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Financy PooBear K – :
Giving this one a second chance, Pomegranate Noir was my first experience with Jo Malone.
I had a sample and I liked it but not that much to spend my money on a bottle because for a cologne I think they are a little exspensive.
But last week I found a 30 ml bottle, barely used on a flee market for only 10 Euros! Score.
I think it is quite unique, a little medicinal but also nice woodsy and fruity.
I can smell the rubarb and I like this note very much.
Edit: the dry down is my favorite part and for a cologne I must say it projected very long.
gavito – :
The pink pepper ruins any chance of me ever being able to wear this personally, but when I smell it, I see a variety of men that I can very well imagine wearing this. Goths, rockstars, vampires, you know, eyeliner, tousled ponytail, a nipple piercing glistening under a maroon velvet coat.
I’ll be in my bunk.
beliy198570 – :
Donna Karan Chaos has returned!!!
Very unisex but definitely I don’t feel manly wearing it. Very spice/clove based. Reminds me totally of Donna Karan Chaos. I need to get my old bottle of Chaos out and test side by side. A nice fragrance for the cooler months. Not quite fitting for summer IMHO. I totally love it and if you are sad that Chaos is gone give this one a whirl.
polista – :
I was very surprised to find that I genuinely love this. Over the year that I’ve had it and come to know it, I’d truly admit to it being one of my favourite spice driven scents in my collection. It’s well rounded, a little strange in a quirky way, juicy and just plan elegant. I get the hate, but my skin just makes this blossom and sing to the heavens. The cloves & cedar make this ever so long lasting and I couldnt be more pleased – I like my scents to last. This has been on my skin for 15 hours and it’s still projecting up my body to my nose. The fruitiness is gone, but I’m gonna be real and say that the pomegranate wasn’t what commanded my attention from the get-go. It was the warmth, the ‘noir’. I guess I’m attracted to the darkness and this delivers it.
However, I will say, as Germany pointed out, there is an iron accord and that just draws me in even more. Love!
tankard – :
I think this scent works a lot better as a home fragrance than a perfume. I have had several of the Pom Noir candles and it is the most divine unique scent. It is also the only jo molone scent that ever drew me. It is purely unusual, mysterious, dark, gothic, alluring, sexy. I still love that it comes in a perfume and have smelled it on my skin and want to purchase it anyway. It is a spicy, elegant fruity smell – not for anyone – truly a unique scent. When you spray it initially it is very pungent and strong – it bombards you with the juicy plum and pomegranate and pink pepper and clove. I can detect the musk and patchouli throughout wearing it. I feel like it can be worn by men but I see it slightly more on the feminine side. I don’t recommend wearing this with anything else – it’s very strong and is too unique to combine with other scents in my onion. You will def not come across anything as unique as Pomegranate Noir.
Sergey Rakauskas – :
I was lucky enough to be given a sample of JM Pomegranate Noir and I have to be honest I was completely repulsed by the smell of it. It reminded me of a herbal store I always go to to buy some herbal medicine, tea and some spices. I was disappionted even but after an hour or so the scent settled and it gave off a powdery, sweet but subtle scent which I really liked.
nkw763Negeltzex – :
I did not like it the first few times I wore it. Now I feel addicted to smelling its sweet scent. It’s true that it smells like raisins.
xgavrikx – :
Do not like it as there is a kind of mature old women smelling in it. Probably too mature for me. I’d prefer something ‘young’.
wovан – :
I sampled this and thought it was nice at first – a spicy fruity mix but it quickly turned into an overpowering clove mess. I was still smelling it hours later, so at least its long lasting.
I didn’t realize how expensive Jo Malone fragrances were until I looked up how much this would cost as a candle, because it has a scent that’s poor for a body but would be nice in a room. I was HORRIFIED to see the cost of candles which ranged from $80 – $560CDN? This is MAYBE a $20 candle smell, a $30 perfume. I am shocked SHOCKED
You could do just as well with a Yankee Candle Christmas scent.
