Jo Malone Fragrance - Review

Hello everyone,

After being in York for the York St. John University Open Day, it was of course a great opportunity to look around the beautiful and historic city full of some magnificent shops. I popped into Whistles and nearly fainted at the price of a jumper so had to leave before getting upset about the fact I couldn’t afford this beautiful jumper.

Up the street I could see Jo Malone and my parents mentioned to me that if I wanted anything for Christmas, it was a good time to start telling them, especially if things were available where we were going. When we were about to walk past the shop, I looked in the window and saw the most amazing Christmas display and that was enough to draw me in.

Both mum and dad came in with me and I thought, ”uh-oh”, they won’t like this shop (well dad wouldn’t anyway!). Mum is a lover of fragrances like me and so we tried on a few different ones before she said that they’d pay half for a treat and the look on my dad’s face was priceless. He did not seem very happy that mum had made that decision for him. But he didn’t refuse nonetheless haha.

My favourite flowers are peonies and I love peony scented things. It isn’t a very autumnal or wintery scent but as soon as I tried it, I realised that it was my scent.

So this may have happened…

I have Marc Jacob’s Daisy perfume which is my only other expensive perfume so I thought it would find good company with my new Jo Malone Peony and Blush Suede. I of course couldn’t afford the 100ml size so I soon settled for the 30ml. And before buying it, I could tell that I would be going back soon to buy another one, or maybe for Christmas please Father Christmas?

First of all I love the bottle. Compared to all of my other perfumes, this one seems so boring. But after Daisy, it is my favourite bottle. I love the sophisticated-ness of it and I know it will take pride of place on my set of drawers where everything beauty related tends to live.

It is just such an amazing scent.  On the Jo Malone website, it says that the fragrance is luxurious and seductive. To some extent I agree but it is going to take a lot more to make me feel luxurious and seductive haha. There is a top note of red apple which works well with the floral scent of the peony and the undertones of the blush suede.

When I walked around York with it on, many people picked up on it in the shops I went into. The lady who sold it to me in the shop also reminded me that I can wear it with other Jo Malone fragrances. If you’re not familiar with Jo Malone fragrances, they can be worn individually or combined to make your own unique scent. This way, it seems to be a form of investment. I have found two fragrances which I think go with Peony and Suede Blush perfectly so they may be making an appearance on my Christmas list. These are: English Pear and Freesia, and Wood Sage and Sea Salt. Matching Peony and Blush Suede to English Pear and Freesia really brings out the fruit scent of the pear but also the lovely floral smell of the peony. Matching Peony and Blush Suede to Wood Sage and Sea Salt brings out the floral-ness of the peony again but also the woody tones from the wood sage. I can see myself wearing both of these combinations so I am sure I will have to invest in them at some point.

So overall, I am very happy with this purchase and I am hoping to get another Jo Malone perfume at some point. They are expensive for a perfume, especially because of the size, but if you are a fragrance addict or want to have a little splurge, I would definitely recommend getting one of these. Thank you mum and dad for this treat!

If you want to know more about Jo Malone fragrances or are interested in purchasing one yourself or maybe even asking for one for Christmas, head on over to the website: http://www.jomalone.co.uk/

So until next time lovelies xx