Pink Vetiver

Thank you to Cloudburst2000, your explanation is very much appreciated. I adore Jo Malone, and highly regard and respect her as a perfumer. Her perfumes are something special and very beautiful.

Soft, subtle and delicious. Jo truly captures complex simplicity better than anyone. I adore this fragrance.

I didn't think I would like this one, but it surprised me. Vetiver is often perceived as masculine, and this definitely has a masculine vibe on its own. There is a peppery, spicy aspect to this scent, which softens after a couple of hours. The second time I wore it, I layered it under a soft rose scent, and the combination was magically wearable. I do think this is unisex and great for layering.

Aromatic, earthy and a little spicy. This goes better on a gentleman.

I'm a little disappointed by this one. I love pink peppercorn and vetiver, but I suppose I was hoping that this would be a bit more warm and spicy or more woody. Instead I agree with most of the reviews here: this scent is fragile and quite simple. Smells like a nice body wash, and fades as quickly as one too.

A pretty fruit-tinged opening that I quite like, and a very short-lived vetiver drydown. Underwhelming, disappointing... Maybe if I could prolong the opening a bit it will be nice to wear for a casual walk around town.

Fresh and a little earthy The opening is very good but you smell it in the air it won’t last much and it didn’t It took an hour or less to evaporate or a closer explanation for my nose to get used to the smell I spared again after an 3 to 4 hours to refresh myself and yes it was very good again but for the hour maybe two if you are lucky As much as it’s fresh and nice but with a water consistency there is no way I would waste my money on it even if it was a cheapy I buy fragrances to enjoy them not to keep reminding myself to respray every hour or two

I don't like to label fragrances "masculine" or "feminine" but this sides heavily on what I associate is (stereo)typical masculine frags: vetiver clean. I'm not a fan of vetiver unless it's in very low doses, and I can't really say I like it on men either. This is truly a vetiver, starting off fresh with a bit of a peppery, warm musky drydown (the latter I like considerably more). I found the longevity moderate and silage moderate. If you like vetiver scents, and/or "masculine" ones, try this: it's an updated classic. Not my thing.

On paper this sounds amazing, in practice its flat and lacking. As a lover of all vetiver and pink pepper, the opening was great. There was an almost mineral metallic smell, probably the cumin and juniper berries, but it stops there. The scent fades before it can progress. Also, I haven't noticed this in any other comments, so it may just be my skin, but as the scent settled it developed an indole/faecal smell that was off putting. Its a shame. I really wanted to like this scent but it doesnt live up to it.

Not only will you need to like vetiver, you’ll need to be a pink peppercorn fan because the opening features those two notes exclusively. That doesn’t last long—20 minutes— then the dry down is a woody thing but now it’s a skin scent. Very short lived on my skin.

Below review is mine, but by some reason has appeared as a Guest one. Not that is very important, but just wanted to mention it. Also, I wanted to say that the fragrance has a very long lasting power. Applied in the morning and 8pm its presence was still there.

Smells like a bar of woody soap with pepper flakes. The combination of cardamom and pepper is too much for me, I can’t stop sneezing at this...