At a lower price point I still wouldn’t buy it but sheesh – I do not recommend buying this without trying it because it does seem to be divisive.
tikox – :
Woohoo! Did not expect such a perfume from Jo Malone. Generally I’m positive to her solifloral perfumes but haven’t felt the need to wear anyone yet. Pomegranate Noir is not one of the soliflorals for sure and from the little research that I’ve done there are couple more colognes that resemble complex perfumes. As for Pomegranate Noir, it seems a valid option for autumn or late summer.
For starters: this is not as fruity as it states, nor as sweet as it’s advertised, neither as juicy as the notes present you. In fact, forget all its presentation and just keep the “Noir”; yes forget even the Pomegranate. If you want sweet juicy pomegranate go for Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming.
Pomegranate Noir is a woody-spicy combination between cloves and patchouli and various vague herbs here and there and some cinammon too (not the sweet variety though). It’s dry and perfumey. It’s patchouli dressed up as cloves and vice versa; these two notes are too damn well blended, they smell like one special note.
Smells vintage clearly, even masculine, but that is it’s beauty. Smells medicinal, it intensely reminds me of my grandma’s medicine cabinet(she was a doctor), and I love that scent. I miss that scent. You have to like medicinal perfumes in order to love Pomegranate Noir. Bitter, perfumey,acidic. Mentholic, like the cream for pain muscle relief, like Poison even.
More clove and more patchouli. It is truly special. I just wonder how it’s not discontinued yet. These types of perfumes are not favored at all in the sugar-burnt-vanilla-cookie-fruity-girly era.
sever-wolf – :
Nasty, cloying, potpourri scented rubbish. A few friends have this & it wears all of them, it’s topnote never settles & has no depth or warmth. It actually make me feel nauseous if I’m around it too long. It’s the modern day Grey Flannel on a man & Dior’s Poison on a woman. Both of these are infinitely more sophisticated though. This isn’t for me.
Maks1970 – :
Love Pomegranate Noir! It has the perfect balance between sweet and bitter (although that sounds bad). The sharper notes really balance out the sweeter notes making it an easy to wear perfume. I can wear this any time of day, any time of year. It is a versatile scent that can get you through anything. Ithe longevity is amazing in my opinion. Itmlasts all day without the need to reapply, but if you don’t shower you will still smell it the next morning in your skin. I love layering this scent with other Ko Malone fragrances, but specifically Basil & Neroli. On me, the two create a perfect comninarion that I wish came in one bottle. Great perfume if you like sweet fragrances with a little something added in.
sophokl – :
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. The opening of Pomegranate Noir is full on clove, so strong it’s almost fecal. I can understand this turning a lot of people off. But within 15 minutes that gives way to the most wintery, cosy, warming scent imaginable. It’s like curling up in front of the fireplace burning pine or cedar and cupping a hot mulled wine full of spices under your nose while wrapped up in a thick quilt with your woolly socks on. Smokey, juicy, woody, spicy. Basically my ideal wintery evening. I love this stuff.
valvepoison – :
I hate this cologne. It smells like prunes. raisins which I hate. Yuck!
redshadow71 – :
The first Jo Malone I owned and loved. Recommended.
Lilianna – :
I just received a mini of this about an hour ago, an extremely affordable blind buy, considering the prices of Jo Malone, and while I need to really wear this before really deciding how I feel about it, I just wanted to share my first impressions, because the initial blast of clove in this nearly killed me. LOL.
In spite of reading the reviews and seeing cloves at the top of the main notes, I was overwhelmed by the opening of a single spray to my hand. To me, it was an explosion of cloves, which I had just come to terms with in Chanel Coco. In Pomegranate Noir, it felt so strong and raw to my nose, and aside from being intensely spicy, the opening was also very woody, like I had a fresh piece of wood pressed right at my nose. I didn’t smell any fruit at all. I felt a little dismayed. It seemed impossible for me to like. But after experiencing the way fragrances evolve, I’ll give anything a chance before chucking it out.
By now, the fragrance has toned down considerably. The insane blast of cloves has mellowed down, giving way to a tart fruitiness, although I could still detect the smoky spice in the background. I’m not sure what fruits I smell. I’m not familiar with pomegranate, so I don’t know if it is that. I think I do pick out some rhubarb. It is much better for me at this point.
