Jo Malone, is very much a brand that I have spent many an hour lusting over. I love going into Jo Malone stores to have a look at the perfumes I would love to add to my collection (I also take the boyf with me for a hopeful tactic to get a new perfume (this never works)). However Jo Malone is often a very highly spoken brand but a brand I know little about.
When Katie from Katie Kirk Loves contacted me and asked if I would like to attend a
bloggers event at Chichester I jumped at the chance. Firstly because,
hello Jo Malone. And secondly I love meeting new bloggers in my area.
When the event started we were served sparkling wine with redcurrant
and grapefruit in – it was delish! We were left to have a nose around the store
with our cameras. There were literally 12 girls all snapping away and spritzing
perfume. I felt having 12 of us really worked well as nothing was too over
crowded and there was enough time and room for everyone to take all the photos
they needed.
We were then shown the new Jo Malone Fragrances; English Oak and
Hazelnut and English Oak and Redcurrant, you definitely need to pop in store to
give these two a spritz (You can also pop online to request a sample too which is
pretty handy if you live miles away from a Jo Malone Store). These two fragrances
are both two very different scents, but both share one token ingredient;
English Oak. We smelt English Oak wood absolute; it smelt like you were
standing in woodlands. We also got to smell Redcurrant, which is a quite
fruity. And also Green Hazel Nut (These are both the top notes to each of the new
scents). Oddly enough I thought the Green Hazelnut would smell nutty as it is a
nut but it’s quite a fresh, crisp scent. Jo Malone also makes all their nut
scents synthetic so anyone allergic to nuts can still enjoy their
fragrances.
These two scents are going to be perfect for Autumn, I found the
English Oak and Hazelnut to be quite a comforting cosy smell a scent, which for
me, would be amazing as a home scent. English Oak and redcurrant seemed like it
had more too it, with Redcurrant giving an initial fruity scent, which then
settles down into a lovely feminine scent thanks to the Damask Rose which is
the Heart Note to this fragrance. Both fragrances having English Oak as there
base notes.
We were treated to a Jo Malone Hand and Arm Massage, which was
amazing, I chose Wild Bluebell as my fragrance layer. The Jo Malone girls
whizzed up soap to make foam to first cleanse the skin, it was also super softening,
next a hot flannel was pressed down my arm to remove the excess hand wash. Wild
Bluebell Crème was then massaged in to my arms and hands, which was so
relaxing. Finally the English Oak scents were spritzed on to our arms. I choose
to have one fragrance on one arm and the other on the other arm, because I couldn’t
decide which one I preferred.
After this we got to stamp, ribbon and bow our cute little boxes
with the English Oak Stamps. This was such a fun little quirk in the day that
really rounded the event off nicely. Inside were some beautiful luxury
sized samples, Peony and Blush Suede Shower oil (I love the fragrance of this
one) Pomegranate Noir Crème and Wood sage and Sea salt Cologne all of which
work perfectly together to layer to give a unique scent.
There were gorgeous floral displays from Nordic Twig, super yummy chocolates and
scones to nibble on. The staff in store were really attentive and clearly so passionate about Jo Malone, which made the event all the more interesting! Fun Fact; Oak is roasted just how you would roast coffee beans.
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