What is it with these, for lack of a better phrase, Franchise Flankers? All of these perfume houses seem now to be creating not just flankers but franchises of themselves under thinly veiled pseudonyms and behind façades of independent houses. XerJoff has Sospiro. Histoires des Parfums now has Scents of Departure. Pierre Guillaume seems to have a dozen houses. Today's example: Jo Loves, an offshoot of Jo Malone. It would be one thing if there were a totally earthshatteringly new approach and aesthetic. I don't see that happening in any of the aforementioned cases, and certainly not here. In fact, the first thing I said upon spritzing on PINK VETIVER was "Smells like Jo Malone". Then I saw it there in the perfume profile: the perfumer is Jo Malone. Are we to infer that Jo Malone does not love the perfumes in her first eponymous house line up? Honestly, I don't get it. My next guess was that maybe these new Jo Loves launches are actually eaux de parfum rather than body mist strength eau de cologne sold in eau de parfum-sized bottles for eau de parfum prices. But no, the packaging gives no such indication, identifying the strength only as that of "a fragrance". The second ingredient after alcohol is water, so it looks like we're in cologne territory all over again. As the final proof: the longevity is as poor as I've come to expect from the Jo Malone colognes. I just don't get it. What's the point? Why is PINK VETIVER not just a member of the regular Jo Malone line up? It fits right in, if you ask me. And I'm so glad that you did! PINK VETIVER features prominently, and simply, vetiver and pink pepper. To my nose this is a very linear creation, and a pleasant eau de cologne-type fragrance. It will perhaps by now be to state the obvious, but I am not a huge fan of Jo Malone. Yes, the fragrances always smell natural and pleasant, but the longevity is some sort of bad joke--at least on my skin. Worse even than the worst of the L'Artisan Parfumeur line-up, and that is really saying something, given the asking price on the Jo Malone colognes. I repeat: colognes. I am of the considered opinion that colognes are supposed to be splashed all over the place in hot weather. How long would a Jo Malone 1 ounce bottle of cologne therefore last me? Oh, about one afternoon in mid-July! All of this carping aside, I am sure that those who love Jo Malone will also love Jo Loves. So you can all join in on a massive "We Love Jo Loves" love fest! This is a perfectly fine vetiver scent.

I quite liked this for a vetiver scent. It's nice but not sure it is worth $150 as I have found a couple equally nice vetiver scents for less. But this is definitely worth a sniff especially if you are a fan of vetiver fragrances. And to sherapop, it would be nice if you knew what you were talking about before spouting off at the mouth. Jo Malone (the woman) has not owned the Jo Malone fragrance company since 1999 when it was sold to Estee Lauder. She worked for them until 2006, but left the company when she did not like the direction Estee Lauder was taking the company. She could not compete with them for five years per her contract so she was out of the fragrance industry until 2011. When her time was up, she created Jo Loves. She could no longer call it Jo Malone because Estee Lauder now owns that company name. I think the fragrances in Jo Loves are more similar to earlier Jo Malone fragrances (which happen to be my favorites) when Jo Malone (the woman) was still creating their fragrances. The new company has NOTHING to do with Jo Malone not liking her earlier creations. She just doesn't own her earlier fragrances anymore because she doesn't own the company. The new company was simply created because Jo Malone still enjoys creating fragrances and she had to start a new company to make that happen. You might want to do your homework next time so you don't sound so uninformed.

I just received very graciously a scented "mouillette" from Jo Loves in London. As it has been sprayed a day or so ago, the top notes have evaporated, so I can't review those. What is left on paper is how the scent would smell after a few hours. This Pink Vetiver is a fresh, yet somewhat smokey. Actually at first all I could smell was this smokey vetiver note, but the further it developed the further the heart of cold spices took over. There is some cumin, but don't fear the notorious armpit smell :-) as it is very subtle. It's really the cardamom and the angelica that dominate. Though not listed I also detect some sort of driftwood/bois flotté effect and definitively musk. This brings to my mind an image of a woodland after the rain. Falsely wild, actually very well manicured. Cold spices, wet wood and musk are some elements I typically associated with Jean Claude Ellena's work. Being in Angelique Sous La Pluie, Bvlgari pour Homme or Déclaration. So I could be wrong of course but I think Jo, like many of us, must be a great fan. Pink Vetiver has a simple name, yet as a scent it is quite sophisticated. It metamorphoses from one thing into another and plays with effects. All this while keeping with Jo's clear- straightforward - easy to wear aesthetic she established with Jo Malone (the brand) and now with Jo Loves. Well done!

@Cloudburst2000 She didn't leave the company because she didn't like the direction it was going. SHE was the creative director and chairwoman. She left because she had cancer and after fighting cancer she lost her sense of smell. When she was finally able to smell again she decided to create a new company because she just couldn't sit on her ass all day and she needed to make perfume again. The rest you said is 100% correct. @sherapop How about you try informing yourself before spewing hatred and nonsense? It's really not that hard, you can find a summary of the history of the brand right here in Fragrantica. As for the perfume, it's a lovely scent more akin to a classic masculine cologne due to the vetiver and the juniper. I still think a woman could wear it, though, because the lack of lavender prevents it from veering into barbershop territory. It's also fairly long lasting on me.

