Scarlet Beetroot

Ever since I splurged on the (prohibitively expensive) Loewe Beetroot candle, I've longed for it in perfume form... the few beetroot perfumes I did try tended to lean more dry and earthy, the beet fresh out of the earth, whereas that candle reads more as pickled beetroot - sweet and juicy. I recently bought the Buly travel set and eagerly sprayed the beetroot one all over myself and while it got close, it had too much vetiver. But this! Who'd have thought Jo Malone of all brands would be the one to deliver on such a niche scent profile!!!! Within the context of the whole collection, this one packs the strongest punch too. Its longevity is on par with the other two (about 3-5 hours), but its silage is MASSIVE. I really like that they opted for 30ml bottles this time too, instead of making people spring for a 100ml for the cute limited edition packaging... UNFORTUNATELY, I love this so much I'm heavily debating buying a backup so I haven't actually saved any money this time around lol

SO UNIQUE! It smells like gardening, such a beautiful spring scent! I was worried it wouldn’t be very wearable but it really blossoms on the skin in such a unique way. Definitely not for everyone, but if you like a true patchouli like I do you will love this beauty!

As another user said, so unique for sure! At first spray, it does smell like beets. But that fades and the black currant comes through to offer a deeper sweetness. Most unisex of the 3. I am really enjoying it.

I’m actually really surprised I like this one. Due to my experience with Diptyque Kyoto (a blind buy fail at the time of release), I thought for sure this one would be a hard no. Through Kyoto I learned that a single genetic mutation can make beetroot smell intolerably earthy for some people (i.e me) and rather faint for others. Kyoto smells so horrible to me that it is actually the only fragrance I have separated out of my collection and safely stored in the basement in its box (for resale purposes only) as I never intend on smelling it again. Anyway, back to this fragrance, I find the earthiness of the beetroot perfectly balanced. It’s definitely earthy and smells like a beet which is excellent as that was the intention! I perceive the beet and its earthy quality very clearly during the first 30 minutes of wear, and then it fades into the sweet/ juicy blackcurrent. The berry sweetness does get a little syrupy at times but it remains pleasant. Good job Jo Malone (or more like Estée Lauder) for taking a quirky note like beet root and making it not only wearable but actually enjoyable!

This scent is mostly blackcurrant, it's bright, juicy and a bit sweet. The beetroot only comes forward when I smell the spot I sprayed up close: I absolutely get the rooty earthiness of beetroot. I get the patchouli, but it's so light that it just comes off as a soft wood in the background, not perceptible until the scent dries down. I'm quite sensitive to patchouli and this doesn't trigger me at all. Overall a cute scent that disappears rather quickly like every Jo Malone fragrance. This one is my favorite of the collection, its short-lived juiciness has me salivating. Their 9 ml trio is perfect in my opinion, this collection is good but nothing exceptional. Though I absolutely love whenever they release an original collection, like the grain collection and the garden herb one. As a fragrance enthusiast, having beetroot, carrot and squash scents is quite nice.