Pomegranate Noir does smell seasonal, although the notes in this are not typical of the holidays in my country. They are not typical in my country at all, and I wonder if that’s the reason the person I got this from was selling it at such a low price. I think it might not be well-received here. But I do want to give this more tries, and a proper wearing before the summer arrives in full heat about a month or so from now. I’m also feeling under the weather right now, with a dry cough, so it may be affecting the way I feel about this scent. (Even my scent of the day, Jessica Simpson’s Fancy, which usually delights me, feels almost too cloying right now.) I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will turn out to be much better experience next time.
koteekolya – :
I’m not a fan of this one at all, and this surprises me because I generally tend to love woody type fragrances, such as the English Oak and Hazelnut. I have the Pomegranate Noir oil and the cologne, and the oil definitely lasts as a skin scent for a very long time. I ended up giving the Pomegranate Noir oil to my husband as it feels very masculine to me.
nkvitka – :
Love this, mainly because my Mum wears it a lot so it reminds me of her. I like that it’s a fruity scent at heart but doesn’t turn into a grenadine cocktail like a lot of the other fruity scents around today do. It’s got layers to it and smells very inviting. Def a good festive frag.
RUFA – :
A very interesting scent. It starts very strong and powerful. Very dark and smoky, the cloves, I assume, immediately suggesting to the mind special events like an elegant dinner or an evening at the opera.
It tones down a little after about half an hour reminding me of sweet incense. Its boldness all gone, now a much more round fragrance. Very elegant. Not for everyday wear.
expafePah – :
received as a gift a year or two ago. I do genuinely like it! however, it’s not a scent i go to frequently, in part bc it feels so season-specific and in part bc the first notes are not my favorite.
i can sense that on someone else’s skin chemistry the notes might hang together slightly better– on my skin the initial acid from the pomegranate and the peppery cloves are both very loud. the pomegranate feels more like pom juice than the fresh fruit, cloying and with a very sour aftertaste. the resulting effect at first spray is a little too much like my aunt’s holiday bathroom potpourri basket for my liking. (..don’t tell the gift-giver I said this.)
the drydown, however, is excellent. once the sourness calms down into a background note, the floral, woody, musky subtler notes come forward and are very harmonious. warming on an overcast winter day.
artem32r – :
I didn’t hate this. I liked the sweet side for me. But the rest was just soooooo masculine that I just couldn’t. Reminded me of a holiday plugin that I got when I was pregnant that was cranberry, but would often smell like strong men’s cologne lingering in the air, and it would make me ill. This scent didn’t make me sick, but it brought me back to that. Lucky someone who gets a freebee from me 🙂
ulv489speagoessenda – :
I purchased this perfume and ended up returning it because the projection was nonexistent. Ever since I returned it though I constantly found myself thinking of and missing it. Sephora had a sale so I decided to pick it up again with the matching body cream. The cream does help amplify the scent, but I feel like I might just be smelling the cream more than the perfume. Either way I adore this scent and though it is definitely overpriced for it’s performance, I’ll still most likely end up repurchasing both products once I finish them.
keril – :
Um perfume diferente, começa de uma forma e termina de outra. Quando você borrifa, parece um perfume masculino, depois ele se transforma, mostrando seu lindo lado sensual e forte de uma mulher de personalidade. Quando experimentei a 1ª vez, quis devolver, mas depois quando ele mudou eu pensei, eu preciso ficar com ele. A parte que eu mais gosto é a do cravo, amo esse cravo que ele tem. Não recomendo comprar sem experimentar (como fiz) mas quem tiver paciência e sensibilidade irá entender o quanto ele é bom ! Não uso para o trabalho porque assusta um pouco as pessoas, mas uso em casa ou para passear. Amo!!
A different perfume, it starts from one form and ends from another. When you sprinkle, it looks like a masculine scent, then it transforms, showing off your beautiful sensual and strong side of a personality woman. When I tried it the first time, I wanted to give it back, but then when it changed I thought, I need to keep it. The part that I like the most is the clove, I love this clove that he has. I do not recommend buying without experimenting (as I did) but anyone who has patience and sensitivity will understand how good he is! I do not use it for work because it scares people a little, but I use them at home or for walks. Master!!