In answer to sherapop below, the Jo Malone line was sold to Estee Lauder in 2006. I can't say for certain in this case, but usually when a name brand is sold, the original creator signs some sort of non-competition agreement for a period of time. I would guess that that period of time for Jo Malone was five year, since she started Jo Loves in 2011. This does not mean that she dislikes her previous creations, but that she is still interested in creating fragrances. Because of the sale, she can no longer call her company Jo Malone, hence Jo Loves. I have sampled 10 of the fragrances from Jo Loves. Pink Vetiver is not one of my favorites. I find it too masculine for my tastes, as is Green Orange & Coriander. Some of the others, however, are very special (see A Shot of Thai Lime Over Mango).

The initial spray has a bright scent of fresh pepper and wood. It's definitely a unisex scent that would work for a woman or man who loves more of a spicy woody musk smell. After the punch of the pink pepper hits you, the cardamom, nutmeg and cumin warm up the scent. Think of the scent of a hot steak on a wood-fired grill. I can also vaguely catch little whiffs of the berries, but on me the pepper and vetiver dominate. It finally settles down to a softer amber wood scent that is easily wearable. I can see this being a good daily wear scent, but it feels more masculine initially than I would want to wear.

I like this but I think I would like it more on my husband. It definitely veers toward the masculine, though with a pretty light touch. To me, the woodsiness of it prevails over the other notes. The cumin doesn't create an armpit smell to my nose, but if it did, it's a very nice armpit! I don't smell is as much as I do the cardamom and Angelica. I agree with cedriceccentric that the vetiver dominates at first, then the spices come through. Very nice! But probably not for me to wear myself. I have a feeling it would be irresistible on my man, though!

Well said Terimwal. Jo Malone is a wonderful perfumier. She has an excellent nose, and the scents that she creates are wonderful and easily layered. Jo Malone lost her sense of smell when she endured chemotherapy for breast cancer. She had a difficult time, and was stopped from creating any new perfumes until 2011. I do love Jo Malone, but the fragrances created by the team from Estee Lauder are not as timeless. Im sure that Jo Loves will go from strength to strength. Well done Jo x

It smells like a nice shower gel. I would be happy to have this scent in a shampoo or shower gel, but it's a bit too simple for a fine fragrance. This one smells like something that would be from the Jo Loves X Zara line. While it reminds me of the Jo Malone 154, which I can see some people agree with me, I much prefer the Jo Malone over this.

I was not huge fan of this when I first smelt it, it reminded me slightly of "grandma" smell. however, at the Jo Loves shop, I layered it first with Pomelo, and then with Green Orange& Coriander, and I have to say both scents changed the trajectory of this fragrance to a magical place and I fell in love!

An original opening – pink pepper; later – a traditional masculine vetiver base. But gosh, the smell is so fragile! I've worn it on top of a self-tanning cream (which has a faint but persistent smell of its own, if you know you know), and it barely overpowered it and literary disappeared in ten minutes.

There’s something about this which doesn’t sit right, but I can’t work out what. In first spray I found it very reminiscent of Palmolive’s Relax shower gel, which while I like, I do not wish to pay £75 for the privilege. It doesn’t last much longer than an hour on me, and just smelt entirely artificial.

@sherapop. Jo Malone sold her brand to Estée Lauder after a bout with cancer. She was therefore locked out of producing fragrance for 5 years and thereafter prohibited from using her own name. Jo Loves is Jo Malone resurrecting her career with a new brand. Deserves support I reckon...

I didn't expect to like this one as pink pepper can come across very fruity on me, but this is nice. It goes on fruity-pink somehow, but that might be perception, and dries to a warm peppercorn wood. Very nice.