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Lime Basil & Mandarin
Jo Malone London · Eau de Cologne (EDC) · 1999
≈ $170 · 100ml · approx. retail
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Jo Malone's breakout signature and still the house's best-known scent, a sparkling burst of lime and mandarin cut with peppery basil over a soft, mossy vetiver base. Endlessly reformulated and imitated, it defined the entire genre of understated, unisex "cologne" fragrances in the 2000s.
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