45 community ratings

Tobacco & Mandarin

2017UnisexClassic

7.7/ 10

Community score
45 ratings

Jo Malone Tobacco & Mandarin is a unisex scent built from mandarin orange, sage, pipe tobacco and beeswax, pairing a fresh citrus lift with a smoky warmth. It has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 43 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.6 /10

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

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

80% 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

Mandarin orange Sage

Pipe tobacco

Beeswax

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Powdery

What does Tobacco & Mandarin smell like?

The notes read as a single whole rather than in stages: mandarin orange gives a bright, fruity freshness, sage adds a green edge, while pipe tobacco and beeswax sweeten it and pull it towards a powdery, smoky softness. Woody and spicy touches stay in the background.

Longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Voters pick spring, fall and summer in close numbers and choose winter less often. Leisure, daily wear and the office come up most. Masculine and feminine votes are level, so it sits comfortably on either side.