29 community ratings

Melancholy Thistle

Name: Melancholy Thistle
Brand: Jo Malone

Perfumer: Anne Flipo

2023UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.3/ 10

Community score
29 ratings

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Jo Malone Melancholy Thistle is a fresh, green unisex scent built around thistle, ivy and coolwood, and it has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 22 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.4 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

72% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Thistle

Heart notesfirst few hours

Ivy

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Coolwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Green
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Fougère

What does Melancholy Thistle smell like?

It opens on thistle, moves to ivy in the heart and settles on coolwood at the base. The result reads green and fresh, with a dry, woody and slightly spicy backdrop. Synthetic and fougère accords round it out, giving a cool, unsweet character.

Longevity and sillage are moderate, and most voters place it in spring and summer. It leans towards leisure, daily wear and the office. Feminine and masculine votes are almost even, so it doesn't pull clearly to one gender. Demeter Fragrance Library Ivy (Cologne) and Berdoues 1902 - Lierre & Bois have a close profile.