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Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne Sample
- Concentration
- Cologne
- Brand
- Jo Malone London
- Full bottle
- 100 ml
- Range
- Niche
Citrus snap, kitchen-garden basil, amberwood
Lime Basil & Mandarin has belonged to Jo Malone London since 1991, when Lucien Piquet created it, and the house still calls it a modern classic. Think citrus trees and aromatic herbs on a cool, crisp breeze. It is a Cologne, light and bright, and a 10 ml decant is plenty to find out whether tart citrus with herbs suits your days.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Mandarin
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Heart notes
- Basil
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Base notes
- Amberwood
- Character
- Light
- Concentration
- Explore by note
In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Zest first
Mandarin goes first, and the brand sets zesty lime beside it. Both come across as tart, a bright, slightly bitter citrus snap that feels more like peel than juice. This is the loudest stage of the scent and also the one that settles first, so give it a moment.
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A kitchen-garden twist
Basil takes the heart and the brand calls it peppery, with white thyme adding an unexpected turn. The result is green and aromatic, with a sharpness that keeps the citrus from drifting into soap or sweets. Nothing here is soft or sugary.
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Amberwood, quietly
Amberwood forms the base, a warm, dry and woody note without sugar. It supports the citrus without competing, makes the finish rounder and a little sunnier than the start suggests, and leaves the scent calm and clean. The pyramid is short, with one note per level.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
As a Cologne, it is made for warm days, mornings, the office and travel. Put some on the neck, chest and wrists, and top up when you want the citrus back. Wear it for a few regular days rather than one special one, because a light scent shows its worth in ordinary routine.
Who it is for
People who prefer citrus that is tart and herbal rather than sweet, and want one scent for work, travel and warm days. The brand files it under Citrus, and here it is listed as unisex. Anyone looking for vanilla, resin or darkness will find it too clean.
Why try Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin as a sample first
A citrus-herb Cologne is easy to like in the abstract and hard to judge until it sits on your skin in real warmth. Basil can read as green and fresh or as peppery and sharp. Ten millilitres is enough to try it over several ordinary days before buying 100 ml.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Lucien Piquet
- Year
- 1991
- For
- Unisex
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Frequently asked
What exactly is in the vial?
10 ml of Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample, and Jo Malone London is not involved.
Is this only a citrus cologne?
Not quite. Citrus opens it, but basil gives the heart a green, peppery side and amberwood adds a warm, dry base, so it ends rounder and woodier than it starts.
Can I combine it with other scents?
The house is known for layering and suggests combinations on its pages. This one stands well alone, so layering is simply an option.
Who created it and when?
The brand names Lucien Piquet as the perfumer, and the scent dates from 1991. The house itself was founded in London in 1983.
The brand
About Jo Malone London
Jo Malone London writes its perfumes short: every product page gives one top note, one heart note and one base note, and the scents are meant to be combined with each other. The London house sells them as Cologne and as the richer Cologne Intense. Because the idea is to wear two at once, samples make particular sense here: a few 10 ml decants let you test each scent alone and then layered, on your own skin.
- A London house that describes itself as a British lifestyle brand
- Two formats: Cologne and the richer Cologne Intense
- One top, one heart and one base note are named for every scent
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