What is your favourite scent?

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In the fall, I like to layer these two scents (Jo Malone scents are meant to be layered, if you like, to create a unique personalized scent). Her fragrances are pretty amazing because they are very true to what they are named after - they're not the artificial or sugarified interpretations you often find perfumeries opting for.

First is 'Wild Fig & Cassis' which is a very clean scent that I think is quite unisex. It is very true to the product description (Inspired by breakfast in Tuscany - the moment of breaking open juicy figs, fresh from the tree - Wild Fig & Cassis is a delicious fragrance. The scent of sun-warmed figs and delicate cassis is entwined with notes of hyacinth and cedarwood, enveloping the wearer in the warmth of the Mediterranean). Really - it's fucking fantastic!



Then over top - I like 'French Lime Blossom' which gives it a more feminine touch. The description is: Inspired by a stroll along the Champs Élysées, French Lime Blossom is a romantic, full-bodied floral. The scent of sweet lime blossoms with a twist of bergamot and tarragon is evocative of the first day of spring. This is still a very clean and green floral though - I'm not fond of sickly sweet or overpowering florals because they often give me a headache. This is fresh and modern and smells great just on its own as well.

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I shopped this past weekend and I must thank you & damn you in the same breath. I spent way too much!

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 it's so hard to stop at just one bottle! Thank god they are generous with their samples.

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My goodness, girl! You were dead on about the Wild Fig & Cassis, but in the end I only selected two pieces from that collection. Then the salesperson had me sample the Nectarine Blossom & Honey Collection and my account lost a couple hundred bucks or so. Loved the samples and I plan to get a candle or two to add to my new obsession with the Malone folks.

Ashleigh, this is a spankable offense and if I knew you better I'd administer the punishment!

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It's ok, I don't mind bending over. ;)

The Nectarine Blossom was my first as well. A friend had it in her bag at this bar one night a few years ago and spritzed me and I was hooked. Since then, the Fig is probably my favourite because it's so distinct but I also love their Vanilla & Anise and the Blue Agava during the winter. I don't usually do spicier scents, but those two are beautiful. Last winter I had a cab driver ask me what I was wearing (the Vanilla & Anise) because he loved it and was thinking of an xmas gift for his wife, so I gave him an extra sample vial I had stashed in my purse. It's like spreading the Jo Malone fever. Their Khodo Wood's collection - the Dark Amber and Ginger Lily in particular - is another amazing (and unique) evening scent. But yeah, the Nectarine Blossom is the one that pulls everyone in, I think. And I always hit the French Lime Blossom just because it's so fresh and uncomplicated.