154 Cologne

Jo Malone colognes are some of my favorites, and the selection and quality have induced me to be more adventurous with fragrance. 154 Cologne was billed to me as a masculine fragrance that could easily be made more feminine by blending with other JM fragrances. I tried 154 alone and was WOWED by how it came across with my body chemistry. It smells wonderful! The sales associate at Nordstrom said 154 on me was much softer than she was used to. It starts off fresh with vetiver and citrus. As it warms, the scent becomes more softly spicy with lavender noticeable. Vanilla probably tames the composition, but it is not an obvious note. Meant for men. Ladies don't be afraid to try it! Just read review by benpitt. Totally agree that 154+Blackberry & Bay is fantastic! Just a bit of fruit tames and updates the vetiver. Been combining these for a while.

My god... still one of my faves despite the poor longevity even for an EDC. But thank god for coincidences... Today my order for a new bottle arrived after its production halted for what? A year or two already? The coincidence is that I chose to wear Prins Strangers Parfumerie Oliver which I love only to realise after diving into the parcel, ripping the packaging apart and then spraying 154 on my hand - an ahhhhhhh like a junkie heading to bliss... then realising that both perfumes are almost literally identical bar performance in silage and longevity (though Oliver is not exactly a stinker). Oliver is tad less sweet and a tad darker. Both amazing!

I first smelled this on a (female) friend very recently and found the slightly masculine sillage very appealing. I tried it on the very next day and found, to my surprise, that the same fragrance immediately became richly sweet and feminine on my own skin. I bought a small decant, which I have worn obsessively, and I continue to enjoy the way this perfume develops. 154 reminds me of evenings when I was very little, when my mother and father would get dressed up for a night out and, before the babysitter arrived, I would bask in the mysterious, grown-up glamour of Chanel No 5 and Eau Sauvage that filled the house.

Beautiful composition of cologne, this is an old cologne from Jo Malone and by many sales associates from the boutiques this maybe will get discontinued and that’s sad to me, because this is a beautiful aromatic, woody/sandalwood, a light citrus fougere. This is more masculine than feminine, is light and airy, cute and stays close to you. The aroma here is creamy, woody, aromatic, fresh some light floral earthy nuances. My favorite from the brand so far, I wish they do an intense version of this fragrance.

I was at Saks Fifth Avenue two weeks ago and sampled the entire line of Jo Malone, narrowing it down to 154 being my favorite. Scored a bottle online and it was delivered yesterday. Promptly used it as my SOTD. This fragrance has an air of sophistication to it and reminds me very much of another favorite of mine, Molton Brown Re-charge Black Pepper. I believe it skews male. Spicy, woody, and not super citrusy. Longevity and sillage are good. Recommend!

Marvelous fragrance and it's well reviewed by most,as it should. The reason I write this, my fellow fragrance lovers, is Tom Ford, he has copied this lovely fragrance and presented it as Ombre Leather 16! Get your nose to it,if you can, shocking really, but it means this scent is legendary and great enough to be copied by Tom Ford in his private blend even, talk about a stamp of approval!

My favourite, amazing perfume. Lasts for the whole day and I can feel it even the next day. Very warm, expensive smell, perfect for autumn and winter. It’s very original and I cannot get bored from it even after a year of wearing. Definitely love forever

This is sooooo underrated. I am obsessed with it. The freshness, the citrusy vibe it gives off is both Classy and well blended. Love this. Received mine today and I am already looking for a second bottle

Very nice frag with lots of layers. Supposedely this is Jo Malones favorite notes sort of all wrapped into one frag. Smells great, must be sampled before purchase, not for everyone tho.

This is an all season cologne that smells so good on my husband. The unique blend of notes makes it special and he gets oodles of compliments on it.

This fragrance is amazing, long lasting and more masculine. It's just not my type of smell. I have an almost full bottle if anyone wants to swap.

I adore this scent. It reminds me of a classic mens perfume from the 90s. I like to pair it with Blue Agava and Cacao.

This is a gem ,very satisfying masculine fragrance reminds me 95% of Ricci Club.

