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Jo
Malone

The art of scent layering

Jo Malone is a self-taught perfumer and entrepreneur who fundamentally changed how people think about wearing fragrance.

House
Jo Loves
Earliest in our catalog
Nutmeg & Ginger, 1990
In our catalog
75 fragrances · 2 houses

“I don't have a single qualification.”

Jo Malone · Management Today; Jo Malone: My Story (2016)
Jo's story

The story

With no formal training — she learned by mixing bath oils in her kitchen — she built Jo Malone London into a global luxury brand defined by its elegant simplicity and innovative layering concept. Her fragrances, including Lime Basil & Mandarin and English Pear & Freesia, are designed to be combined, creating a personal scent wardrobe rather than a single signature. After selling her brand to Estée Lauder, she returned to perfumery with Jo Loves, proving that her creative vision remains as vital as ever.

The career

1990–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
Launches per year, 1990–2026Peak: 20 in 2021
19902026
In their own words

How Jo works

Signature

Elegant simplicity and the art of the unexpected pairing. Malone's fragrances are deceptively uncomplicated — clean, transparent, and immediately appealing — yet their true genius lies in how they combine with one another.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 75 fragrances
Who Jo composes for

2 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Jo in our catalog, by house.

Zara55
Jo Malone London20
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Sources · Management Today; Jo Malone: My Story (2016) · Wikipedia · Fragrance credits and counts from Scentsation's catalog

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