Jo Malone London · 2010 · Christine Nagel

English Pear & Freesia Cologne

Ripe, juicy pear wrapped in cool white freesia and a hint of rose, over a deep, woody patchouli.

Jo Malone London says

You’ll smell Williams Pear, freesia and patchouli.

More from Jo Malone London’s description

It also mentions Pears, White freesias, Rose, Pear, Amber and White musk.

The house’s page

The drawn English Pear & Freesia Cologne bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

English Pear & Freesia Cologne’s scent picture, a draft: pear, freesia, patchouli, rose, amber, white musk drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

English Pear & Freesia Cologne, top notes: Pear

Heartas it settles

English Pear & Freesia Cologne, heart: Freesia, Rose, White musk

Dry-downwhat stays

English Pear & Freesia Cologne, dry-down: Patchouli, Amber

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBHT (keeps it fresh)Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

IdôleLancôme · shares pear, patchouli, rose and clean linen$157 for 100 ml
Replica Lazy Sunday MorningMaison Margiela · shares pear, patchouli, rose and clean linen$170 for 100 ml
FlowerbombViktor&Rolf · shares freesia, patchouli and rose$182 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.