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April 15, 2012 | Jo Malone Peony & MossPhotographed by Jo Fairley against a vintage Sanderson screenprinted chintz One of The Scent Critic’s favourite smells in the world is a flower shop: the damp, mossy, earthy scent that assails and delights me upon stepping over the threshold of, say, Kenneth Turner in London, or Christian Tortu (in Paris), or the fabulous little Japanese [...]  March 17, 2011 | Jo Malone Sweet Milk CologneAnd now for something completely and utterly different. At first cosy sniff, Sweet Milk – the last in the Jo Malone Tea Collection – is exactly as it sounds. Sweet. And Milky. Think: condensed milk. Think: that smell you get when milk has almost boiled over on the stove: a tiny bit burned (in a [...] March 9, 2011 | Jo Malone Earl Grey & Cucumber CologneAlthough Earl Grey is The Scent Critic’s least favourite kind of brewed tea (and just about the only one I’ve ever been known to decline), this third in the series of Jo Malone’s limited edition Tea Collection is absolutely my favourite yet. In truth, I don’t really get Earl grey or cucumber, when I initially [...] March 4, 2011 | Jo Malone Assam & GrapefruitHave you ever stumbled upon an entire collection of fragrances, launched all at once, that you loved…? Me neither. Until now. Although maybe my passion for Jo Malone’s new tea-inspired collection is because The Scent Critic is such a tea-lover, at heart. Fuelled by cups of tea throughout the day – and quite a lot [...] October 12, 2010 | Jo Malone English Pear & FreesiaFor The Scent Critic, this has been the week of The Big Autumn Clothes Swap. When the linen shirts and pants get stowed for the winter, and it is time to retrieve the Wolford Velvet Deluxes from their lingerie bag, and uncover the havoc any moths may have wreaked on the cashmere collection. (This year [...] July 27, 2010 | Jo Malone Amber & Patchouli Cologne IntenseIt is no secret to the (lovely) folk at Jo Malone that until recently, this fragrance line didn’t rock my boat. Jo herself – who created an extraordinary global scent and skincare empire – is always pressed, scrubbed (and exfoliated) to squeaky-clean perfection, and fond of understated tones. (Think: taupe, beige, ivory). And the fragrances [...] |
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