Sorrel & Lemon Thyme

I love to cook with sorrel (called rumex in the notes) - it is a leafy green herb with a tangy lemon bite and a hint of bitterness. It's used in Eastern Europe to makes soups, and while it's a bit of an acquired taste, I think it's very underrated. Jo Malone's Sorrel & Lemon Thyme opens VERY lemony - almost teetering on the edge of lemon window cleaner, but fortunately not quite there. It settles down to a more natural lemon with a lot of green, fresh herbs. The sorrel provides just the perfect bitter edge - barely there, but it makes a difference. An extremely realistic scent, and something different compared to other citrus and "green" fragrances. I bought a bottle because I didn't have anything like it at all - it's not the overwhelming green-bomb of Aromatics Elixir or the brutal green leather of Bandit, nor is it so lemony as to be considered a sweet fruity scent. This one's a winner and edged out Parsley & Wild Strawberry for best in the collection, IMHO.

Smells like lemon. You are at a risk of smelling like dishwashing liquid or candy because this one is just lemon and nothing else. I still love it because it feels fresh and clean.

It 'does what it says on the tin'. It is a herbal lemon. A very distinctive, and extremely accurate one (so marks for that!), which to my nose holds precisely nothing other than lemon and herbs. I don't dislike it at all, but it smells more like my house is clean than a skin fragrance.

scent : 6/10 sillage : 6/10 longevity :6/10 80% day / 20% night fragrance citrus scent

I tried all 5 members of this collection in the York shop, having never worn Jo Malone in my life and not been too impressed with the fact that the scents are not EDP. And how glad I am! This one is, as other reviewers have said, the best of the bunch, and it is wonderful! Goes on strongly lemony, yes, but it is more than that from the outset; and dries down to a gentle but still quite noticeable (about an arm's length) sweet herby citrusy affair - a bit difficult to describe, really, as I only have one other Jo Malone (Blackberry and Bay, discovered at the same time and not quite as distinctive). Definitely not unisex, IMO - best for women. And it lasts pretty well, all things considered.