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Jo Malone London Basil & Neroli vs Ermenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamot
Italian Bergamot is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
Basil
Heart
Neroli
Base
White MuskVetiver
Accords
Fresh spicy
100%
Aromatic
97%
Green
83%
White floral
68%
Citrus
68%
Fresh
64%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Basil & Neroli by Jo Malone London is a Floral Green fragrance for women and men. Basil & Neroli was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Anne Flipo. Top note is Basil; middle note is Neroli; base notes are White Musk and Vetiver. The new Jo Malone scent comes out in September 2016 under the name Basil & Neroli. After Lime Basil & Mandarin from 1999, this is the first fragrance from the collection that contains basil as the main ingredient. As always, the fragrance can be used alone or combined with others from Jo Malone. The recommended combinations are with Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Red Roses and Blackberry & Bay.The fragrance promises the sophisticated British vibe of London in this modern, youthful and fun edition. The fresh, playful and floral unisex composition is created by perfumer Anne Flipo, who described it as "a fresh, sophisticated, sensual floral with green facets—stunning in its simplicity." It develops with green top notes of basil, which turn into a fresh floral heart of neroli, with a base of white musk and vetiver giving off earthy tones.The collection consists of a 30 and 100 ml bottle Cologne, a 250 ml Body & Hand Wash, a 175 ml Body Crème and a 200 gr Home Candle.
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Notes
———Accords
Citrus
100%
Aromatic
83%
Fresh spicy
77%
Woody
59%
White floral
51%
Green
47%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Italian Bergamot by Ermenegildo Zegna is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for men. Italian Bergamot was launched in 2012. Italian Bergamot was created by Pierre Negrin, Frank Voelkl, Harry Fremont and Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. The fragrance features Calabrian bergamot, Neroli, Vetiver and Rosemary. Ermenegildo Zegna is launching a new collection of men’s fragrances - Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna in collaboration with Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. The collection is expected on the market in December 2012. Five new fragrances embody values of the company - passion, commitment, vision. The fragrances are: Italian Bergamot, Sicilian Mandarin, Javanese Patchouli, Indonesian Oud and Florentine Iris. The designer was inspired by his luxurious high-end men’s Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Collection and hopes it will put forward the house’s name in the world of fragrances. Perfumers who worked on perfumes of the new collection are: Pierre Negrin, Frank Voelkl, Harry Fremont and Jacques Cavallier. All fragrances have one ingredient in common: Calabrian bergamot, but have very different compositions. An interesting fact is that Zegna owns the bergamot harvest used in this collection.Italian Bergamot incorporates Calabrian bergamot oil surrounded by neroli, rosemary and vetiver. The fragrances will be available in 124 ml (4.2 oz) flacons. Each fragrance and its flacon have a different color, to mark the central ingredient of the fragrance.
Notes in Common
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No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in Basil & Neroli
BasilNeroliWhite MuskVetiver
Only in Italian Bergamot
Rating
3.93vs4.28
Ratings
1,204vs337
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2016vs2012
Which should I buy?
Italian Bergamot is the community's favourite of the two.
- Italian Bergamot is rated higher by the community: 4.28 from 337 ratings, against 3.93 from 1,204.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for summer first.
Buy Italian Bergamot if you want the higher-rated option; pick Basil & Neroli if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.