jo malone – Lily Pebbles

Jo Malone London Christmas

lily — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000

I am a huge Jo Malone London fan so I was really looking forward to seeing what Christmas offerings they had this year. Sorry for the photo overload but everything was so pretty I couldn’t stop snapping away!

Now I know this won’t be for everyone, this is a luxury brand so naturally the prices are quite high. But I can’t stress enough how amazing the products are so if this is within your Christmas budget then it is so worth it! My mum and I are big fans as I said and I’ve loved every Jo Malone product I’ve ever bought.

This year they’ve brought back the famous Christmas Cracker which, if you get them before they sell out, are perfect for your Christmas dining table. My mum always gives everyone a little present on their place setting and if there aren’t many of you this is a really nice option. Each cracker is £28 and inside is a Pomegranate Noir Body & Hand Wash, a Lime Basil & Mandarin cologne and an Orange Blossom Body Crème.

My other favourite is the HUMUNGOUS, giant candles. The deluxe candles are so special and if I got one of these for Christmas I would be a very happy girl indeed. These are a whopping 400g, they are £80 and come in Roasted Chestnut (yum!) and Sweet Almond & Macaroon.

There are so many other amazing sets to choose from including the ‘World of Jo Malone Collection’, the Pine & Eucalyptus products, the 200ml Cologne Intense and the Tea Trousseau. The Cologne Collection is also great and a really good way to introduce someone to the brand. They are all my favourite! I can’t choose one!

Jo Malone London is offering free delivery on their website and the gifts come beautifully wrapped with a black and silver Jo Malone ribbon. Bliss.

Lily xx

Jo Malone London: Blackberry & Bay

lily — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Jo Malone London Blackberry & Bay – 100ml £76* | 30ml £38 | Body/Hand Wash £30

This post is very delayed, but it has taken me ages to write. This fragrance is impossible to describe because it’s quite unique but I’m going to give it a go!

So let me start by introducing you to Jo Malone London’s new cologne, Blackberry & Bay. I don’t normally talk about press launches as it’s the product that’s of interest not the event, but in this case I just have to because it was so incredible. It was held in a tent in a London park in the middle of the day. It was so English and there were Hunter wellies everywhere! Inside the tent were long picnic tables and hundreds of Blackberry & Bay candles burning. This was seriously the best smelling tent in the world. We sat and enjoyed picnic baskets full of incredible food and homemade elderflower drinks and sniffed away at all the B&B products.

You see the two cuties in the first image? That’s ‘Blackberry & Bay’ and they are real siblings. I love the campaign images and I think it represents the fragrance perfectly.

“Childhood memories of blackberry picking… stained lips, sticky palms. A burst of deep, tart blackberry juice and sparkling grapefruit, blending with the freshness of just-gathered bay. Softened with delicate flowers. Resting on a brambly base of vetiver and cedarwood. Vibrant and verdent.”

The smell really does make you think of your childhood and it’s comforting. It’s sweet but not in a sickly way, in a yummy, fresh kind of way. For some reason it also makes me smell like I’ve just stepped out the shower as it has a really clean smell to it.

It’s very different to any other fragrance I’ve tried and it’s worth going to take a sniff at a Jo Malone London counter. It’s out now and comes in two sizes as well as a hand & body cream.

Have you tried this new scent yet?

Lily xx

Jo Malone Cologne Intense

lily — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Jo Malone ‘Oud & Bergamot’ Cologne Intense*

You all know me by now and you know I’m not a ‘department store perfume’ kinda girl. Nothing against them and I do have some that I like, but I usually opt for the fresh ingredient perfumes like Diptyque, Fresh and The Organic Pharmacy. Like Mother like daughter… literally, we wear the same perfumes!

Jo Malone has always been on my list of favourites and although I’ve never got round to buying my own scent (because it was too hard to choose one) I have always knicked a spritz from my Mum’s collection. She has Wild Fig & Cassis, White Jasmine & Mint and Amber & Lavender. I recently went to the new Jo Malone section in John Lewis Oxford Street and after spending hours with the lovely ladies working there, was given a very cute sample of the Nectarine Blossom & Honey. I love this scent and think I will definitely be investing in the travel sized to last me through the Summer.

Right, onto the main attraction… the Oud & Bergamot cologne intense. The cologne intense range offers 5 intense fragrances, heavily inspired by the Middle East. These fragrances are more expensive than others from Jo Malone at £90 and are only available in the larger 100ml size. The reason they are more expensive is because of the incredibly rich and harder to find ingredients that are used in them. The fragrances are all very sensuous and are focused more on the base notes, making the fragrance last longer and develop more on your skin. Some of the fragrances are quite masculine and are definitely unisex.

I was looking for a grown up, long-lasting scent as most of the perfumes I have are very light and summery. The Oud is a smokey, woody scent that is very common in Middle Eastern fragrances and Bergamot is an orange so it brings a nice citrus smell to balance it out. Jo Malone describes this fragrance as ‘hypnotic and alluring’ and I completely agree. When you spray it on it starts off smelling quite citrus-y and fresh and as the hours pass it becomes more woody, yet quite sweet at the same time.

I love the bottle… who wouldn’t?! It’s luxurious and looks beautiful on my dressing table. I think the travel sized 30ml bottles for £36 are a great idea and are perfect for trailing a scent and for keeping in your handbag.

Yesterday I attended the Jo Malone press day to preview the new fragrance Blackberry & Bay which is set to be released in September. I can tell you now that it is absolutely gorgeous! I’ll review the perfume in full soon but for now I’ll leave you with this beautiful description from Jo Malone…

Are you a Jo Malone fan? What’s your favourite Jo Malone scent?

Lily xx