IvaPurlina – :
Pomegranate Noir is a spicy fruity heaven. I think this may have been the first Jo Malone I’ve tried and for some reason I’ve not purchased it yet. This weekend I intend to buy this and English Oak & Red Currant. Both are the only scents I’d purchase from this brand, just because they’re so different from quite a lot of scents. They’re light but boy are they beautiful.
lvtsa – :
I tried this in the JM shop several times and always dismissed it as being all pepper and clove and just not for me. Recently I was given a sample with another purchase and when told that this was the only sample they had I thought I would rather have had something else but ok, I’ll give it a try. I’m glad I did. It makes a lot of sense to try something at home where you can really take it in rather than in a busy shop. I understand why this is one of their best sellers. Dark, warm and spicy with some tartness. The clove is strong and harsh at first and then it softens. It’s not a fresh fruit but more of a cooked or pickled… It reminds me of the filling in a mince pie, what here in the uk is called a mincemeat (nothing to do with meat, just fruit and spices).
Pomegranate Noir is sensual, elegant and comforting, I’m so glad I was given this as a sample.
uhc958Diobtetty – :
Intense, rich, seductive, somewhat juicy/fruity, warm and spicy yet clean and very pure at the last moment. When my nose first smelt this gorgeous scent, it wasn’t a cologne but a diffuser at a loo in an auction house. I quickly fell in love, went to Selfridges and bought it. At first, I was hugely disappointed. It just smelt different from the diffuser, I found it way too heavy and rather masculine. Additionally, it somehow hurt my nose and throat. But then, about 10 minutes later, it softened and showed me its feminine side. I was like, “oh, I think I can love you eventually… maybe.” Another 10 minutes later, it transformed into a highly sophisticated but playful woman. It was like old fairy tales, folklores or classic films; an ugly duckling turning into a magnificent swan, the frog prince, my fair lady… it was beautiful. For a Jo Malone cologne, Pomegranate Noir has solid longevity on my skin. I love to spray it on my wrist. By doing so, I can smell it anytime I want to. I don’t really like it when it’s still wet but am madly in love with the very last note. It comforts me a lot, makes me feel so secure and protected. It’s such a shame I don’t have enough vocabulary to describe it.
SiMpAtIyA – :
Smells awfully similar to Burberry London but with less of, and more wet smelling tobacco leaves. It also doesnt have the sillage of London, whose performance isnt completely fantastic in the first place.
A cozy, unique enough cooler climate scent. Unisex. But if you’re a male, just go for Burberry London, which is much easier on the hip-pocket also.
klihsch – :
I love this perfume. I can’t put into words what it smells like because to me it’s just the comfort I feel in fall. Unfortunately though this has decent longevity, the sillage does not work for me. With two sprays on my wrist within half an hour I can’t smell it unless my my wrist is inches from my face. I doused my chest, neck, elbows, and wrists and I was able to smell it better of course, but for the price that’s unreasonable to do. I own Wood Sage & Sea Salt from Jo Malone and it has great sillage but poor longevity. I don’t feel confident buying any other Jo Malone perfumes, but I will definitely be purchasing the Pomegranate Noir scent surround diffuser. Fingers crossed it’s worth the high price tag. I hate to return this because Pomegranate Noir would have easily been in my top three perfumes if it had better projection, but it’s not worth keeping if I can’t properly enjoy it.
Olegja – :
Very, very nice! A strong like for me on first wearing, that I suspect will develop into love over time. It’s a definite yes and has gone on my list of the perfumes I want in my collection.
I get a lot of pomegranate and juicy plum, with a nice sharp cedar edge that pleases me. At times, it smells like jam, which I find (strangely) appealing. One for crisp autumn days, I think. Then again, I’d be happy to smell like this anytime of year.
As another fragrantican suggested, it’s fabulous layered with Dark Amber & Ginger Lily! However, I think it would layer well with any dark amber or tobacco and I look forward to trying that over time.
Wearing this I feel confident, sexy and classy. Very comfortable with the sillage, too. It’s hovering around me and I don’t have to go sniffing to find it, but it’s not smacking me upside the head. One spray on neck and one on each wrist seems just right.
