Jo Malone London · 1996

Red Roses Cologne

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseUnisex

Lemon freshness over a bouquet of seven roses and crushed violet leaves, ending in honeyed sweetness.

Jo Malone London says

You’ll smell lemon, Red Roses Accord and honeycomb.

More from Jo Malone London’s description

It also mentions Seven roses and Crushed violet leaves.

The house’s page

The drawn Red Roses Cologne bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Red Roses Cologne’s scent picture, a draft: lemon, rose, honey, violet drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Red Roses Cologne, top notes: Lemon, Violet

Heartas it settles

Red Roses Cologne, heart: Rose

Dry-downwhat stays

Red Roses Cologne, dry-down: Honey

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 & lavender2 florals1 spices1 green

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

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

À la RoseMaison Francis Kurkdjian · shares lemon, rose, honeycomb and violet (sweet violet)$275 for 70 ml · about twice Red Roses Cologne’s $168
Aventus for HerCreed · shares lemon, rose and violet (sweet violet)$460 for 75 ml
NefsNishane · shares rose, honeycomb and violet (sweet violet)$665 for 50 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.