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Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense Sample
- Concentration
- Cologne Intense
- Brand
- Jo Malone London
- Full bottle
- 100 ml
- Range
- Niche
Lavender, Namibian myrrh and warm tonka
Myrrh & Tonka is a Cologne Intense from Jo Malone London, created in 2017 by perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui. It has just three notes, one per level: lavender, Omumbiri myrrh and tonka bean. The house calls it sensuous and captivating. A short pyramid like this is easy to read on paper and surprisingly personal on skin, so a decant is a good place to start.
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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
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Heart notes
- Omumbiri Myrrh
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Base notes
- Character
- Strong
- Occasion
- Concentration
- Explore by note
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Lavender, then resin
Lavender opens the scent and keeps it clean and aromatic, so it reads dry and open-air before any resin arrives. Wear the decant long enough to feel the moment lavender gives way to myrrh. That hand-over is the part a quick spray on a card never shows.
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Omumbiri myrrh
The heart is Omumbiri, the Namibian myrrh. The brand describes the resin as drifting on hot air from the Namib dunes, and the effect is dry, resinous warmth rather than sweetness. Some people love that, others find myrrh medicinal, which is why testing helps.
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Tonka closes the circle
Tonka bean ends the scent, and the brand points to warm almond and vanilla tones in it. Together they put a creamy softness beneath the dry resin. As a Cologne Intense the base has weight and settles into something enveloping rather than loud.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Test it in cool weather, in the evening, which is where its warmth makes sense. Put the decant on skin and let it develop through a quiet night in, then return to it the next morning to see what is left. If you try it in the heat, keep the application light so the lavender stays readable.
Who it is for
People who like resinous, softly sweet scents that stay dry rather than syrupy. The house places it among its woody scents, and we list it as unisex. It suits anyone drawn to warm resin and to lavender as a clean opening. If you want something bright and watery, a lighter style would suit you better.
Why try Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka as a sample first
Myrrh divides opinion, and with only three notes nothing hides it. A Cologne Intense in a 100 ml bottle is more than most people want to gamble on a note they have never worn. With a 10 ml decant filled from the original bottle you can find out calmly whether the Namibian resin suits you.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Mathilde Bijaoui
- Year
- 2017
- 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 is in the decant?
Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense, filled by FragranceGems from the original 100 ml bottle into a 10 ml glass spray vial and labelled by us. It is not a Jo Malone London sample, and we are not affiliated with the house.
What is a Cologne Intense?
The house's richer line, set beside its regular Cologne range. Each level still has a single note, but the result has more depth. The decant is the Cologne Intense, not the lighter Cologne.
Is it only a winter scent?
Autumn, winter and evenings suit it best, though it is not closed off. A decant lets you try it on a mild day as well and see whether the lavender keeps it open enough for you.
What does Omumbiri refer to?
The name the brand gives to the Namibian myrrh at the heart of this scent. It comes from a distinctive myrrh tree of the Namib region, whose resin the brand says travels on hot air.
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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