I’ll update later with longevity.
Update: Longevity wasn’t tremendous on me, around 3 hours. But there aren’t many perfumes that last a long time on me anyway. I still feel strongly enough about this that I will buy a full bottle..
саша010 – :
I received this as a gift from a French friend who came to visit and was wearing it. I’d never encountered anything like it–exotic, compelling, a little weird. I couldn’t stop smelling my friend’s arm and had to know what it was! Honestly, I’ve never been so strongly attracted to a scent. When I finished my first bottle, I replaced it right away.
On application, PN initially smells on me like a slightly metallic resin, but it very quickly dries down to a complex and warm scent–woody, peppery, and slightly floral. It’s definitely not the longest-lasting fragrance; then again, it isn’t parfume or even EDP. During the day in the warmer months, it goes on strong and then disappears quickly, so I prefer to save PN for cooler temps or summer nights when I want something really sexy.
This is one fragrance that I will always have in my wardrobe!
woolf – :
Very strong and very long lasting but a little headache inducing for me. A bit too cloying
NORD01 – :
All I smell is cloves and some light aromatic, maybe the cedar. No pomegranate at all. It’s really nice though.
ryvaizer – :
Cedar, cedar, cedar and more cedar.
Mixed with the sour fruit and hint of spice it smells like freshly stained timber floors.
Very realistic actually
But its not what i was after and i found this quite masculine over all.
Gave my samples to my boyfriend and he enjoyed them more.
zcd129Diobtetty – :
A strong one from Jo Malone. Big dark plums and some juicy red berries. Loud with dark incense, resins, amber, patch and clove. My favorite part of this cologne is the intense clove but it’s not my kind of fragrance overall. I’m glad i got a mini.
kazaserp – :
I received a box set of five Jo Malone mini sprays. This was one of them. I must say it reminds me of Comme des Garcons Jaisalmer. Definitely incense with cinnamon. The cedar is comforting and cosy. A dressy night out. It’s quite lovely. I’m happy it was included in the set. Samples are available out there, so I suggest a try before buy.
Edit: this grew on me so much that I purchased a full size bottle.
aribreBaw – :
This pleases me a lot, the beginning is strong and heavy on the clove, it soon gives space for the cedar to balance this mixture along with the rhubarb that I simply love. It is a fragrance in my opinion appropriate for both day and night, I am falling in love. Performance is good.
I evaluate this:
Smell: 8/10
Projection: 7.5/10
Longevity: 7.5/10
bercut88 – :
To me when I smell this it reminds me of velvety red/purple JUICY PLUMS.
Most def unisex but I feel it’s more popular amongst women. Kind of has a warm leather feel.
It reminds me of winter. Usually i feel u can wear any perfume any time. But this one is more suited to the colder months. Reminds me of xmas.
Has a fresh pleasant feel also.
Perfect xmas day scent.
transerfens – :
Pomegranate Noir layered with Dark Amber&Ginger Lily is an outrageous combo. Try it out!
Lju18 – :
scent : 5/10
sillage : 8/10
longevity :8/10
60% night / 40% day fragrance
smoky and woody scent
Vikusja – :
this is definitely one of the top 3 of jo malone scents,IMO-i was worrried at first that the cedar would overwhelm-but no-i just get a whiff of it and cloves faintly around the edges-beautiful. it is sexy…..who would have ever thought a pomegrante as sexy?
this is beautifully done-several of the jo malones leave me with the desire to laer it, or ‘add’ something….but not this-why would you add to what is obviously a beautiful blending of scents?
sunshinegirl383 – :
I’m a guy and I love this fragrance on me during the winter months!
fedorkov2012 – :
Pomegranate Noir offers a sort of tangy opening with plenty of peppery and fruity notes which I personally find impossible to distinguish. Especially the pomegranate which, as far as I know, has no particular odour. PN smells more like a (synthetic) fruit pulp to me, whose sweetness is nicely counterbalanced by plenty of pepper soon to be joined by a dry light smoky sensation backed by woody and earthy notes. This transition to a more “spicy – incensy” phase is what makes (imho) this perfume also wearable by a man.
