Green Almond & Redcurrant Cologne (2023)

I really love this perfume now. At first I tried it in Bloomingdales and I did not like it all. I walked around the mall and asked my husband what he thinks. He said that he really likes it a lot (I also asked him to smell other scents, this was his favourite). I ordered a bottle because it was on sale and I wanted to test it again. And then I really started loving it! I got the green almond notes and citrus and it smells so fresh and unique.. like nothing else I smelled before. Now I use it in the mornings or before bed. It’s a really beautiful scent and I’m so glad I have it! Reminds me of crisp winter mornings even though it could also be a perfume for summer as it’s fresh and citrusy, and green. It’s really a unique perfume that I can’t compare to any other. Now in 2025 and I still use this perfume. I love it more and more! It’s very fresh, has this unique green almond and red currant note, absolutely different from any other perfume I ever owned or tested. I’m not sure why Jo Malone never brings this back, I’m holding to my bottle! The only downside - it doesn't last long, maybe 2-3 hours on my skin and then stays a skin scent.

I had a 100ml bottle reserved in the store for Ginger Biscuit. Finally, early November, store messages me that GB is now available and I excitedly went to the store to pick up my much-awaited Ginger Biscuit. While waiting in line to pay, I noticed Green Almond & Red Currant on display and picked it up to sniff. I loved it!!! I HAD to have it!! I only budgeted for the 100 ml bottle of GB, so I couldnt get both. I ended up getting the 50 ml Green Almond & Red Currant and the 30 ml Ginger Biscuit (store didnt have the 100ml for this). Now for the review: Green Almond & Redcurrant is a delectable nutty fragrance with citruses dancing around. I love it alone, but to make it last longer, i layer with Guerlain Mandarine Basilic Harvest and it's GORGEOUS!!!! I get a nutty/juicy refreshing scent bubble for 3-4 hours. I keep the 50 ml bottle in my bag so I can re-spray throughout the day. Absolutely love this!!

This is definitely one of my best, its misleading initially and the dry down, my Gosh. My second bottle is about to finish and it is hard to find. If anyone knows where I can get it excluding Ebay I'll appreciate.

While not a huge JM fan, a close friend gifted me for Christmas the gingerbread house with 5 minis. The first one I have tried is the Green Almond and Red Currant. I had no idea what a green almond might smell like in real life, but I do now! I really love that sharp green almond for the first 15 minutes or so and then it really mellows out to something I tend to be drawn more to which is the woody and tonka notes. I'm not so in love as to purchase a large bottle, but I do like it just the same even though it's already fading away after an hour. Edit: Over the past couple of days I've used this when my scent of the morning has faded out. This JM is starting to win me over in a bigger way-though what I'm falling for is that initial green almond. I don't really detect any citrus or red currant (what does a red currant smell like anyway?). The green almond fades away so quickly though that I feel like I want to re-apply this every 1-2 hours to keep it going for me.

Reading the reviews I was expecting something tart and green, but on me this is fairly powdery-gourmande. The first sniff is pure almond. It's not a sugary, marzipan-like almond, but rather a rich, nutty and vaguely bitter amaretto. After a while it settles into a beautiful warm scent, with a soft powdery quality. I can feel the tonka more than the cedar. I don't know why, but this feels sophisticated and sexy.