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Notes08/07/2022
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A great potential destroyed by weak performance
Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot is a nice but overpriced scent, but, to be fair, I’m not an ideal customer of Jo Malone’s Oud & Bergamot, and I can understand all the hype behind this fragrance house.
It is also a safe blind buy for almost anyone who is just starting to get into the oud game and a nice twist since it’s one of the rare oud-based fragrances you could actually pull off in the summer.
TOP NOTES
The fragrance starts promisingly strong with a natural-smelling combination of bergamot, lemons, and orange, paired with hints of petitgrain to give it a slight floral touch.
The initial strong blast settles down quite quickly which is a shortcoming of many Jo Malone fragrances which rarely push far from the applied place.
HEART NOTES
In the heart notes, the fragrance reveals more woody nuances with oud being the most prominent accord. I say accord since the oud found in this fragrance is not natural, no matter what Jo Malone sales associates are trying to tell you.
At this price point, there is almost zero chance to get the real thing in fragrance since real agarwood is more expensive than gold these days.
For anyone familiar with oud accords found in popular fragrances such as Tom Ford Oud Wood, or Yves Saint Laurent M7 Oud Absolu.
BASE NOTES
In the dry down, what are you left with is a nice cedarwood, traces of herbal spiciness, and a touch of aromatic quality.
The cedarwood here is a straight Iso E Super molecule found in other superstar fragrances such as Escentric Molecules 01, and Dior Homme 2020.
*Check out my Parfumo profile to find out how can you read full reviews on my website.*
It is also a safe blind buy for almost anyone who is just starting to get into the oud game and a nice twist since it’s one of the rare oud-based fragrances you could actually pull off in the summer.
TOP NOTES
The fragrance starts promisingly strong with a natural-smelling combination of bergamot, lemons, and orange, paired with hints of petitgrain to give it a slight floral touch.
The initial strong blast settles down quite quickly which is a shortcoming of many Jo Malone fragrances which rarely push far from the applied place.
HEART NOTES
In the heart notes, the fragrance reveals more woody nuances with oud being the most prominent accord. I say accord since the oud found in this fragrance is not natural, no matter what Jo Malone sales associates are trying to tell you.
At this price point, there is almost zero chance to get the real thing in fragrance since real agarwood is more expensive than gold these days.
For anyone familiar with oud accords found in popular fragrances such as Tom Ford Oud Wood, or Yves Saint Laurent M7 Oud Absolu.
BASE NOTES
In the dry down, what are you left with is a nice cedarwood, traces of herbal spiciness, and a touch of aromatic quality.
The cedarwood here is a straight Iso E Super molecule found in other superstar fragrances such as Escentric Molecules 01, and Dior Homme 2020.
*Check out my Parfumo profile to find out how can you read full reviews on my website.*
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