Golden Gardenia
Golden Gardenia is all about discovering your best self and delighting in that moment. Surrounded by the strength of others, you have the confidence to be true to who you are. This fabulous fragrance celebrates the many facets of what makes us as people so unique. It is the confidence we exude from staying true to ourselves and bringing our best to whatever we do. This makes sense to me and hopefully to you too. I do have to confess I am a huge fan of Jo Malone and have been for many years, so I do hope that my two fragrance reviews are a help to you.
With Golden Gardenia, Jo has channelled the defining moments of her life in to a fragrance with strength, integrity and creativity. The heady petals of Gardenia, strong and pure with the golden pinstripes of spice and woods, bring edge and a vibrant surprise to a classic note. As always Jo remains true to her creative vision, she continues to explore the bounds of her craft bringing audacious twists to timeless notes.
The fragrance notes are where Jo excels and for this one she has combined Gardenia Petals, with Suede Cardamom, Elemi and Grey Woods. Golden Gardenia is a truly unforgettable fragrance and is suitable for both gals and guys.
Jo explains a little more about Golden Gardenia saying it is believing you are: strong, dedicated, powerful, resilient and of course golden. Those are wise words indeed. This fragrance will make a wonderful gift at any time of the year including Christmas. Perhaps family members could club together for a special gift for Mum or Dad. Vegan & Cruelty Free
100ml | £115.00 | www.joloves.com
Pink Vetiver
For this fragrance Jo explains, “I used a medley of scent memories to re-invent Vetiver as a clean and contemporary new classic. A weekend away in Paris, the spice market in Grasse, a tucked-away hotel in Florence, my father’s crisp shirts have all inspired this fragrance”.
The combination of crushed pink peppercorns, cardamom and cumin injects heat, intensity and depth to create an exciting new vetiver. Your fragrance notes are therefore: Vetiver, Crushed pink peppercorns, Cardamom and Ginger.
This is yet another exciting and gorgeous fragrance from Jo Loves and it goes without saying that this will make a superb gift.
100ml | £115.00 | www.joloves.com
Who is Jo Malone?
Jo Malone CBE has been described as an ‘English scent maverick’ and the woman responsible for creating some of the world’s most loved fragrances.
Originally a facial therapist, Jo fell in love with fragrance while working from her discreet skin care clinic which she set up from her London home. Discovering an instinctual talent for creating scented products by hand in her kitchen, word of her exceptional potions quickly spread and soon Jo was unable to keep up with demand. From these artisan beginnings Jo launched her first brand, Jo Malone London, which gained cult status around the world. In 1999, Jo sold the business to Estée Lauder Companies and remained Creative Director until she left in 2006.
Inspired By Memories, Jo’s passion for fragrance never ceased and when the time was right she began working on a secret project behind the scenes. After much anticipation, Jo revealed that project to be Jo Loves – an innovative new scent, bath, body and candle collection inspired by the memories and moments in life that she loves. Jo Loves bottles show Jo’s undeniable desire to create beautiful and unexpected fragrances, pioneering new products and entertaining experiences. Jo’s creative seal of integrity, symbolised by the red dot, is stamped across everything that bears the Jo Loves name. The ingredients Jo believes that every entrepreneur needs to succeed are passion, resilience & creativity.
