JO MALONE LONDON Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne

A few years back, you tuber Lily Pebbles talked about this fragrance in a video. She described it as a fresh, salty marine scent with a herbal note from the sage and my curiosity was piqued. At the time Jo Malone wasn't available in my country so I was only able to try it later when transiting through an airport. It immediately invoked the image of a beach, bright sunshine, waves lapping gently at my feet, light perspiration on clean glistening skin (from being out in the sun). It was beautiful and the day after Jo Malone opened their store, I snagged myself a bottle. The longevity is poor and for me, this is a skin scent but I don't care and still love it. I will always have it in my collection.

A few years back, you tuber Lily Pebbles talked about this fragrance in a video. She described it as a fresh, salty marine scent with a herbal note from the sage and my curiosity was piqued. At the time Jo Malone wasn't available in my country so I was only able to try it later when transiting through an airport. It immediately invoked the image of a beach, bright sunshine, waves lapping gently at my feet, light perspiration on clean glistening skin (from being out in the sun). It was beautiful and the day after Jo Malone opened their store, I snagged myself a bottle. The longevity is poor and for me, this is a skin scent but I don't care and still love it. I will always have it in my collection.

This is really painful. It's the perfect 'North Sea' beach scent, and reminds me of my childhood in Holland, walking down the beach in mid winter. Refreshing and gorgeous. I love beach scents, and there are tropical ones aplenty, so this nordic take would just be perfect for the collection of beaches-in-a-bottle.

I should be all over this, but I can't. It's too expensive for a fragrance that fades so fast, and is barely noticeable. Some suggest to layer it, but that to me defeats the purpose of this scent, which is so great and pure.

If I have extra money falling into my lap (LOL) I will get this, until then it'll be a wish lister

I was lucky enough to get to sample this at a Jo Malone boutique this weekend. The sa's had a tester in the back room. It seemed odd to me that a beachy scent would be released in fall, but now I know why. This is not a summer beach scent. It makes me think of autumn and cooler weather. It's mostly a woody scent on me, with very little sea salt in the beginning. If you've smelled Kiehl's vanilla and cedarwood, this is slightly similar. It's warm and a good scent for cosy days and evenings. Maybe a beach at night with a bonfire? Haha.

Anyway, I want it!!

Wood Sage and Sea Salt was my wedding perfume.

Our wedding was located on a small island on the northern coast of Norway. It was in July, and the weather was typical for the season with grey skies, wind, 12 degrees celsius and foggy mountains. The vegetation was intensely green and the shore salty and wet by waves crashing in. We had our wedding portraits taken on the rocks by the sea, sea spray in our faces and all. Wood Sage and Sea Salt was a perfect choice. I don´t think a pretty rose/pink/fruit classic wedding day perfume would have fitted that moment at all.

Wood Sage and Sea Salt is really close to everything that the shores of the northern sea smells like during summer. Herbal, salty, ocean but not “aqua”, driftwood and seaweed. It is a summer scent, but has absolutely no trace of tropical or beachy stuff. To me it is safe and reminds me of my home.

It´s not long lasting though, as I am sure everyone is aware by now. Does not leave much of a trail either.