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Jo Malone Tea Fragrance Blends ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 2 February 2011 30 Comments

Jo Malone Tea Fragrance Blends

Coming in March from Jo Malone: Tea Fragrance Blends, a new limited edition collection of five unisex fragrances inspired by the "art of tea". Assam & Grapefruit, Earl Grey & Cucumber, Fresh Mint Leaf, Sweet Lemon and Sweet Milk were all developed by perfumer Christine Nagel and can be worn alone or layered.

Assam & Grapefruit ~ "invigorating and upbeat", with grapefruit, assam tea, patchouli, cardamom and almond.

Earl Grey & Cucumber ~ "a playful twist on the British tradition of high tea", with bergamot, cucumber, beeswax, vanilla and musk.

Fresh Mint Leaf ~ "refreshing", with mint, basil, maté, cedar and musk.

Sweet Lemon ~ with pineapple, peach and cypress.

Sweet Milk ~ with a milk accord of star anise, almond and vanilla.

Jo Malone Assam & Grapefruit, Earl Grey & Cucumber, Fresh Mint Leaf, Sweet Lemon and Sweet Milk will be available in 30 ml Cologne for 42€. (via moodiereport, osmoz, beauty.glam.co.uk )

Update: see a review of Jo Malone Assam & Grapefruit.

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: christine nagel, jo malone, limited edition

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  1. AnnE says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:12 am

    These sound great! Just the thing my winter-weary soul needs.
    Wish I didn’t have to wait another month for them, though….

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    • Robin says:
      2 February 2011 at 11:25 am

      They do sound nice. Hope they’re not too light.

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  2. Thanna says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:28 am

    I adore tea scents and already have several but I can’t wait to see if these are worth adding to the collection. I’m not normally a JM fan as there’s something in the ones I’ve tried that is headache inducing but I’m willing to risk that in order to sample these.

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    • Robin says:
      2 February 2011 at 11:26 am

      I like tea scents too…these are worth a shot.

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  3. Prudietwoshoes says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:37 am

    Those sound nice! I don’t really care for mint in my frags, might have to go for the lemon! I am always looking for light, summer scents it seems.

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    • Robin says:
      2 February 2011 at 11:26 am

      I’m not sure there are tea notes in the milk & lemon scents? I think they’re just to layer…but I’m not at all sure.

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  4. Na says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:47 am

    I can’t wait to try them! Earl Grey & Cucumber sounds very interesting.

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  5. Jill says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:53 am

    Will have to try for sure … the Sweet Milk especially sounds good to me.

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  6. 734elizabeths says:
    2 February 2011 at 10:59 am

    If you layer the Sweet Milk with the Sweet Lemon, will it curdle?

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    • Joe says:
      2 February 2011 at 3:10 pm

      HA! :)

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  7. samsam123 says:
    2 February 2011 at 11:15 am

    Robin–don’t know if you already heard, but JM is also coming out with “Sakura Cherry Blossom” as limited edition, this March: http://www.luxuryclubthailand.com/list/limited-edition-sakura-cherry-blossom/

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    • Robin says:
      2 February 2011 at 11:26 am

      I did not know, thanks so much!

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  8. malijo789 says:
    2 February 2011 at 11:16 am

    I want the fresh mint leaf. Mint and basil…mmm.

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  9. maggiecat says:
    2 February 2011 at 1:01 pm

    I often like JM scents and enjoy te scents as well. Still, these notes aren’t really speaking to me…may just be my second day of being locked in the house by ice syndrome….Or the fact that i haven’t forgiven JM for discontinuing my favorite Honeysuckle and Jasmine!

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  10. APassionateJourney says:
    2 February 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Wait, so the jo malone collection of fragrances are all Eau de Cologne? Why are they so expensive? Aren’t eau de colognes the weakest of the four concentrations?

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    • Robin says:
      2 February 2011 at 3:09 pm

      Not necessarily..the concentrations are not fixed by law, so really companies can use whatever term they like. .I would guess these have at least the lower range of most EdTs (5% concentration) if not more. And I know it’s relative but I don’t think of them as terribly pricey.

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    • annemarie says:
      2 February 2011 at 4:43 pm

      I’m with you, AP. The JMs do have a EDC-ish sort of simplicity, I think, which is why JM pushes the idea that they can be layered. But for me the purchase of even one full bottle – of anyting – is a big decision, so I’m disinclined to buy TWO Jo Malones to wear at once.

      And they do seem a trifle pricey to me for EDC-style fragrance. Or at least, they seem uncormfortably poised between expensive and inexpensive. I’m not making much sense, I know – I can just never decide if JM fragrances are worth it! Buying decants is the obvious solution.

