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February 29, 2008, 8:33 AM

Beauty: Jo Malone Cologne Collection

Katie Derdoski

Well, it’s official: I am addicted to perfumes—a territory I never thought I would have entered. One-scent girl, I am not.

The latest joy in my beauty life is the Jo Malone Cologne Collection, a gathering of six of her colognes for you to mix and match freely. The signature cream-and-black box also contains a little grid of combination suggestions, even providing whether the resulting scent will be fresh or warm.

Jomalone

The six colognes included are:
Amber & Lavender, which adds spice and depth to the rest of the scents. Unisex.
Lime Basil & Mandarin, which is a fresh, bright scent of limes, mandarin, and, I swear, fresh cilantro, although that’s not listed on the site.
Pomegranate Noir, pomegranate with plum, raspberry, frankincense, and patchouli.
Orange Blossom is just what it says—juicy orange blossom.
Grapefruit, which is combined with tangerine, vetiver, and rosemary.
Blue Agava & Cacao is mixed with cardamom and sea salt—the most intriguing of the fragrances. I have not smelled anything like it before.

So far, I’ve been really hooked on the Pomegranate Noir and Lime Basil & Mandarin combination—it reminds me of a headier, fruitier Flowerbomb. And the scent sticks better on me than Flowerbomb does—amazing that body chemistry.

I’m also loving that some of the scents create a unisex fragrance—not everything is a big, heady white floral or too gourmand. I love the limitless choices I have, and I love the faux-chemist feeling of deciding a new mix depending on my mood.

I can’t believe I’m so late to the Jo Malone admiration society. If you are, too, don’t feel bad. Just go check it out at Neiman Marcus. $72.

Comments

In the new book," How Not To Feel Old," by Charla Krupp, she says that by wearing a grapefruit fragrance it will take six years off your life.
Jo Malone was the fragrance to purchase.

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