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Deroxazqds – :
I impulse-bought a bottle each of the 154 and the Incense & Cedrat earlier this evening. I was planning to use the 154 for day and the I&C for evening, but i tried them together and was absolutely gobsmacked.
As they aren’t cheap, I hope i still feel the same way about them tomorrow, haha!
Tyborg89 – :
Vetiver done differently.
this is not your middle of the road standard citrus cologne , this creation has character.
not bad performance 5 to 6 hours , longevity.
Cheers!!!
Deroxlxotm – :
This is the most complex scent I ever bought. Sort of a blind buy because I just trusted what I read here in Fragrantica (as always).
I immediately smelled strong nutmeg while I was expecting something citrus. I was disappointed at first but after a few hours, I started to like it. I think I smell a hint of ginger & grapefruit but it may just be my imagination.
For now, this is neither a favorite nor a dislike. I am sure I will be editing this one of these days.
First Edit – really nice when layered with Jo Malone Sorrel & Lemon Thyme
LEXX17 – :
Feels somehow common to me. A classic scent that I have smelt before. I can easily compare this to Clive Christian’s 1872 for man. 1872 is a more sparkling scent of the same vibe and longer lasting. If this us niche then 1872 is the ultra niche version of this scent.
marusa543 – :
Feels somehow common to me. A classic scent that I have smelt before. I can easily compare this to Clive Christian’s 1872 for man. 1872 is a more sparkling scent of the same vibe and longer lasting. If this us niche then 1872 is the ultra niche version of this scent.
zubik8731 – :
I purchased this last spring as I was really taken with the scent of the cologne but soon realized that it was a bit too masculine for me. I enjoy the hints of lavender and the woodiness of the scent, but it’s sort of all-consuming on me and I’m giving it to my boyfriend as I think it will smell fantastic on a man. Also, I recently sniffed a bottle of Tom Ford’s Grey Vetiver and thought it smelled very similar to this.
ludana – :
Your nose is not working if you genuinely think that this smells like Pasha de Cartier. WTF.
valdorosh – :
Marvelous fragrance and it’s well reviewed by most,as it should.
The reason I write this, my fellow fragrance lovers, is Tom Ford, he has copied this lovely fragrance and presented it as Ombre Leather 16!
Get your nose to it,if you can, shocking really, but it means this scent is legendary and great enough to be copied by Tom Ford in his private blend even, talk about a stamp of approval!
plurnexamnner – :
Based solely on smelling it and still having the paper blotter, this is a bright masculine perfume that strongly reminded me of United Colors of Benetton’s Hot. Masculine, warming, etc. It’s okay, but not my thing. Not interested enough to do a skin test. I guess I just go to Jo Malone for less usual combos (e.g. their wonderful nutmeg and ginger) rather than already done perfumes even if they are done well, as is the case here.
Metior – :
This fragrance is amazing, long lasting and more masculine. It’s just not my type of smell. I have an almost full bottle if anyone wants to swap.
Сергей2011 – :
Very impressive…
I do like the house of Jo Malone. This fragrance has bite to it. In fact, it reminds me of Pomegranate Noir, which in itself is an astounding fragrance in terms of depth and longevity. I find this one has a huge depth from the lavender, patchouli, vetiver and nutmeg, with the bergamot, grapefruit and orange giving the fragrance a bitter zesty touch.
This is really great stuff from Jo Malone. I find this good in terms of projection and longevity. I have been noticed wearing it. It does feel very masculine and refined I must say. I would recommend this as it does get you noticed and has a very unique, very mysterious and assertive masculine smell, although a bold woman could pull this off equally. Really impressed with the standard of Jo Malone with this one. A fragrance with depth and “bite” to it. Great stuff.
chuck24 – :
Received this for christmas 2016 from boyfriend… It was a blind buy online on his part. I’m just not sure how I feel about it. When I first put it on it reminds me of old lady perfume, it settles down and if mixed with Blackberry and Bay I like it more. Definitely not my favorite Jo Malone but does have some intrigue and is nice for an evening scent. Will try mixing it with some of my other JM’s
rvd947speagoessenda – :
Very clean, spicy, scent. B a little too dressy for everyday. But I love it.
Кунак – :
I first smelled this on a (female) friend very recently and found the slightly masculine sillage very appealing. I tried it on the very next day and found, to my surprise, that the same fragrance immediately became richly sweet and feminine on my own skin. I bought a small decant, which I have worn obsessively, and I continue to enjoy the way this perfume develops.
154 reminds me of evenings when I was very little, when my mother and father would get dressed up for a night out and, before the babysitter arrived, I would bask in the mysterious, grown-up glamour of Chanel No 5 and Eau Sauvage that filled the house.
tur4ik – :
Second wearing, so this review is likely to be edited, but oddly, it reminds me of Chanel’s Cuir De Russie without the leather. It definitely goes on masculine, which is actually a big selling point for me, I love those old unisex fragrances like Cuir de Russie and Tabac Blond (except that last has too much carnation for me). The top notes are pretty aggressive and masculine, but they don’t last. When it dries down it develops a wonderful spice/citrus accord that I love. Not as spicy as Mitsouko’s dry down, you have to love spice for that one, but a subtle (if you don’t wear as much as you usually do of Jo Malone) scent that really comes into its own in a warm room or when you have been doing something active.
Okay, so here’s the edit. I’ve worn twice more and all I can assume is that either conditions radically change the fragrance, or before I must have had a scarf on that smelled like Cuir De Russie or spent to long in the car with a seatbelt on that still smelled of Cuir de Russie because the last two times I wore 154 all I got was that masculine opener and then a trace of something that was thin and pungent. It’s the same thing I run into with a lot of Jo Malone, there is a robustness missing, a richness. It is sort of like the fragrance equivalent of non-alcoholic beer to me, thin and watery and not very substantial.
