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stylish temptation
Dark Amber & Ginger Lily is one of the best Jo Malone fragrances for me.
It is incredibly velvety, soft, and spicy, yet sensual and seductive at the same time.
I can't help but strongly associate Dark Amber & Ginger Lily with a cozy, warm, oversized dark red velvet cushion that invites you to stay. This cushion is placed in an old, wood-paneled fireplace room where a fire crackles. On the table, there is a bouquet of subtly fragrant flowers.
But there is also a special hint in the air.
The scent of old pipe tobacco, dust, leather, and incense.
The scent of a past, refined event attended by well-groomed, wonderfully smelling men. Their beard oil and spicy-warm perfumes still linger faintly in the crevices of the wall paneling.
It is warm, very cozy, and calming.
Candles are burning on the tables and the mantelpiece.
In front of the fireplace lies that very dark red velvet cushion along with two old armchairs made of worn suede.
On the side table, there are 2 glasses and a bottle of good, old cognac. One bears a lipstick mark.
On the red velvet cushion, they lie, closely entwined, breathless and radiant. The 2 lovers who could not resist the delicate temptation, the atmosphere of the room....
The fragrance undergoes a fascinating development from a truly wonderful, spicy top note where I distinctly perceive ginger, cardamom, and pepper.
I can also immediately smell a delicate iris, fine, very light rose, or perhaps the feminine water lily. However, what stands out the most for me is this warm amber note combined with patchouli, leather, and incense.
This combined with the spices and flowers makes it balsamic-creamy-leathery and somehow incredibly attractive and sexy-sensual.
At the same time, it is so stylish and mature and never annoying or girly. It is never "sweet" and absolutely unisex (for bold men).
For me, it is a fragrance I wear when I want to appear confident yet attractive.
Longevity and sillage are in the good middle range. I occasionally reapply because I just find this top note brilliant.
It is incredibly velvety, soft, and spicy, yet sensual and seductive at the same time.
I can't help but strongly associate Dark Amber & Ginger Lily with a cozy, warm, oversized dark red velvet cushion that invites you to stay. This cushion is placed in an old, wood-paneled fireplace room where a fire crackles. On the table, there is a bouquet of subtly fragrant flowers.
But there is also a special hint in the air.
The scent of old pipe tobacco, dust, leather, and incense.
The scent of a past, refined event attended by well-groomed, wonderfully smelling men. Their beard oil and spicy-warm perfumes still linger faintly in the crevices of the wall paneling.
It is warm, very cozy, and calming.
Candles are burning on the tables and the mantelpiece.
In front of the fireplace lies that very dark red velvet cushion along with two old armchairs made of worn suede.
On the side table, there are 2 glasses and a bottle of good, old cognac. One bears a lipstick mark.
On the red velvet cushion, they lie, closely entwined, breathless and radiant. The 2 lovers who could not resist the delicate temptation, the atmosphere of the room....
The fragrance undergoes a fascinating development from a truly wonderful, spicy top note where I distinctly perceive ginger, cardamom, and pepper.
I can also immediately smell a delicate iris, fine, very light rose, or perhaps the feminine water lily. However, what stands out the most for me is this warm amber note combined with patchouli, leather, and incense.
This combined with the spices and flowers makes it balsamic-creamy-leathery and somehow incredibly attractive and sexy-sensual.
At the same time, it is so stylish and mature and never annoying or girly. It is never "sweet" and absolutely unisex (for bold men).
For me, it is a fragrance I wear when I want to appear confident yet attractive.
Longevity and sillage are in the good middle range. I occasionally reapply because I just find this top note brilliant.
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4 Comments
Hasi 4 years ago
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That's a worthy and very beautiful description of the fragrance! I have no complaints about the longevity and sillage; they are above average. I can still smell it in my hair and clothes the next day. Yesterday, there was a young woman on the subway whose sillage reached me-very well-groomed, creamy-spicy-soft-sensual. That's why I had to wear it again today ;)
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Seerose 4 years ago
I'm out when it comes to leather scents in perfume. But if you can name a water lily that smells like flowers in addition to green and brackish, you’ll earn some points with me. I've nearly fallen headfirst into the water a few times trying to figure that out. A perfumer told me that those water lilies are meant to evoke an association or mood. But you've managed to do just that.
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Ohanami 4 years ago
2
So beautifully described! The scent is also one of my great favorites, and I totally understand why you reapply. I find the top note so lovely too.
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Intenso 4 years ago
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Sounds great, nicely described. 👌
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