London Rain Black Cedarwood & Juniper

I am not sure how to describe this scent based on the notes but here's the description of the feelings it evokes...it's a thing of beauty...mysterious, inviting, unusual, bold, confident, fresh. It is definitely not for those who like floral aromas, this is very woody and sweetish, "humid", borderline masculine, which is what I like. I was debating between this one and Bvlgari Eau Perfumee Au The Blanc or Rouge but settled for this one, since where I live Jo Malone is not very mainstream and I wanted a scent that is not so well known. Took me an hour at the store to pick a scent....almost settled for Wood Sage and Sea Salt but took this one at the last moment and glad I did. It is very different from what is out there.

This definitely is a woody scent with a touch of freshness becuase of the Juniper! It has the same vibe as jo Malones Orris & sandalwood, both woody but definitely not as earthy as the JM Orris scent. The dry down reminds of the smell of a book...yes a BOOK! Though , not of a very old book and not of a newly printed book, either! But if gives you this comforting feeling when you are at your home library, sitting comfortably in your couch with a warm blanket and a good book to read! :-)I love it combines well with other JM woody /Oud scents or florals!

If I ever get married someday in the future, this will be my Wedding fragrance, I believe is discontinued, I only own a 30ml of this but this is so good, I could only wear this for a unique occasion, it was gifted to me so is very special, this is Dark, spicy, woody, fresh, manly and a little fruity.

Perfect wooden fragrance, early summer's walk in the island where juniper and cedarwood grow. Such a pity that it is lead by cynical marketing as usual: why not EDP? Every fragrance originally comes in EDP concentration, the rest is pure marketing reasons.

Love this! Great unisex fragrance with some freshness and individuality. I don't have anything else like this in my arsenal and I find this pretty (but not girly - and so I'll add it's "handsome" too :) Uplifting, different and so well balanced.

It smells like Christmas. Very nice scent! Juniper is definitely the prominent note in this one.

Layer it with Declaration d'Un Soir Cartier for men. You're welcome ;)

I received compliments the first time I wore this- I think it’s really suitable for someone like me (early thirties woman wearing for casual daytime), but also could be great for men, more mature men and and women, and nighttime use. I was told that it gives a warm, wispy scent of cashmere, coziness, and fireplace, very noticeable but not too strong or headache inducing. It is signature scent material. It’s got as strong a silage as I can handle and the longest longevity I’ve ever had in a Jo Malone perfume. It goes absolutely great with my body chemistry; never turns unpleasant. However, this is not a clean smell- it’s more of a gourmand. It has the aroma of home and hearth and well-loved kitchens. I almost get a peppery, dark chocolate vibe. It’s earthy, warm, sensual. The dry down is both powdery and spicy, an unusual combination that my nose wants to discover. It’s intriguing, and something to wear if you want to be noticed. It’s powerful, confident, subdued, and strong. It’s mysterious and spiritual. It’s kind of alluring. I tried this when I was younger (26 or so) and it was so not right for me at the time. At that time I was wearing Bright Crystal Absolu by Versace. This is like the opposite of that, and that’s fine. For me, it’s basically what I wanted Burberry (Woman) to smell like on me- but that perfume was horrible on my body chemistry. As I’ve matured, I am glad that I stored it away and saved it for later. I will be using this a lot this summer.

Very interesting scent. Part of me loves it, part of me thinks its not masculine enough for me. In the end, I still wear it because it truly does smell so nice. Part of JM's limited London Rain collect, I bought it because it was unique. The Juniper comes thru immediately and stays throughout. It's what gives it the sweet, floral touch and doesn't let the scent get too spicy or woody. The Cedar is there, but quite understated and always in the background. Overall, I'm glad I splurged and got it, because it's lite and different, all the while being quite pleasant. But, like with all JMs, it has no real lasting power (though is better than most of her other stuff, this lasts longer), and the sillage goes only as far as the longevity. Perhaps not as masculine as some men would like, but I think men can pull this off on a warm spring/summer day. UPDATE: After wearing this on an off, mostly off, for the past year, I've been wearing it more regularly recently; must say that the sillage and longevity are A LOT better than other JM's (this might be because since Estee Lauder took over in '99 and Jo herself left a couple of years ago, their basic formulations might have have changed). Also, have received lots of compliments on this from strangers and passers by, more so than with any of my other fragrances, for what it's worth (or not).

