the body and more long-lasting than a spray.

Going into Sephora are the Fragrance Paintbrush and 50-ml. eaux de toilette in four scents, priced at $55 and $105, respectively — Pomelo [the brand’s best-selling scent], White Rose and Lemon Leaves, Red Truffle 21 and Green Orange and Coriander. Also entering the retailer are three scented holiday exclusive candles. Store locations include New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle, all of which Sephora vice president and divisional merchandise manager of fragrance Brooke Banwart noted are high-volume locations for the category.

Of course, there is the elephant in the room — Jo Malone London is also sold in Sephora, a recent development as the brand continues its rapid expansion. Last year, WWD reported that it was the fastest-growing brand in The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. stable, and that it was primed to hit $1 billion in retail sales by the end of the year.

But Malone does not see her former brand as a competitor.

“I still love it and always will, but it doesn’t carry my creativity any longer,” said Malone of Lauder’s Jo Malone London. “Both sides have been very respectful of each other — we’ve gone in our own direction, but what is important for the consumer is that the consumer understands Jo the person and that the red dot on the box has my DNA in it and creativity.”

Creative is one way to describe Jo Loves — in her second incarnation as a brand founder, Malone is hyper-focused on product innovation and retail theater.

In her freestanding store on London’s Elizabeth Street, there are several pieces of evidence — from her patented Shot Candle station, where customers can cocktail their own candle creations with a “base” scent and “shot scent,” to the Fragrance Brasserie Bar with a “Fragrance Tapas Menu,” which lets customers test out different scents in unexpected ways.

These experiences won’t be easy to replicate in Sephora stores — that’s why freestanding stores are eventually on the horizon, Malone indicated. But growing brand awareness here, said Malone, is more important to her at this point than growing sales. “There’s no point in building a store if no one knows who you are — the point of all this is to build awareness first, and the fact that I am Jo with the red dot, not Jo with the black-and-cream box,” said Malone. “Gary [Willcox, chief executive officer of Jo Loves and Malone’s husband] and I have seen three or four [locations] that I’m really tempted by, but let’s create awareness first, the voice of the brand. Then when you open, those shops are going to be full.”

In the meantime, she has found a coveted audience for her soon-to-be-launched Paintbrush — even before she fully conceived of the idea, she tested it out using real paintbrushes as a fragrance delivery systems in her Elizabeth Street store. “What’s interesting is the Millennials — this young, creative generation coming out — have such a willingness to do something very different, the willingness to be part of the creation of their products rather than just the consumer,” said Malone. “They were coming out saying, ‘I don’t want to spray fragrance anymore, I want to use a paintbrush.’”

Malone said she is talks with other potential U.S. retailers and that global expansion within Sephora is also a possibility, but again — she is in no rush, turning her attention instead onto building that brand awareness and bringing in more product innovation. She was mum on what exactly her next launches will look like, but she promised that they will continue to be creative and experiential in nature. “I’m only interested in doing what I really believe in — bringing that experimental feel to the brand,” said Malone. “If I try to repeat what I did 30 years ago, life has moved on; people are different.”

