Red Roses

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Red Roses

Jo Malone London · Eau de Cologne (EDC) · 2001

≈ $170 · 100ml · approx. retail

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A clean, green-tinged rose built on Bulgarian rose absolute cut with mint and violet leaf, finished with an unusual waxy beeswax base rather than sweet musk. It's one of the house's earliest and most straightforward single-flower colognes, prized for its simplicity.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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