Rose & White Musk Absolu

This is my signature. If you love rose, this is the fullest, most complete, most wearable rose I’ve ever smelled. It’s rich and delicious, and I literally crave it when I’m not wearing it. It’s like an olfactory window to my soul. I don’t typically like musky fragrances, but in this case, the musk is just doing its job—supporting the rose and helping it bloom. It stays soft, feminine, and grounded. Longevity is excellent. Sillage is moderate—enough to be noticed if someone’s close, but not overwhelming. I can dress it up or down. It wears beautifully in every season. If you’re looking for the perfect rose signature, look no further! However, if you didn’t like Red Roses, you might not love this either—it has the same rose DNA, just without the lemon top and with real lasting power

One of the best rose fragrances I've smelled in a long time. The opening is bright and crisp with that fresh rose and musk combination. The dry down takes it to a more complex place with the oud bringing depth and layers to the scent. Not a super complex fragrance but for what it is, it is beautiful. With the oud, the fragrance lasts much longer than any other JM fragrance I've come across. I smelled this along with Jasmine Sambac and my vote was for this one. To me, the musk in here brings some lightness to the fragrance and definitely gives it the lift it was missing in VRO. This is definitely going in my want list. Jomashop coming in hot with those killer deals, as usual!

Hands down the best Jo Malone fragrance out there. Finally, a product from the line that delivers in longevity, projection, and all around well blended quality. Intoxicating rose that never gets cloying and musk that never gets smelly nor animalic. Classy and refined for an elegant and mysterious woman (more on the feminine side for sure) that will be noticed. Weather you like roses or not, this smooth concoction will win you over. Worth a full bottle? Hell, yes! Worth the $300 priice tag? Not sure...

It opens with lush, velvety rose petals, capturing the classic femininity and sophistication of freshly bloomed flowers. As it settles, the warm musk emerges, wrapping the scent in a creamy, rich softness that feels both intimate and luxurious. The combination is refined yet magnetic — not overpowering, but undeniably sexy in a quiet, confident way. It’s the kind of fragrance that lingers beautifully on the skin, leaving a trail of understated glamour and allure. My favourite in collection !

I love this. I get a deep, complex, intoxicating rose. It's a strong and stunning scent that feels very luxurious. Saw a video describing this perfume as the type worn by an "everyone wants to be her or date her" kind of girl, and that's definitely the vibe I get from this perfume. I'll have to wear it more to make up my mind, but I'm already interested in a repurchase!

This is probably one of the best rose oud I’ve smelled. It seems like it is always overlooked in the rose oud lists I don’t know why. This is truly a beautiful perfume, even people who don’t like to smell rose or oud like this scent. I would recommend so anyone.

This is beautiful! It starts with gentle oud and roses and settles to a lovely soft oud/musk with roses in the background. Perfect for dressing up at night.

Better than velvet rose&oud.More sweet.Love it!

Ahhh, this is just stunning! Gorgeous blend of rose and Musk and lasts for days!! I've had several Jo Malone perfumes that I ended up selling because they just didn't understand the assignment. Jo Malone understood the assignment with this one. It's not cloying at all, I literally immerse myself in this and don't choke. If you want to turn heads with a sillage a mile long this is the one.

So initially I really liked this. Pros: great projection and lasting power Cons: sharp, chemical note open first spray. The rose does blossom as it wears, but you have to be patient and wait. I like it, but not nearly as much as Delina or Diptyque Eau Rose.

So I wore this back to back with les sables Rose's and I can finally smell the difference. I like this one better because it smells more pure to me. It must be the musk and the lack of saffron and pepper

I've tried it in Florence and loved it so much! Price is too high in my opinion. Performance is good though. Very sexy musky rose with pleasant oud. Such a pity it is not carried by my local JM counter

nice bottle , nice scent , more feminine, dark rose with slightly hint of oud , the perfumer is amazing , the overall this fragrance it's just ok ..

Smells exactly like the discontinued Valentina Rosa Assoluto. Incense, rose, smoky, oud, great longevity for a Jo Malone.

IS it already available somewhere?

I loved the rounded feeling of musk and amber when I tested this on the paper. I also liked the initial phase of musky rose. The dry down, however, turned into quite standard rose. Nice rose musk scent but not sure I would buy at this price point. This is based on a one off trial on skin at a shop counter and waited for hours to test.

To sell a fragrance for €230 who’s juice isn’t worth even one hundredth (yes, 1/100th) of that is simply ludicrous. Made worse by the fact that I’d rather pay that price to have a healthy tooth pulled than to wear such a synthetic soup. It’s particularly ironic that JML has named this cologne “absolu” because it has nothing to do with real rose absolute; the fragrance completely lacks all the of the waxy, soft, honey like facets which make the real material unique and near irreplaceable. The horribly nose biting sheer amber chemicals, which attack once the hideous, metallic overdose of rose oxide finally evaporates, suffice only to make the perfume “absolu”ely headache inducing — instead of accentuating the invented oud note (like they do the citrus in Hermes’ citron noir), they distract (and thus annoy) the wearer from paying attention to the cheap, synthetic smelling base. Red Roses is a far better option; and already lasts quite a while by JML standards. For a heavy, earthy, metallic rose, Penhaligons (Duchess Rose, equally expensive) is twenty times better (if still overpriced). The Body Shop’s English Rose at 13€ is a perfect soliflore whose beauty puts JML’s Rose Absolu to shame. I could name about one hundred others; literally every Rose perfume ever manufactured. Regrettable they Jo Malone even bothered launching such a cacophony; just douse yourself in ammonia instead. Far cheaper and equally effective.

This was completely different to how I expected this to smell (like white musk and rose) but I just get Elnett hairspray with no rose. It must be the oud which gives the chemical note. None of the 40+ roses in my garden smell like this. As you can tell, I was left disappointed as the name didn’t match the overall scent.

I tried this at the Jo Malone counter and while the top notes smelled delightful, they quickly dried down to something heavy and woody, which is not what I want from a rose perfume. Unfortunate, but I guess liking this would have been expensive, so I got away lucky.

This one is quite a powerhouse scent, definitely one of their more potent releases. I was expecting something a little different, but this is certainly an oud fragrance. The opening reminded me a bit of their Rose Water & Vanilla fragrance, musky, a little bit sweet, a bit of sticky rose water prepared for desert making. This is short-lived however as it blooms into a big rose and oud fragrance. The musk is definitely there, giving it an edgy animalic feel, to go with the dark rose and oud notes. Is it similar to Velvet Rose & Oud? Well, not really. Obviously they have a similar profile, as two of the predominant notes are the same, but Velvet Rose & Oud is, well, velvety. It has a much softer feeling, more shadowy and comfy than Rose & White Musk Absolu, which has a more dramatic flare.I agree with other reviews, this is a less westernised oud as well. The summer seems like an odd time for this release as it will fair best in the cooler weather and under dark skies. Nicely done, but not hugely exciting to me.