Jo Malone is raising the profile for her second fragrance brand, Jo Loves, in the U.S. market.On Sept. 6, the six-year-old brand, which officially entered the market here a year ago with an e-commerce site, will launch on sephora.com. An assortment of Jo Loves products will enter 14 Sephora doors in key markets on Oct. 27. The products will include candles, fragrance and Malone’s trademarked Fragrance Paintbrush, which will also launch globally in tandem with the Sephora debut.The move into Sephora is a significant one for Jo Loves not only because it indicates further expansion into the U.S. — it is also the brand’s first-ever partnership with a major brick-and-mortar retailer. Until now, Jo Loves has been distributed solely through its U.K. and U.S. e-commerce sites, a freestanding flagship store on London’s Elizabeth Street, on Net-a-porter and via a partnership with Emirates Airlines.But for the entrepreneurial-minded Malone, whose first brand Jo Malone London was sold to The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc in 1999, prior to her departure from the brand in 2006. The growth strategy for her second baby is more slow and steady than fast and furious.“The web site was set up [last year] to lay the foundations for what we knew was to come, and to make sure the product was much more easily available,” said Malone of her brand’s expansion thus far into the U.S. “The business has been growing at the rate of knots [rapidly], but what we needed was a physical distributor — people needed to see the product.”Malone said she chose Sephora as the brand’s first retailer here based on a gut instinct.“Sephora understands that when you take on entrepreneurial brands, the long-term is what matters, because they need to be nurtured. [Sephora is] not frightened of creativity and doing something differently,” she said. “When I created the Paintbrush, I knew they were the right partner for me. It was instinctive, like ‘Yep, it’s a Sephora thing — that’s where I want to be.”The entry into Sephora is timed with the launch of her Fragrance Paintbrush — a paintbrush-style applicator that releases a scented gel formula meant to be used on any part of the body and more long-lasting than a spray.Going into Sephora are the Fragrance Paintbrush and 50-ml. eaux de toilette in four scents, priced at $55 and $105, respectively — Pomelo [the brand’s best-selling scent], White Rose and Lemon Leaves, Red Truffle 21 and Green Orange and Coriander. Also entering the retailer are three scented holiday exclusive candles. Store locations include New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle, all of which Sephora vice president and divisional merchandise manager of fragrance Brooke Banwart noted are high-volume locations for the category.Of course, there is the elephant in the room — Jo Malone London is also sold in Sephora, a recent development as the brand continues its rapid expansion. Last year, WWD reported that it was the fastest-growing brand in The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. stable, and that it was primed to hit $1 billion in retail sales by the end of the year.But Malone does not see her former brand as a competitor.“I still love it and always will, but it doesn’t carry my creativity any longer,” said Malone of Lauder’s Jo Malone London. “Both sides have been very respectful of each other — we’ve gone in our own direction, but what is important for the consumer is that the consumer understands Jo the person and that the red dot on the box has my DNA in it and creativity.”Creative is one way to describe Jo Loves — in her second incarnation as a brand founder, Malone is hyper-focused on product innovation and retail theater.In her freestanding store on London’s Elizabeth Street, there are several pieces of evidence — from her patented Shot Candle station, where customers can cocktail their own candle creations with a “base” scent and “shot scent,” to the Fragrance Brasserie Bar with a “Fragrance Tapas Menu,” which lets customers test out different scents in unexpected ways.These experiences won’t be easy to replicate in Sephora stores — that’s why freestanding stores are eventually on the horizon, Malone indicated. But growing brand awareness here, said Malone, is more important to her at this point than growing sales. “There’s no point in building a store if no one knows who you are — the point of all this is to build awareness first, and the fact that I am Jo with the red dot, not Jo with the black-and-cream box,” said Malone. “Gary [Willcox, chief executive officer of Jo Loves and Malone’s husband] and I have seen three or four [locations] that I’m really tempted by, but let’s create awareness first, the voice of the brand. Then when you open, those shops are going to be full.”In the meantime, she has found a coveted audience for her soon-to-be-launched Paintbrush — even before she fully conceived of the idea, she tested it out using real paintbrushes as a fragrance delivery systems in her Elizabeth Street store. “What’s interesting is the Millennials — this young, creative generation coming out — have such a willingness to do something very different, the willingness to be part of the creation of their products rather than just the consumer,” said Malone. “They were coming out saying, ‘I don’t want to spray fragrance anymore, I want to use a paintbrush.’”Malone said she is talks with other potential U.S. retailers and that global expansion within Sephora is also a possibility, but again — she is in no rush, turning her attention instead onto building that brand awareness and bringing in more product innovation. She was mum on what exactly her next launches will look like, but she promised that they will continue to be creative and experiential in nature. “I’m only interested in doing what I really believe in — bringing that experimental feel to the brand,” said Malone. “If I try to repeat what I did 30 years ago, life has moved on; people are different.”