Zarpo – :
No this does not smell like Thymes Lavender, no no no. This one is heavy, masculine, cloying. Thick patchouli and spice notes, too much vanilla. I feel like it’s Christmas in a bottle or something, makes me think of spiced baked goods. Use sparingly.
valifatullayev – :
At the behest of a friend, who described it as ever changing and so different, I went out and tried this. At first, I wasn’t sure. I tried it again, many months later, and again, was intrigued, as I was the first time, but because of the array of notes I wasn’t sure if I was captivated by its smell.
And that is the mark of this fragrance – it is hard to pin down, to describe, when it is and conveys so much, and it is this intrigue that has indeed made me fall for it.
154 smells like Jo Malone counters – the mix of so many notes but in that Malone way, that particular element that is unmistakeable and enchanting.
It is warm, yet almost carrying a rain-touched citrus, fresh but spicy, woody but green, too. I really am quite drawn to the woodier fragrances, there’s just something very striking about them and I love what pefumers are doing with the genre these days.
Though it surprises me a little to say it, I would put this in the same basket as Premier Figuire (L’Artisan) for its sense of tree and leaf and Carolina Herrera for men, where as this has no tobacco, the citrus shading is very similar. The use of vetiver is skilled and subtle (my favourite use of it is Creed Vetiver – goodness!) and the nutmeg is not at all overbearing but loans the cosiness.
This is a distinctive chameleon of a fragrance that lasts for hours and hours and changes with the heat of the skin, but always bears its hallmarks – the changing of the notes, or the deepening of them, making it a mysterious yet bright smell that will excite and please throughout your wearings. I think it would be a surprise and a delight to smell on a woman – as a female, I love the androgyny of the scent as I am very girly and I think it only adds to the appeal.
nallisown – :
This lasts surprisingly well for Jo Malone, which has scents that are usually cologne concentration so quite light. This is definitely more masculine, but I know some women that rock this too. Very woodsy and spicy, and like I said, it lasts longer than you’d expect.
Foordaway – :
very nice reminds me of aramis , but maybe i am just delusional because most male colognes without ozeanic notes like the ones from bvlgari or the newest ones remind me of aramis , i guess i just really like aramis , but this one is nice too
judge666 – :
Bought this for the hubbie & i steal it so often he put it in his glove box!. He gets alot of complements on it, me not so much ~ but i dont care. it is a masculine spicy/woody (bermuda rum) frag. its addictively sniffable. Like wearing a mans shirt and nothing else.
kabban2 – :
I usually dislike vetiver-types, they remind me of old men, but this is very wearable to me. It still has somewhat of a vintage vibe, but not obnoxious.
I think that is owed to Jo Malone’s fragrances having the overall natural-smelling quality they all seem to possess; not at all synthetic.
I couple it with Blackberry & Bay, and it smells fantastic!
arochi – :
J’ai été la recherche d’un subsitit pour Eau Sauvage qu’il ne reste pas sur ma peau à tous. Je pense qu’il a le meilleur début dans tous parfumerie mais il est littéralement parti en quelques minutes. Donc, après avoir regardé les ingrédients J’ai pensé que 154 par Jo Malone peut être la réponse. Même s’il n’est pas aussi éblouissante que ES, il a absolument que patchouli poussiéreux et l’ouverture de vétiver qui fait entrée ES si inoubliable. Cinq heures plus tard, il est toujours aussi fort. Une bonne trouvaille pour vous.
greehan – :
Jo Malone colognes are some of my favorites, and the selection and quality have induced me to be more adventurous with fragrance. 154 Cologne was billed to me as a masculine fragrance that could easily be made more feminine by blending with other JM fragrances. I tried 154 alone and was WOWED by how it came across with my body chemistry. It smells wonderful! The sales associate at Nordstrom said 154 on me was much softer than she was used to. It starts off fresh with vetiver and citrus. As it warms, the scent becomes more softly spicy with lavender noticeable. Vanilla probably tames the composition, but it is not an obvious note. Meant for men. Ladies don’t be afraid to try it!
Just read review by benpitt. Totally agree that 154+Blackberry & Bay is fantastic! Just a bit of fruit tames and updates the vetiver. Been combining these for a while.
King Arturio – :
I’m a big fan of Jo Malone despite most of the fragrances being fresh and for women. I’m a huge fan of the vetiver and this is along the same lines even woodier infact.
I really enjoy it an actual composition without an obvious name of the ingredients which are inside the bottle. Easily unisex but the lady at Jo Malone said this was more aimed at men and I can see why.
Smells great.
Spredogrek – :
This was the first Jo Malone cologne I tried and bought several years ago. At the time it seemed to suit me but now think it would smell much better on a guy.
sansanыч – :
Well done fragrance. It’s fresh, fruity, woody, spicy. Everything I would like on a summer day. Liked it as soon as I smelled it. Try it.
Galant18 – :
Very masculine cologne to me. I am a fan of cologne but I definitely prefer Verbanas of Provence from Jo Malone.
krapuly – :
Deeper and darker than her other stuff, but the attempt it makes to be unlike the rest of the Malones seems unauthentic. I liked this when I first tried it, but I have subsequently smelled too many other scents that get the masculine notes right. This is like Pee Wee Herman driving a tank.
lineage – :
Very nice frag with lots of layers. Supposedely this is Jo Malones favorite notes sort of all wrapped into one frag. Smells great, must be sampled before purchase, not for everyone tho.