Dark Amber & Ginger Lily
Perfumer: Andrea Lupo
348 ratings
From your scent profile
Jo Malone Dark Amber & Ginger Lily is a women's fragrance that sets the spicy warmth of ginger and black cardamom against a floral heart and a black amber base.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 271 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
82% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Creamy
- Resinous
What does Dark Amber & Ginger Lily smell like?
Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin. Most voters suggest fall and winter, with spring not far behind. Evening, leisure and daily wear get almost equal support. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair number find it masculine.
It opens with black cardamom, pink pepper and ginger, which give a spicy lift. The heart of jasmine, rose, orchid and water lily turns floral and creamy. In the base, frankincense, patchouli, leather, sandalwood and black amber settle into a resinous, smoky, sweet warmth.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Black cardamom
- Pink pepper
- Ginger
First hours
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Orchid
Towards evening
- Frankincense
- Patchouli
- Leather
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 34%Autumn
- 27%Winter
- 25%Spring
- 14%Summer
- Evening22%
- Casual21%
- Daytime20%
- Nighttime18%
- Office17%
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