Wood Sage & Sea Salt (Cologne)
Perfumer: Christine Nagel
Votes lean feminine
1,755 ratings
From your scent profile
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt (Cologne) is a fresh, green and aquatic unisex scent that pairs a salty breeze with the calm, lightly woody feel of sage.
Skunky's take: When spring arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 1,527 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
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
89% 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
- Citrus
- Aquatic
- Green
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
Fresh
Citrus
Aquatic
Green
Sweet
Spicy
WoodyWhat does Wood Sage & Sea Salt (Cologne) smell like?
It opens with ambrette seed, moves into sea salt and mineral notes at the heart, and settles on sage. Citrus and a touch of sweetness soften it, while the spicy and woody sides stay in the background and give it a light dryness.
Longevity is moderate and sillage weak, so it sits close to the skin and stays quiet. Most voters pick summer and spring, and daily wear, leisure and the office lead the occasions. Feminine and masculine votes are close, so it reads as in between. Two perfumes with a close profile are The Dua Brand Herbs & Sea Salt and Tomas Arsov Sage | Seaweed | Salt.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Ambrette seed
First hours
- Sea salt
- Mineral notes
Towards evening
- Sage
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 42%Summer
- 37%Spring
- 16%Autumn
- 6%Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter- Daytime28%
- Casual26%
- Office22%
- Sport15%
- Evening5%
- Nighttime4%
Least picked for nights out.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
74% matchHerbs & Sea Salt
The Dua Brand · 2020
60% matchSaline
Grace' Routine · 2026
49% matchSage | Seaweed | Salt
Tomas Arsov
47% matchPacific Blue
Parfums Vintage · 2022
44% matchSalty Breeze
Autobiography · 2024
40% matchEau des Merveilles Bleue
Hermès · 2017
Black Caviar
Electimuss · 2013
Salina
Laboratorio Olfattivo · 2013
Comparisons
Dupes
- Muscent N007
Parfumedia compilation
- Dossier Woody Sage
Stated by the maker
- Dossier Woody Sage (Extreme)
Stated by the maker
- Oakcha Sand Crystal
Stated by the maker
- Zara Ebony Wood
Several independent sources
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Last updated: October 26, 2026