Golden Needle Tea

I wore it today and after an hour or two, I felt like I am smelling something slightly sour and acidic. I layered it with Pomegranate Noir and was just fine. I love it the first time I wore it. Not sure what happened. Skin chemistry again, I guess. I had to edit my review because after wearing it a couple more times, I believe that this is one of the best Jo Malone scents that I have.

If Jo Malone made an eau de parfum version of this, I’d buy a bottle in a heartbeat because the longevity of this fragrance is poor. Absolutely gorgeous woody scent with a hint of smoky tea. I agree with the comment saying that this has similarities to BR 540 but this is a bit brighter and has a lovely suede note.

I agree with Calvini's assessment. This is my favorite from the JM Rare Teas collection and I was lucky to receive a small sample from a friend. I'm trying it out today and while I like it, it's not FB-worthy for me. The first impression was a strong blast reminiscent of patchouli, but it dried down very quickly (a matter of a minute or two) to a very nice soft, spicy woody scent. The dry down reminds me in some ways of the Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 I sampled yesterday. But where one spray of the MFK lasted me the better part of the day, the six sprays of JM Golden Needle Tea have all but disappeared, and I'm not even a half hour in. I really wanted to love this and would spring for a full bottle if the projection and longevity weren't so poor. Really nice scent but just doesn't last on me.

Golden needle tea might be favorite rendition from rare tea collection. This is Sandalwood fragrance with lying spice undertone, I think the leather accord here is not from leather note but from french labdanum instead. It is also revoke the Earl Grey tea as well which surprising as their is no bergamot in note, but spicy undertone reminds me much for dry bergatmot, I can remember the scent back when I was intern in Tea room. Scent : 8/10 Classfication : unisex (the scent is charming woody with mild spicy property, pleasing for both gender)

When I first sprayed it, it had became my instant favorite of the collection, but then 10 minutes in, while others had opened up more, this one seemed to be fading instead; then suddenly, it wasn't so interesting anymore after just half an hr...