Verbenas of Provence

Absolutely the prettiest lemon verbena fragrance ever. I am absolutely devastated that the owners of Jo Malone , Estée Lauder, made the incredibly poor decision to stop making this lovely fragrance, one of Jo Malone's original creations, and simultaneously introduced a clunker like" Peony and Blush Suede", which has been universally panned , for good reason. I have been a loyal and devoted customer of Jo Malone for over 12 years, and I spend a small fortune on these beautiful, sophisticated , and clean scents. I can only hope that they reconsider and begin making Verbenas of Provence again; I've tried everything, but nothing has come close to it. I'm buying every bottle I can find, but there isn't much left. I'm using L'Occitane Citrus Verbena Summer fragrance, which is very nice, but it doesn't have the lovely femininity of Jo Malone's Verbena. I could cry.

This is one of my favourite fragrances, very clean and fresh. On me I find, it's a light fragrance that lasts the whole day on my 'perfume eating' skin. The initial spray, although extremely lemony doesn't make me sneeze which I think is due to the quality of the fragrance. Highly rec to anyone who likes citrus fragrances. I think that this may be a HG scent for me, after searching and testing so many fragrances I keep turning to this one, it's the only fragrance I've ever bought and used 2 bottles of. I find that after the inital lemon notes the rose comes out on my skin quite nicely. I combine this with JM French lime blossom sometimes, and really like it.

I owned an original bottle of this perfume and I haven’t tried a newer version. My hubby had to hire a personal shopper through Holt Renfrew to get me this bottle! I have very nostalgic feelings about this perfume, because it was my signature scent when my daughter was a baby. She quickly became familiar with it and associated it with me, even before her eyesight developed. It’s a bright, green, lemony and fresh perfume. I found it easy to wear, long lasting (6+ hours) with a nice dry down. Unfortunately my bottle went a bit off. I’ve noticed that Jo Malone perfumes don’t keep as well as others in my collection. Take care to store them properly.

JM VoP, is a 4Star fragrance. I own ALMOST the entire line. I've been a loyal fan for about 10 years. This was a staple in my JM tool kit. It was wonderful, all year round. But I used it mostly throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall. I have been sniffing around for the past year or so trying to find a suitable replacement and I've not found it. JM's was a balanced, perfect blend, IMO. The citrus wasn't too sharp, but was vibrant. It had a sweetness to it without being sugary. It was perfect on its own or great to layer with others in the line. To Whom It May Concern at Jo Malone: bring it back – unchanged and keep it permanently.

So delighted to see that Jo Malone London have now got this beautiful fragrance available in their archive collection. I’d given up hope of getting this again and just saw it on the off chance. It was one of the first fragrances I bought from the original JM shop over 20 + years ago. It staple for me until it was discontinued. I was so disappointed Anyway - can’t wait to have a spritz. Love It!

What a tragedy this has been discontinued. I have a great fondness for summer scents combining bone-dry citrus and bracing cypress with slightly sweet floral notes. This scent may be the ne plus ultra of the type, less sweetly citric than its scent cousin AG's Eau d'Hadrien. FBW for me for sure.

I'm not a fan of citrusy fragrances but on this one the citrus note is delicious. It reminds me of lemon sorbet and therefor it's one of my favourite summer scents. Definitely best citrus I've tried on.

Uplifting, fresh,a romatic and joyful! Like opening a window on fields! I'm not usually a fan of fresh fragrances and I would not use this as a signature, but there are moments when fragrances like this just open your mind and clear "dirt". Verbena is a lemony herbal note with a feminine vibe and it makes me feel clean and active in summer or in closed spaces. The Jo Malone's is a gorgeous one. It's true it doesn't last for ages on skin but it's not probably its scope. Among verbenas is one of the best and I love the aromatic slightly oil thick cypress note. It's expensive stuff. There are cheaper verbenas around, but not all as good.

I only sampled the original and don't have it for comparison, so I can only speak to the current version brought back from the archives a couple of years ago, which I own. As to the comparisons with Eau d'Hadrien and L'Occitane Citrus Verbena (my signature scent), no. Verbenas of Provence is a pre-Estee Lauder Jo Malone that was typical of the house--you can close your nose and instantly recognize that woody base. Far woodier/less lemony than any of the comparison scents and longevity is less. Verbenas has no sweetness, either. That said, it is fresh and enjoyable while it lasts, which is around two hours.

Crisp fresh herbal/citrus scent. Light and tea like. Absolutely love it! It stays fresh all the way, it doesn't change much of its herbal composition which is just perfect. Moderate longevity, I guess not bad for a cologne 3-4 hours. I love how Jo Malone's frag's brings out essence of a scent that stay fresh throughout the whole time.

I always have a problem with Malone scents. No matter what type I try it goes south within an hour. Most go sour. This one has a frisky, brisk opening with refreshing citrus and a nice juniper outdoorsy-ness. But it goes sort of musty ( old greenhouse?) after about an hour. Sadly not a buy or recommendation from me.

I detect a hint of licorice at the beggining, right after I spray it on, not sure if its just my imagination. Other than that, its perfect. I have layered it with the Honeysuckle and Jasmine with good results.

It's been discontinued. Another one of Jo's original fragrances that the new management decided to kill. Sad. It was lovely.

Spicy green citrus. Great summer crisp for either gender as Jae suggests. Easy to wear citrus scent.

This is one of my favourite fragrances so far! Great summery scent for girls like me.