English Pear & Freesia
The 100ml is the size to buy if you already know you like it, and Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia Eau de Cologne 100ml gets through faster than a stronger fragrance would, which is the honest argument for the bigger bottle. Pear leads and it is the reason the scent exists. It is crisp and slightly textured, more like the flesh of the fruit than a sweet, with melon beside it adding a cool, watery softness. Nothing about the opening is heavy.
Freesia takes over, green and faintly peppery, and rose fills the space behind it with a rounder floral sweetness. The base is where the longevity comes from: musk for softness, patchouli for a quiet earthiness, amber for a dry warmth. None of the three announces itself and all three are needed.
Christine Nagel composed it in 2010. Being a cologne it carries less oil than an eau de parfum, so expect three or four hours of close, undemanding wear, and expect to spray generously, which a 100ml bottle permits. The house intends its scents to be worn over one another, and this one layers easily. It reads feminine, works best in spring and autumn, and is mild enough for offices, lunches and daily use. It is also the easiest scent here to buy for somebody else, since almost nobody actively dislikes it, which is both its strength and the reason a few people find it dull.
The company grew out of one shop in Chelsea, on Walton Street, which the perfumer whose name it carries opened in October 1994. Single idea colognes designed to be worn over one another, in cream and black, made its reputation, and Estee Lauder has owned it since 1999. Peony and Blush Suede and Wood Sage and Sea Salt are the other names most people know.
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