Silver Needle Tea

I bought this Silver Needle Tea cologne without sampling it first. I love it! Luckily I did not read reviews before ordering or I would never have bought this scent. On my skin the tea scent is extremely strong with sweet fresh crisp scent that stays the same on me without fading for 8 hours! That never happens because I have extremely dry skin! It projects at least 6 feet with a refreshing tea trail. Tea is the only scent with maybe a hint of sweet citrus that shows up on me. Zero rose, musk, mimosa or anything else is detected on my skin which I like. This is exactly what I want to wear in hot Arizona desert heat at 125 degrees or more! Right now in winter it is 70 but drops to 55 at night so maybe the cold brings out tea. I recommend this cologne to tea lovers. Ebay sellers offer decants of the tea colognesby Jo Malone I discovered after I bought this cologne. Try before you buy if you worry this scent will not work on your skin.

I had wanted this tea ever since I received a 1.5ml sample from a JML boutique years ago and finally saw a 75ml on sale at a local marketplace site. Bought it in a heartbeat (its a steal at 72 sterling/ USD95). To me, the tea scent is strongest in this silver needle and the most 'floral' of the 6). I have the complete 15ml x 6 set so I have tried the rest in the collection. Love the fresh burst of sweetness, light citrus scent at the first spray. Certainly lifts my spirit especially living in hot and humid Asia. Scent seems to emanate stronger when I perspire (I smell dominantly rose) and I only catch the musk/faint herby scent at dry down.. Much prefer to spray on my clothes then direct on skin as I think I am not liking the way the dry-down smells on my skin. Apart from then, the best part to me is at the first sprays and smelling it on my clothes all day.

The Silver Needle Tea has just become my new go-to fragrance for everyday use, to me this is a happy fragrance and yet evokes a sense of calm. Out of the 6 JM rare teas, this is the lightest varient (colour wise), but the most tea like. Silver needle is really a creation and does not reflect the white tea truly. The odour is initially a sweetened bergamot with delicate white tea, slowly evoving into an complex sweet green floral accord and finally settling to a green floral musk that comes back to your nose from time to time. The price tag of 240 Sterling would make a few turn away, but at 175ml, this bottle should last a good few years if you have a few fragrances to cycle through.

The scent absolutely reminds me of silver needle tea - fresh and sweet, with hints of white peach, rose, and citrus. Just lovely. Side note, absolutely thrilled I was able to get my hands on a bottle of this at a reasonable price. I've been coveting it since it first came out, and it's haunted me since. :)

Happy scent that can brighten your day!, it's easy-to-wear, clean and light. Nice sillage, last on my skin about 7-8 hrs. This one is the Lightest from this series. One thing Im so curious for this series is 'Why Tea?'