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  11. Warum says:
    2 February 2011 at 1:34 pm

    This is cool. I am still not sure whether I like tea scents or not, too little exposure to them. I guess I will not be rushing in to get these.

    And where’s honey? I love me some honey in my tea!!

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  12. lovethescents says:
    2 February 2011 at 1:59 pm

    These all sound lovely but JM is very hit or miss with me. I will sample them, for sure, but I’ll do so cautiously. I was so looking forward to Pear and Freesia and it was a shampoo-ey disappointment.

    PS I don’t want to layer! I just want to spritz and enjoy :-)

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    • Haunani says:
      2 February 2011 at 9:54 pm

      I agree! Haven’t gotten into layering and suspect I never will. Tea in fragrance doesn’t seem to be my thing, but I would try the mint and milk ones.

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  13. civava says:
    2 February 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Well just the first one drags my attention.

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  14. hotlanta linda says:
    2 February 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Maybe these will help make up a bit for the fact that I had to stop drinking tea a decade ago – crossing fingers!! :-)

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  15. thenoseknows says:
    2 February 2011 at 5:54 pm

    PURE LOVE! J’Adore! Love ANYTHING Jo Malone! My Fave fragrance on the planet is Her Ginger Lily and Dark Amber! these sound so light and breezy and refreshing, makes my heart and the price is nice to to own every one! WHOOHOO!

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  16. Dolly2 says:
    2 February 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I haven’t tried any JM scents, but the Assam and Grapefruit and Sweet Milk sound really interesting. Love almond.

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  17. Absolute Scentualist says:
    2 February 2011 at 11:12 pm

    All these sound really nice. TBS had a Lemon Tea frag that I loved about ten or so years back, but I’ve still not found my HG tea frag. These sound definitely decant worthy for me at the very least.

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  18. hongkongmom says:
    3 February 2011 at 12:53 am

    They all sound good…mint, basil, cucumber, bergamot….However, I have not found one Jo M to love as they are too light for me

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  19. Lavandula says:
    3 February 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Oh my god! I definitely have to try ALL of these. I love tea fragrances, and I love anything tea! Assam and Grapefruit sounds very nice, because I love to sip on some assam:) I just hope grapefruit goes well with it. Earl Gray & Cucumber? That’s sounds suprising. I adore earl grey tea, and this is funny. I am from Poland, but now I live in FL. A friend of mine who is british told me they eat cucumber sandwiches along with a cup of earl grey. Well the funny thing is, that’s what we used to do in Poland when I was little! I guess that is our european tea tradition:) Also the Sweet Milk, I love milky notes… ummmm. I also love mint tea, and I love lemons and my tea with lemon… if I like all of these Jo Malone frags, I will have to get them all! Hope they are as good as they sound:)

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  20. sedona says:
    4 February 2011 at 7:28 pm

    I just got three new scents today…Sakura Cherry Blossom, Earl Grey and Cucumber and Fresh Mint. The two teas smell JUST like the tea you drink. The mint is very refreshing and is definitely a hot weather scent. The Earl Grey comes on quite harsh, then dries to a true bergamot scent. It mellows to a VERY light scent which is sweet. I am getting used to it. I absolutely love the Cherry Blossom. It is very delicate but you can continue to smell it. It is a very clean scent which is not sweetly floral. Someone said it was powdery, but it isn’t. It is less sweet than Lotus Blossom. I ordered the Sweet Milk, so we’ll see how that does in combo with the Earl Grey.

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  21. eminere says:
    5 February 2011 at 3:54 am

    The first things that popped into my mind when I read the headline were “dilute” and “expensive”.

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  22. quinncreative says:
    25 February 2011 at 5:59 pm

    I tried these today. And first, to be old-school and fusty, “high tea” or “meat tea” is a meal consisting of a hot dish (meat, fish) and bread and butter. “Afternoon-” “low-” or “cream” tea, is served in delicate porcelain cups with cress, cucumber or smoked salmon open sandwiches. I will now get off my soapbox, carefully dust it and store it under the box cozy.

    The tea fragrances are delightful. Assam and Earl Grey are meant to be combined with the either the mint, milk, or lemon. I loved the Earl Grey, which was both transparent and enveloping. “Sweet Milk,” I hoped would be both literal and linear. It was not. It smells a bit like cooked cereal (which I love) but quickly fades to what I think of as the “Malone base” –a slightly astringent white flower blend. Sweet lemon and mint are well done, but not my, ummm, cup of tea.

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