Jo Malone Thread: Share the News and Love!

[LCResz]

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):

 

[LCResz]

Finally a real NEW fragrance from JM! Cologne Intense Hinoki & Cedarwood. 

[CorgiMommy]

@LCResz I will have to sample this.  I love this brand 

[itsfi]

Oh, I’m very interested in this @LCResz. All on board with a real new release! Would love to get your take on it if/when you try it. 

[LCResz]

New (or possibly a rerelease of 2021 Orange Peel) release:

Press info: The great tradition of marmalade making. Orange peel simmers on the stove, its vibrant aroma and bitter bite tantalizing the senses. Warm woods are blended with orange zest to create a marvelous, golden fragrance. A refined take on this most British preserve. 

Inspired by Paddington’s™ favourite treat, limited-edition Orange Marmalade cologne is a scent you’ll want to take everywhere with you – just because you can. 

A tantalizing citrus woody scent inspired by the great British tradition of marmalade making.

Available now at Neiman Marcus. It was my favorite from the Summer Fete Marmalade Dreams collection so count me in!

[itsfi]

@LCResz, thank you for this. I have no idea how I missed the 2021 release, or maybe I just forgot about it. This sounds wonderful. Orange scents usually are 👍🏼 for me; do you recall how the woody scent is on this one - is it heavy? 

[itsfi]

@LCResz, do you know if this new, limited edition Scented Mementos collection will make its way to North America soon-ish? 

 

[LCResz]

@itsfi The new collection is available on JM’s UK website, such a departure with their packaging, I know I’ll be collecting all of them, you?

The notes as provided on Now Smell This:

Emerald Thyme ~ inspired by an antique medicine bottle; an aromatic fresh citrus with lemon, petitgrain, thyme, rosemary, moss and geranium.

Ginger Beer ~ inspired by a brown glazed ceramic ginger beer bottle; with cinnamon, amyris, vetiver and roasted oak.

Musk Memento ~ inspired by an antique ceramic soap dish; with mallow, aldehydes, lavender, cedar, white musk and amber.

Passiflora ~ inspired by an antique British botany book; a floral with cardamom, honeysuckle, vanilla, passionflower and tonka bean.

[blackkitty2014]

Looks liked these show up over Nordstrom now @LCResz @itsfi 

[LCResz]

@blackkitty2014 @itsfi @ChristalM Passiflora is my favorite, followed by Emerald Thyme, then Ginger Beer, with Musk Memento not doing anything for me at all. They are indeed cute but itty bitty! Worth the price? Only if you can get them for a discount honestly. 

[ChristalM]

@LCResz @itsfi  I picked up the Passiflora this weekend and OMG such an AMAZING fragrance. I was sad to see it is only a 30ml bottle. I am debating buying two more before it is gone 😞

[itsfi]

Passiflora is marvelous, isn’t it @ChristalM @LCResz?!! I hear ya on the size of the bottles. Cute but tiny. Cute. Buuut tiny!! That apparently only gave me a slight pause though. I picked ‘em all up! 😆 They layer well with each other but so far I like Passiflora a lot. The musk one I’m least fond of - am trying to figure out what it would layer well with. 

[itsfi]

Ahhhhh!!!!! I'm so excited @LCResz! Thank you so, sooo much for the post and the tag! The packaging looks amazing. While I love the Jo Malone aesthetic for the most part, I have to say that I really appreciate the presentation for this limited edition collection. The notes on the fragrances look interesting too, though I have to say, I'm a smidge hesitant about the Musk Memento - musk notes don't always agree with me, but the other notes seem like it might balance that out nicely. 

I feel like I have some homework to do this weekend; maybe I'll find myself in the neighborhhood where the Jo Malone boutique is located. How convenient would that be? 😉 Do you think this will be exclusive to the boutiques? Hmmmm... may need to put some feelers out to some department store counters... 

[LCResz]

Yes! No official release date in the US has been released but if it follows the pattern of other LE releases then it’ll be available in early April! The bottles look to unique, totally different from the old rectangular and more recent cylindrical bottles! 

[itsfi]

Thank you @LCResz! The bottles are very unique; it’s part of the draw for me!! 😍

[LCResz]

Spring Blossoms 2024 release now available directly on JM’s website, but will be available via other retailers soon. The three scents are re-releases in the cylindrical packaging with turquoise tops: Yellow Hibiscus (from the Blossoms 2021 collection); Yuzu Zest (Yuja from the Blossoms 2020 collection); and Sunlit Cherimoya (Tropical Cherimoya from the Hot Blossoms 2018 collection). 

I was not crazy about Yellow Hibiscus, and I still have a fairly full 100ml bottle of Cherimoya, but I might get the Yuzu Zest since I liked the Yuja in its original release.  

 

[itsfi]

@LCResz, I missed the Hot Blossom Collection in 2018 so I’m sorta inclined towards the Tropical Cherimoya. 

[LCResz]

Looks like Valentines will se the return of JM’s Rose collection in new packaging! 
I love all of these rose scents, and the packaging is really cute, so I may be tempted to get them!

[blackkitty2014]

@LCResz @I got the Rose & Magnolia during the sale. It just arrived yesterday and oh mine I love it. It smells soooo good. I tempting to get another bottle to telling my hoarder self that they will bring this back next year with a different cute design. I think I will get the Rose Blush if I can hunt down a discount somewhere 

[LCResz]

Red Hibiscus Cologne Intense, from the 2021 Blossoms release, was originally packaged in a cylindrical bottle with a spherical top. It is now joining the permanent collection in the traditional rectangular bottle with silver cap. I like the red glass look, but as I have barely used my first bottle I don’t feel the need to pick up the rerelease, however this makes me hopeful that old favorites, like Vetyver and Bitter Orange and Chocolate, will return as well 🤞

[LCResz]

Back for the Holidays: the perennial Orange Bitters, the modern classic Green Almond & Redcurrant, and the return of Ginger Biscuit! All of the packaging for the holidays will feature striped bows in different festive colors. The advent calendar is already available on their main website!