Description
Osmanthus Blossom by Jo Malone awakes romantic feelings with a gentle dose of exotics. Scents of osmanthus blossom cuddles woman’s skin with juicy and velvety peach shades, leaving a fine dose of passion and making it honey and sweet. Name of the new fragrance is Osmanthus Blossom and it is available as eau de cologne limited edition.
Top notes of the spring collection introduce petitgrain which glorifies and illuminates intense floral aromas of osmanthus in the heart with help of its green and citrusy notes. Osmanthus provides a juicy honey trail resembling aromas of velvety peach. The base is woody and dominated by cashmere wood. The fragrance arrives on the market in May 2013 as 30 and 100ml Eau de Cologne limited edition.
Recommendation of the house of Jo Malone: The new fragrance Osmanthus Blossom is combined perfectly with fragrances Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay (if you want a greener and tarter effect) and Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey (if you are in love with honey and sweet fragrant compositions).
The nose behind this fragrance is Marie Salamagne.
Привет – :
I just received a call from Holt Renfrew in Canada to say there is a re-release of this scent, along with Plum Blossom and Sakura Cherry Blossom in the Blue Skies and Blossoms release. This is time-limited, so if you are able to find this release, I can definitely recommend this scent. It is sweet, like ripe peaches and white flowers combined. Very wearable in the spring and summer!
ETA: the re-release is only 100mL bottles. Why, JM? I prefer smaller sizes so I will pass this time around. Too bad, as this lovely.
johnvg – :
This perfume is back in production and currently selling at Nordstrom in the USA! (as of March 2015) If you wanted to try it, or loved it and bemoaned its “retirement”, now is your chance to buy it. It is only selling in the larger bottle, but it is a pretty and colorful edition.
mjyyy – :
LOVE this!!!!!!!! Love this!!!!!!! Love it!!!! Pretty, pretty floral. Great by itself and in combo with others. Of course you layer with other Jo Malones, but today I added it to Lancomes Miracle and it adds a floral punch I’m enjoying!!!
plafChoombhap – :
I don’t understand why this has gotten so many mediocre reviews… Granted this is a very watery, white water lily-esque scent… But that’s the concept…
Very clean, crisp floral with a wet, raindrop vibe. I don’t really sense the woody note too much, so I would think this is more of a green and white floral.
Almost reminiscent of EA Sunflowers or YR Ming Shu or perhaps a combination of both.
I think lush and damp green gardens, littered with deep white flowers on a cool spring day….
cymnkneeskmiz – :
Watery Osmathus feeling with some citrus facets…
I did not like, too simple, faint and unfinished project,
🙁
barsik111 – :
I have been searching for a good osmanthus scent for a while. Thus Jo Malone’s Osmanthus Blossom is of course in my ‘Must test’ list.
My sample has arrived today, upon my first sprit, I have to say, I am quite disappointed. After several more testing. My disappointment simply escalated.
However, I was set to find a real osmanthus scent (apricot-peachy sweet, a bit powdery), and I hate aquatic-ish perfume. So… my opinion is biased in that sense.
The perfume starts with a burst of rather citrusy notes (mainly towards the grapefruit/lemon end), the vaguely osmanthus flower smell is there, but it is so watered and shyly hiding in the background.
Gradually, the bright citrusy notes becomes weaker, and a green-ish note comes through. Somehow, the whole composition smells more of osmanthus leaves rather than proper osmanthus blossom. The more I smell this, the more I feel this has a slightly aquatic touch in it, I hate aquatic notes, but I’m glad that the one I can smell is only vaguely present, and under the coverage of the other notes, it’s not too bad. In fact, the slightly aquatic note in this makes the whole scent airer, and makes me think of early cool spring mornings.
Towards the end, *sign * Osmanthus Blossom makes me think of a timid, girly floral version of Aqua di Gioria, mixed with Issey Miyaki’s L’ead d’Issey, in the end, too much watery notes, too little osmanthus.
As most of Jo Malone’s scents disappear rather quickly, Osmanthus Blossom is the same.
If you are looking for an authentic, juicy, bold, osmanthus flower, I really don’t think this Jo Malone’s version show that. However, if you don’t like the grande, golden, apricot-peachy slightly powerdey osmanthus smell, but likes the idea of a vague representation of it, and you don’t mind a slight hint of aquatic notes, then give Osmanthus Blossom a go.
Kyk – :
Very appropriate for spring and summer. Fresh, fruity and light. A touch leathery. A nice, solid fragrance from Jo Malone.
kolyan220983 – :
In my opinion the notion “spring in a bottle” is used way too often for perfumes, but this time it actually fits.
