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154 Jo Malone 2001

6.9 / 10 77 Ratings

A perfume by Jo Malone for women and men, released in 2001. The scent is spicy-fresh. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Spicy

Fresh

Green

Woody

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Grapefruit

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Basil

Lavender

Nutmeg

Base Notes

Patchouli

Vetiver

Musk

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

6.977 Ratings

Longevity

6.164 Ratings

Sillage

5.661 Ratings

Bottle

7.373 Ratings

Value for money

6.314 Ratings

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9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/24/2025

7.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

BigGromus
11 Reviews

BigGromus

Top Review 23

154 by Jo Malone London

Despite the listed notes, 154 mostly smells leathery on me. It's got a sharp burst of lavender on top that mixes with something fruity to remind me of that "woody amber" aquatic smell, but it ends up as a semi-metallic quinoline-heavy piney leather with a healthy dose of basil and juniper berry. I think 154 is trying to smell like a modern men's designer scent on top and a classic masculine leathery woody chypre on the bottom, which sort of works, but ends up kind of unremarkable. As such, it's the kind of scent I want to like more than I actually do. Technically a thumbs up, but still kind of "meh".

12/26/2012

MemoryOScent
37 Reviews

MemoryOScent

Very helpful Review 3

the most masculine Jo Malone

154 Cologne is a hidden treasure, actually is the "masculine powerhouse" of the line. It opens with bergamot, rosemary and lavender. There is a slightly medicinal side to this opening which is to be expected from the camphoreous contribution of the herbs but a sweet beeswax note quickly offers comfort and body to the composition. The intense opening leads to a fragrant heart of spices and patchouli. Nutmeg, clove, patchouli leaves and warm woodiness. It is never sweet enough to be considered an oriental. Never dry enough to be considered a fougere. It is a beautiful old-fashioned, masculine chameleon of a scent, herbal, woody and spicy, with a hint of shaving lather accord. In the drydown a leather accord appears that incorporates the beeswax note. This is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink kind of a perfume but it is extremely easy to wear, very warm, comfortable and confident.

02/10/2024

7.5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Rurality
7 Reviews

Rurality

2

Dentist’s Office

I’ve had a few visits to the dentists in my time and the opening embodies the aroma. It smells more like the dentist’s than the dentist’s does itself.
However, this is but the opening. The grapefruit begins to shine alongside the musk, and fuses to make this weird but wonderful smell of incense or candles, yet it is much sweeter.
154 dries down to be unmistakably natural, and this is made possible by the lavender and basil notes, which enhance the two stages of the opening and binds them together to make a respectable and clean scent. Hours later, near the end of the scent’s lifespan, the vetiver and patchouli begin to shine to create a different scent, but as this cologne is weaker than a dad joke, it’s not too relevant.
On the whole, this is a very inoffensive, very unisex and very formal scent. Any hate this receives isn’t justified but it’s understandable, as this is one of the more mediocre colognes which Jo Malone has created. Definitely one for the workplace (preferably medicinal).

06/22/2018

8Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

A wonderful surprise

I've recently tested this fragrance on the paper strip imagining that it was the classic citrusy cologne, but I discovered a wonderful spicy scent , where the aromatic notes are well blended with the fruit and the warm base. I am a woman who usually wear sweet fragrances, but i fell in love with this cologne! Unfortunately, talking about the high price(about 100€ or more for a 100mlbottle), the longevity isn't so good and the sillage too could be better. Anyway, a great creation I added immediately to my whishlist!

04/24/2012

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Apicius

Top Review 12

An Unassuming Number!

The Jo Malone scent bars are almost impossible to overlook. I count 27 perfumes alone on their website, along with room fragrances and cosmetics. Every customer is helplessly exposed to the sales efforts of eager promoters, and they might suspect: not all of this can be good.

Thus, the customer will have to be seduced - to those perfumes that drown out their colleagues in volume, perhaps Black Vetyver or Pomegranate Noir. A perfume as unassuming as the house number it is named after is likely to be overlooked.

Yet, 154 is a charming little treasure. It is a patchwork scent: citrus-fruity at the top, fougère and spice in the heart, and oriental notes in the base - if one even wants to apply the traditional three-part division here. Because somehow, all the cited directions get tangled and woven together, leaving one truly unsure of what to expect.

Just as difficult as determining a scent character is defining its gender. Herbal and sharp spice characterize the men’s fragrance, yet fluffy musk and patchouli pull it back - a men’s fragrance for women!

I particularly enjoy a beautiful, transparent-ethereal note, slightly green and iridescent. I recognize it in a similar form from the wonderful Aventure by Il Profvmo; perhaps the same fragrance material was used. 154 doesn’t make much of an impression and can’t decide, yet I hesitate to speak of arbitrariness here. Because all in all, a certain character does emerge, albeit not an extroverted one. With this light perfume, I suspect it could interact strongly with individual skin chemistry, simply because it seems so light.

Thus, 154 will surely remain reserved for the more discerning customers - those who can set aside the overly loud and unfortunately not always good fragrances of this brand with assured taste. After over 10 years in the lineup, 154 will not stand without friends.

Thank you for the sample!

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