It's a strange yet very attractive fragrance. I bought it based on the notes and because i longed for another (!) fresh cologne - not that i lack items of this genre....but you know i love variety. It is definitely masculine. Yet it has this cristal transparency and I can really smell/see the rain on the wood, i smell "humidity", kind of mossy earthy wet ground. The cedar is quite distinct but it's a cold one (forget the creaminess of cedar mingled with warm vanillas or tolu that are so common).... probably this is the juniper berries effect, that are bitter, balsamic, and cold. That said, i was about to label it "not my stuff" as I tend to love bright citruses in my summery fresh colognes and here i cannot smell any. However i couldn't stop sniffing my wrist/hand during all the 4 hours wear. I understood the cuming was playing it's trick: that little, skanky animalic note keeps you coming back to it. In a nustshell: a cold, masculine, linear balsamic fragrance that will get you hooked, no matter what.

I really looked forward to this fragrance from Jo Malone and frankly I'm a bit disappointed. It opens well and needless to say it smells very different on the card to my skin. That opening is fresh juniper and hints of sweetness against what I consider to be quite an odd cedar accord. I can't tell you why it's odd but as it settles down the woods go a little creamy(almost like there's a hint of vanilla in it) which to me is not indicative of the smell after it has rained, in London or anywhere else! I'll give it this though...it's long lasting for a Jo Malone and smells great at first, then I go off it then it comes back into favour for a cosy drydown. The smell doesn't transition or change really just my perception of it perhaps? The juniper does die away however after a bright, breezy opening. I don't know what Jo & her perfumers do to make things not smell like what they are but it's fascinating. I'll pass on this one it's a rare cedar that I won't wear and this is rare indeed.

Just got it as a gift from a friend with very good taste and who knows that I adore scents. I think this is a genius scent. Very sophisticated. A more expensive, luxurious TF Black Orchid. The scent is very organic, no sense of the syntetic here. Very dry and woodsy but not at all as my usual creamy sandalwood fiends (like the loud but Lovely Samsara or the slightly honeyed santal blush from TF)but DRY. Fortunatwly the Juniper saves the day and the combination of cumin, juniper and cedar is perfectly balanced. If you like it you LOVE it. Otherwise NOT. Very grown up and seductive in a self Confident kind of way. I need more of this.....

A natural but faint cedar scent. Not at all like the bright cedar notes found in many mainstream fragrances today. I don't get a scary body odor from there being cumin in here. As the reviewer belows states, it does smell of a well kept,well wooded and modern lobby with a clean breezeway running through it. I only wish it were stronger. It performs like a body spray. Suitable for any gender that is very much into wood aromas.

Tried this at Nordstrom earlier this week and frankly, I'm pretty unimpressed. It starts out very powerful and woody, but it quickly diminishes into a cedar/juniper skin scent. This is definitely the most masculine of the 4 recently released, but it's longevity is dubious (like all of Jo's other offerings). Wound-up getting a bottle of Blackberry and Bay and a bottle of Grapefruit.

UPDATE: Saw this again at Nordstrom and was told by a JM rep that this scent is back and now part of their regular line-up. It was originally part of the limited 'London Rain' set from Spring 2014, but of the 4 from that collect, this one is now available again.

Super sexy and sultry. It is quite smoky-- definitely agree with the comparison to Bulletproof! Too heady and masculine for me, but a lovely fragrance nonetheless... would love it on a guy!

Smells a bit like the drydown of Gritti supernova, but this one leans more masculine. I don't get any rain or water notes.

This scent is very intoxicating, almost addictive! I'm always smelling myself when I'm wearing it!

I really wanted to like this, as I'm a big fan of both cedar and juniper. Unfortunately, this doesn't read woody to me at all. On my skin it smells very powdery and sort of sickly sweet. To me it smells better suited to an older woman (I'm a 31 year old man). My girlfriend, whose opinion I usually have to ask when it comes to my fragrances, commented that she liked it as soon as I walked up to her, but I just can't bring myself like it. It actually becomes slightly headache inducing for me.

Preamble: I wanted to like this so badly. I've owned and loved about ten different Jo Malone fragrances, and the description for this sounded right up my alley. I went to smell it at the store, but they'd run out, and I talked myself into ordering this blind [along with Wisteria & Violet], which I've never done before. Another reviewer mentioned an out-of-place sweet smell coming from this they likened to vanilla...I'm getting a sickly-sweet synthetic smell, like bubblegum. I find bubblegum smells repulsive, but even if I didn't, it seems discordant in this fragrance, which is otherwise woody and on the masculine side. The bubblegum DOES go away, and what's left is kind of nice, but still not too interesting. Just soggy cedar and juniper--there's a hint of cumin, which I love, but in this case it's a rather stale cumin. I keep going back and forth. If it had been a gift, a sample, or much cheaper, I'd keep it and try to work with this one more by mixing it with other Jo Malone scents, and so on. [Actually, I DID try that, and it smells nice with JM's Saffron.] ...But for a $120 price tag, it needs to smell like magic on its own.