Overall a nice and inventive scent with acceptable performance (considering its a Jo Malone), that impressed me a lot when I first tried it, but my initial excitement, unfortunately, diminished after several wearings.
Nicely done but . . . . forgettable.
6/10
Meoto816Negeltzex – :
This is dark, fruity and luscious. Its one of the most masculine fragrances I own but I can carry it off well. It has just the right amount of fruity/tartness but its the clove, cedar and resins who dominate in the end. There is just the right amount of oud to compliment the rhubarb and sweet pomegranate. Its not oppressive but you know its there. Its not very sweet but is perfectly unisex and balanced with the other notes. Very good longevity and the sillage is above average. One of the few Jo Malone fragrances to have decent longevity and sillage
shvv – :
Dark perfume, it will stay the longest from all Jo Malone, including Cologne Intense despite the fact this is not intense. Jo knew how to make perfumes! 🙂 I had a bottle but gave it to a friend of mine who was visiting. At the time I thought I’d replace it but actually never repurchased this again. I guess my love towards this just vanished. Always can tell when someone else is using it, very distinctive.
zoli – :
I love Jo Malone fragrances and got this as a sample since I’m trying to figure out my next purchase. This was a complete miss for me. The top notes smell like bubble gum and are way too sweet. This fades fairly quickly and the base notes make their appearance. This smells so strongly of cedar, the scent immediately makes me think of Christmas time. I like lighter, sweet and clean scents and this fragrance is a total no for me.
sumuscuby – :
What a gorgeous scent for the autumn and winter months! The luscious sweetness of deep red fruits is balanced by rich woods and warm spices; amber and patchouli deepen the fragrance even further. It makes me think of velvety dark roses, fruit and incense. I am a huge Chanel Coco fan and this scent gives off a similar heady, spicy vibe. And it lasts for hours, even overnight, on me. I love it.
JohnJB – :
Ohh, I love this, can’t stop sniffing my wrist and back of my hand. Sensual dark fruits, cloves and cedar predominate, with the lighter fruity notes disappearing rather quickly. Lush, spicy and woody, goodness all round.
I can certainly see this as being useful for layering if you found it too strong, but I love it just as it is.
alehs – :
It is beautiful perfume , but unfortunately it doesn’t last !
This is my first and last Jo Malone perfume , i will not be buying from her again, as i do not like perfumes that has no sillage
yfr903JeomiWogkig – :
My bottle of Pomegranate Noir came in a gift set of innocuous miniatures – Orange Blossom, Grapefruit and Amber and Lavender. It certainly stands out amongst the squeaky clean fruit and flowers scents I associate with Jo Malone.
The opening is like spiced blackcurrant wine – dark red, sweet-sharp, fermented fruit warmed with a clove and pinch of allspice. There are other red fruits there too, including the titular pomegranate and perhaps plum.
The fruit fades into the background over time, though never disappears completely, as rose and spices and wood emerge more fully. There is a phase I don’t much like where clove is shrilly prominent, but it settles into a lovely woody musk with a hint of green (which the notes above identify for me as patchouli, though in this context I didn’t recognise it).
There is something rich, dark and a little animalic about Pomegranate Noir, from the musk and spice. Perhaps this explains its popularity – a wearable scent with a daring edge.
newick – :
Very complex scent. The sillage is quite short, but when I catch a whiff of it on myself it perks me up. I don’t know if I love it or not yet. It’s pretty strong, so I wouldn’t wear it all the time.
tengo_pato – :
buono questo profumo dark con frutta e spezie, che vira verso sentori legnosi. la giustapposizione tra le prime note pungentissime di melograno e chiodi di garofano è per me molto originale. la piramide olfattiva, come capita alcune volte, cita una miriade di componenti disparatissime, ma il mio naso percepisce soltanto un’impressione di rabarbaro e di resine, per poi arrivare sul fondo legnosissimo. è una colonia non fresca ma gotica ed ha una persistenza media. niente male!
Testberichtelbaei – :
Not an initial favorite. the more I wear it, the more I appreciate it. It’s one of the more complimented JM scents I’ve worn. The body creme is nice also. Smells just like the cologne but slightly creamier/smoother.
