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Sakura Cherry Blossom

You guys, I did such a stupid thing.  I was sent a sample of Jo Malone's limited-edition Sakura Cherry Blossom Cologne and then I didn't try it until AFTER it was already gone from stores.  I have very bad timing (what else is new?) because it's amazing.  It's floral and fruity and absolutely unique, just like all Jo Malone's fragrances.  (I have yet to find one I don't adore, which is frankly getting kind of expensive).  I can find bottles of it on eBay and such, but I refuse to pay even more than I would've paid at a store (even I can't justify that).  Here's hoping it makes a return to stores soon!

A Royal Affair

So I wasn't really that into the royal wedding until I got sucked into one of those two hour specials on cable this weekend while stuck on the couch with a sprained ankle.  But William and Kate instantly made me like them during their interview when they joked around and teased each other and William mock warned her not to lose her engagement ring or she'd be in big trouble (hee!)  So when I saw this picture of the window at Jo Malone's Sloane St. store in London, I had to share.  How gorgeous is it?  So elegant and beautiful.  Now I remember why I wanted to be a princess so badly when I was younger...     

Citrus Appeal

 

My love for Jo Malone is well documented.  Besides the fact that I tell everyone, there are several (!!) bottles of it on my dresser, and to this day it remains the only scent that I've literally spent an entire DAY chasing.  (It was when I was on a trip to London before her products were available in the US and it severely cut into my valuable pub time, so you can imagine how much I covet the products).  But somehow, up until a few weeks ago, I'd managed not to smell the Orange Blossom Cologne.  (I know!  Blasphemy!)  I was wandering around a department store and spritzed it on and fell immediately in fragrance lust.  It's so, so gorgeous, you guys.  The top notes are Clementine Leaves, Dewy Greens, and Lemon Grass, the middle notes are Orange Blossom and Water Lily, and the base notes are Syringa and Orange Flower Petals.  It all combines to result in this fantastic fresh floral scent with a twist of citrus that lingers on the skin.  I'm a HUGE citrus fan, but what I love about this cologne (Jo Malone's top seller!) is that it's citrusy, but not overwhelmingly so, and it's fresh, but not in a CLEAN perfume sort of way (another one of my favorites).  It's light enough for day, but intriguing enough to wear out at night too, and it's definitely an original scent, so you won't have to worry that everyone else will also be wearing it.  I had it on today and the girl who made my caramel latte at The Coffee Bean actually commented on it (I was kinda hoping she'd give me my coffee for free because $4.50 for a caffeine boost is hard to justify, but sadly, she did not).  The best part about this scent?  It comes in so many different varieties, I never have to be without it.  I can use the cologne, the bath oil, the shower gel, the body lotion, the body creme...  There's even a shampoo and conditioner in the scent (I have to get my hands on them!)  And on days when I'm too lazy to shower, I can even burn the candle (as soon as someone buys it for me.  Hint, hint...) 

Jo Malone products are available at Jo Malone stores, jomalone.com, specialty stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, and select Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide.

Photo courtesy of Jo Malone