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Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense Sample
- Concentration
- Cologne Intense
- Brand
- Jo Malone London
- Full bottle
- 100 ml
- Range
- Niche
Bergamot, cedarwood and a dark oud base
Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot is a Cologne Intense from London, created by Christine Nagel in 2010 and listed as unisex. It has one note per level: bergamot on top, cedarwood in the heart, oud in the base. The brand builds it on a Middle Eastern oud tradition and pairs the wood with black musk. Oud is a matter of taste, which is a good reason to sample it.
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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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- Strong
- Occasion
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- Explore by note
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Bergamot first
Bergamot opens the scent with the freshness the brand compares to Earl Grey tea: bright, clean and a little bitter. It lights up the beginning and sets a crisp contrast to the dark wood that follows. Nothing sweet appears at this stage.
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Cedarwood in the middle
The heart is cedarwood, and the brand calls it dry. It is a straight, clean wood that bridges the bright start and the heavy base, keeping the middle composed while the oud gathers. This is the quietest part of the scent.
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A haze of oud
Oud closes the scent as the enveloping haze the composition is built around. The brand describes a mysterious, precious wood and pairs it with the richness of black musk, which softens the edges and adds a darkness to the smoke.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Try the sample on an evening in cooler weather, since the dark oud base fits autumn and winter best. Apply a little to clean skin and note how the bergamot hands over to the wood. Then wear it again on a mild day to see whether the freshness keeps it wearable.
Who it is for
Useful if you want oud treated with some freshness: for people who like woody, smoky scents but find dense oud heavy by itself. The brand lists it as unisex. If oud is new to you, a sample is a cheap way to learn how you react to it.
Why try Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot as a sample first
Oud is one of the notes people react to most differently, and on some skin it turns medicinal or heavy. With bergamot and cedarwood around it, this version is more controlled, but only your own skin can confirm that, which is why trying 10 ml first makes sense.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Christine Nagel
- Year
- 2010
- 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.
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What is in the sample?
A 10 ml decant of Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense in a glass spray vial, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample and the house is not involved.
Is the oud smoky or sweet?
Mostly dark and smoky, with some roundness from the black musk the brand mentions. It is not a sweet scent, and the bergamot keeps the opening crisp.
Is it a Cologne or a parfum strength?
It is a Cologne Intense, the house's richer line. The sample is filled from that 100 ml bottle, so you test the same format.
Can I wear it in spring?
The scent leans toward autumn, winter and evenings. In spring or on a mild day the bergamot opening helps, and a sample lets you check how it behaves in that weather.
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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