I just love this one! Spicy, elegant, classy, masculine. Lasts 5-6h on my skin

veriver all the way. don't know which other fragrance moderates but I love it

Update 3 on July, 2024 I now see 154 as stand-alone fragrance, woody-spicy. It sits effortlessly almost Barbershop-like and very woody (vetiver) Still, not true barbershop. Old and stylish. People who enjoy At the Barber’s Replica & Endimenon Penheligon with open mind, will enjoy this. A gents scent. The scent ends 8 hours post wear leave musky, soft wood scent on skin. During it wears, it gives small to medium silage. ===== Update 2 on February 19, 2024 (New layer suggestion) I have been testing out 154 for a while now, even I cannot enjoy 154 as standalone fragrance, I can fairly enjoy with layer with other. My most favorite paring as of now is Midnight musk & Amber with 154. It seems wried combination. However, somehow it works even better than French lime blossom. While scent remains Vetiver centric. The amber warm and round the scent and not dominant as use alone. It also add mild sweetness to it. Also, somehow - overall becomes more like vetiver / amber / powdery experience. It is really better and easier to use after all. ===== Update 1 on September 15, 2023 (Extension of Original Review) Even I do love the classic masculinity of this Jo Malone scent but as I venture further, I find this is very masculine for my liking. However, a few month ago. I decided to buy JoMalone “French Lime Blossom” wishing it will lift up the scent from Being, Lavender - Vetiver spicy bomb. And it do, It is becomes much more woody floral fragrance with I can enjoy more even it is not seems cohesively compete but I can enjoy it a bit more. One thing, I wonder is that.. Because of the note blends well with each other or because it is happened that both are Ms. Jo Malone’s early creation. I am truly not sure. And no 154 is not green fragrance. It is Spicy Vetiver with Green edge and Lavender. It is old, masculine gentleman scent. Score 7/10 Longevity : 5-6 hours Projection : Moderate Classification : Masculine Summary : A gents scent, the spicy vetiver bomb with green edge and lavender. ===== 154 is very Classic and very Complex composition consider this is from House of Jo Malone. I luckily got October 2018 (BA8) batch and I found this to be very strong. It smells somewhat date, it reminds me of Aramis that I smell when I was very young. But the only backbone of it, like this, is simplify of pervious glory 80's green-aromatic-woody fragrance. This is bitter, mildly sweet and green and it not a fougere or Barbershop. It’s a clean scent. It's start with Bergamot strongly and I smell earthy / smoky quality of Vertiver. After a while Mandarin starts come to play but it's not sweet. It's sour semi-sweet Mandarin orange. I have a hard time detecting Lavender directly but nuance of it is definitively served. And it also semi-soapy. Like it bonce between Earthy / Citrusy / Smoky / Soapy back and forth. This is perfect Green fragrance to have in collection. I really like it so much. :) Make me feel smooth, sporty and strong. I might be a wiredo but I think this will layer well with Golden Vanilla and Vetiver. 8/10 Ps. This scent does work well with food odor, I wear this before having Korean BBQ (if you know, you know) and this still smell strong providing clean bubble around me. A great fragrance for strong meal indeed.

Compared to other reviews personally, I found this cologne very gender neutral. This is mainly because all I thought of when i smelt it was a newly cleaned airport restroom, in a good way tho as I oddly love the smell of airports in a nostalgic way haha. It was the spiciness with the citruses that gave it that bathroom cleaner smell which I could see putting others off but I love citrus notes so I didn't mind too much. Sadly, it wasn't the type of fragrance I was going for (a feminine summer scent) but I can see it smelling nice on another person and I wouldn't suggest blind buying it. 7/10

Terrific. Cologne 154 to me is the modern descendent of Aramis and Paco Rabanne Pour Homme two powerhouse oak moss based fragrances. The opening is a nostalgic burst of moss but not overbearing, and unfortunately short lasting. The dry down is a soft citrus. I wish they made it in a stronger concentration. Contemplating full bottle. Edit Wow. I got this one very wrong. This is a fleeting fresh soapy, lavender cologne. It has no oakmoss note that I can detect anymore. Overall pleasant, but rather boring and very short lived.

Fresh, crisp, lightly sour but with a touch of warmth. It smells young and clean, but has a complexity to it. Lasts a long time on me. The sourness becomes more apparent with time, but it is a pleasant kind of sourness. It brings me a sugared gin and tonic to mind. It's a sort of high-society smell in my mind, like you wouldn't but mingle with the creme de la creme if you wore that perfume.

I usually dislike vetiver-types, they remind me of old men, but this is very wearable to me. It still has somewhat of a vintage vibe, but not obnoxious. I think that is owed to Jo Malone's fragrances having the overall natural-smelling quality they all seem to possess; not at all synthetic. I couple it with Blackberry & Bay, and it smells fantastic!