Amber Labdanum Cologne Intense

This scent really grew on me over the last few times I had tried it in store. I finally took home a decant from a Jo Malone store, fell in love, and bought the full sized bottle. I have always stayed away from this scent profile in general since majority of my fragrances have to be office appropriate/meeting appropriate, and this scent profile tends to be overpowering in a professional setting (in my opinion, anyway). However, this fragrance is not overpowering at all, with just a moderate sillage and great longevity. I can still smell it on me by the end of the workday. It’s not quite as long-lasting/powerful as Myrrh and Tonka, but it’s pretty decent. It is beautiful on its own, but it is also an excellent layering fragrance. I love layering this with Cypress and Grapevine to really bring out the amber base of the Cypress and Grapevine cologne and get a fresher/longer lasting scent. Layering with Myrrh and Tonka is also a beautiful, compliment-getting combination.

Baring in mind this is actually yet to be released fully, I struggle to understand how there can be votes for 'hate' on this scent but there we are... Actual review : this to me is once again another astonishing release from Jo Malone in their cologne intense line. The perfect transition from those warm summer evening sunsets into the cosy 'by the fire with a glass of red wine (or chai tea or whatever your evening drink is). It's glowing, warm, golden and with a smoky seduction to it that is both captivating yet cocooning and caressing too. I will definitely be getting a lot of wear out of this this autumn.

The opening in this smells fantastic. I can't stop sniffing my wrist from the sample I got. This is VERY incensey. The bitter orange and labdanum as a top note makes this stand out. It dries down to a vanilla incense on skin. Definitely a cool/ cold weather scent. It is slightly masculine, but as it dries down, the vanilla incense takes over( a bit cloying) and has it leaning ever so slightly in feminine territory IMO. I personally would love to smell this on a woman.

This is the best fragrances they put out. And strong with good longevity. Nishe dark, spices, sweet. Man its good. And to the people saying this smells like babycat, what are you smoking😂 I love babycat but no, not even in the same family.. That this is not pushed buy the brand is crazy. Its soo good. I can't belive jo malone released this😅

I love amber scents so I'm biased here. That said, this stuff is just delicious. Warm fragrances don't get much better than this. I layered it with Tom Ford Ombre Leather and got EVEN BETTER. That combo is actually the cozy season scent I've ever tried. Sadly, neither of these will probably never make it into my closet due to their prices.