“spring/summer in a bottle” describes this fragrance perfectly.
I don’t get the citru that much but what I get is the flowers; very pretty natural smelling flowers, surrounded by some woodsy notes. When I smell it I imagine myself running through meadows full of flowers in a summer dress, the sun shining bright and birds singing.
It’s just a drop dead beautiful scent, that lifts your spirits up and makes you happy 🙂
I also think it is similar to discontinued Miss Dior Chérie L’eau…
LOVE 🙂
dawnatony – :
I’m surprised no one has remarked on the leather note, which is unlisted here but listed on Jo Malone’s website and is quite evident to my nose. It’s really lovely and luxurious, and it gives me the same privileged satisfaction one feels when sitting in a brand new car. The woody notes leave a cool, watery impression, not dry like cedar, and I think they help temper the sweetness that sometimes accompanies osmanthus. Overall, a fresh, cool, feminine floral with a richness not usually found in Jo Malone’s line.
Osmanthus Blossom proved substantially more long-lasting than many other Jo Malone fragrances. I haven’t tried many other osmanthus fragrances, so I’m not sure how this one stands up in comparison, but it’s at least worth trying on.
rudiangel – :
this fragrance smells (to me) like a better version of l’eau dissey. L’eau dissey seemed a little too green and the watery flowers just ran riot. This is the smell of l’eau dissey but softer and more toned down with the cashmere wood base. flawless! just smells like a beautiful woman. Lets hope jo brings this into the permanent collection. It seems to be very popular, only 5 or so bottles left at Neiman Marcus. A true beauty, a must try (and buy)
ANOAMsinns – :
Beautiful, fresh & feminine scent….Jubal, I see you have nothing to say about the perfume either lol….Shouldn’t you be in the complaint dpt.??
sekslipse – :
The bottle is lovely and for a Jo Malone it lasts and lasts. Tried it two days in a row at 2 different stores. Even though it doesn’t contain these notes I get watery fruit at the start like lychee but not quite and then L’eau d’Issey from Issey Miyake. Very obvious but not unpleasant up in the back of your throat type of fume. Not sure if it has sillage. Nobody in the office or on the metro sneezed at least but I felt like I was inside a big old Cloud. Maybe I stunk and people were too nice to say anything?
rodik33rus – :
Osmanthus Blossom is a boldly green citrus with water/flower notes. I would rename it Petitgrain Blossom. The reps at my Jo Malone boutique were very generous to give me a big fat sample when I stopped in to say hello.
Osmanthus Blossom opens with sweet and tart, crisp juicy lychee-ish, fruity “water” notes, accompanied by bright, ambiguously green citrus medley (petitgrain with sugar-dipped lime wedges and bergamot oil…maybe even a tea note?)..
The dry down loses some of the sparkle and tang of the opening and contains mostly mild, sunny-sweet powder and green notes which again lean more toward the lotus, petitgrain-citrus direction, than any other. There is also a hint of light, ambiguous woods with the water and powder (a high-quality aquatic musk) toward the very end.
I feel that this is an easy composition, green, sweet, springy, and not representative of anything realistic.
It is an impressionistic fragrance, but my impression of the actual osmanthus bush/tree (one of my all time favorites) is not similar to this fragrance. I don’t usually get hung up on names and review for what I smell, not for what I hope, but I couldn’t help but want a true osmanthus scent from JM, since her Red Roses and Orange Blossom hit the nail on the head with such precision.
I think OB is about as compelling as the new Jasmin & Bergamote by L’Occitane. Longevity and projection are average. I won’t be owning this, but I’m not in the market for a green citrus floral.
OB is a safe bet for someone who wants to smell fresh, feminine, and ready for spring with open arms, but isn’t really sure what she wants in a fragrance, and abhors the idea of offending anyone around her. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that.
Personally, I would be eager to see Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Co. attempt an osmanthus soliflore in the same vein as her Hindu Honeysuckle (also a petitgrain-rich composition). I feel that the osmanthus blossom must be nearly impossible to replicate, and if anything can approximate it, the palette of natural perfumery may have the upper hand.
giksan94 – :
Tried it at Nordstrom yesterday.. 🙂 gotta say It’s a lovely perfume with not too sweet floral notes..
When you first spray it, you will get clean, little bit green floral scent… After sometime it settles to a nice powdery scent on my skin… I like the fact it’s a floral,powdery scent without being too sweet.. it lasted for 5-6 hours on my skin.. it’s a great choice for spring…!!!
stalker 007 – :
Really, people, why do you post something here under REVIEWS when you’ve never smelled the fragrance? Could you post about it in the discussion forum instead?