Prosto_Aksi – :
Pomegranate Noir is somewhat reminiscent of d’Orsay’s Le Dandy, though without its prominent boozy notes. PN opens with a rapid succession of fruits: rhubarb, raspberry, plum, and pomegranate. A flinty peppery note follows, with floral overtones finally darkening the fruit with hints of rose and clove. It is rich, warm, more complex than it at first seems, and surprisingly different. A winner.
kastrova – :
Purchased a large bottle at Nordstrom several years ago. Wore it a few times then put it away after deciding it just missed the mark for me. I am a devoted fan of spicy orientals and was eager for PN to dry down to the divine base notes of cedar, patchouli, musk and amber. Couldn’t quite get past the fruity notes, tho. Fast forward to now and I’m desperate to find a scent that won’t disappear on my skin after a few hours. And there was PN, sitting quietly at the back of the perfume shelf in my closet. This time, I layered it over Elizabeth & James’ Nirvana Black (roller ball) and voila! I could smell it hours later and it’s lovely. The initial sharpness settled into a warm sexiness that stayed close but I could definitely smell it. Next layering adventure will be PN over Aerin Lauder’s Amber Musk roller ball.
rassolof – :
Smells like pine needle with an undercurrent of strange melon-like aquatic sweetness at first. In less than twenty minutes becomes very close the skin in projection. The next phase is only slightly fruity, amber detected, and still with a predominant pine-like woods and needles note. It’s final phase, which really takes less than an hour of wearing to reach, is mostly fruity but you really have to place nose right on top of skin to experience. Overall, the fragrance is bitter, unusual, and light. Jo Malone advertises Pomegranate Noir as unisex, while I agree, I feel it is more on the masculine side. Personally, I think it’s development and lasting power is much too brief, and projection too light. I tested whether it was better on clothes rather than skin, and yes it stronger there but I sense a watermelon note which becomes obnoxiously overbearingly sickly sweet. If you have tested this fragrance before, and feel that it is also too light for you, I recommend Enchanted Forest by The Vagabond Prince. Without the watermelon note, but it is similar. Enchanted Forest is complex, interesting, and stronger.
dbt241InsuffBooni – :
I got a sample of this when I got another 30ml cologne, I would say I smell cloves straight off the bat wit this one but the dry down was more spicy and warm with a hint of woodiness. I do like this one but it isn’t my favourite Jo Malone. I would say this is most definitely a unisex fragrance!
Franchuz – :
Much too sour. Unfortunately, I didn’t find it very pleasant.
Cankabnockoug – :
Not fruity like you would expect from a teenager-ish perfume, but dark and rich, like pomegranate molasses rather then the fresh sort. Woody notes from the clove, not overpowering but definitely the boss of this fragrance – once the slightly sweet top not dissipates you’re left with a warm clove scent on the skin.
shurko_74 – :
Hmmmm..let me list the notes that I detect in no particular order…their is certainly cloves right out of the gate…then their is cloves. And then the lovely subtle dry down of….you guessed it…cloves!…
Ok ok I know there is more to this lovely perfume, but to me it’s mostly shades of clove. I get a little fruity sweetness here and there, and in the dry down cedar and amber make a warm appearance, but to my untrained nose those other notes are merely small passengers on the clove express…still, it’s a beautiful trip.
Scent 8/10…if you love the smell of cloves (I do) then this is your perfume
Projection..8/10…strong for a jo Malone perfume…
Fortitude 6/10…strong for awhile, then dies off all of a sudden…
A really good and interesting offering from a ” house” that excels in interesting scents. This one runs close to the front of the pack in my opinion
FaugrurGe – :
I have developed a love for intense, smokey, incense fragrance. This baby is a straight up night time sexy scent with sweet pomegranate peeking thru. Got the 5 Jo Malone miniature as a gift from my beloved sis, bought a full size of this soon after.
vasilijvani – :
Complex, sweet, addictive…
This is such a deep and complex one. It’s polarising too, as not everyone will like this I think. I personally received a bad compliment from it, but I don’t really care, I like it too much!
The overwhelming notes here are cloves and fruits, mainly plum and pomegranate. I would describe this as a “dry” fragrance. It’s not juicy fruit you are dealing with but dried be