Oud & Bergamot Jo Malone 2010

Oud & Bergamot is, at first sniff, a fresh, slightly herbaceous and yet warm scent that comes across as rather masculine.
You can clearly smell the bergamot, the oud is perceptible in a pleasant dose, and the wood adds its warming effect. If it didn't tend to smell like a man, I would wear it on its own, as it already has a fantastic herb-fresh and simultaneously warm scent, with a hint of leather that almost automatically complements my imagination. But I gladly leave that to the men.
Despite shorter hair, I am quite feminine and want to highlight my feminine aura through the scent, not hide it.
Fortunately, it is a principle (and a great marketing strategy that brings in a lot of money) with the Malone fragrances that they can and should be combined. Therefore, I combine Oud & Bergamot with Malone's English Pear & Freesia, which has a floral-fruity, rather sweet character on its own.
This combination smells incredibly delicious to my nose, reminiscent of a golden autumn forest with colorful leaves rustling in the wind. The scent of pears and roses also blends in through the English Pear & Freesia, refined!
The "scent sum" of these two perfumes perfectly unites woodiness and freshness with floral-fruity notes. This herbaceous, warm depth crowned by floral sweetness simply smells enchanting, rounded, and indescribably feminine!
A scent combination that, in my opinion, fits very well in the golden September.

This rich combination lasts on my skin for a whole day, even the next morning the scent is still faintly detectable. On clothing, both scents cling for days, even weeks when softened.

Best regards, Caecilie