In the spirit of the current climate, a collection with calming lavender is a welcome dose of normality in a funny old world. The new limited edition Jo Malone Lavender Collection 2020 is on sale now and features one particular brand new-to-the-brand product.

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The collection features a trio of 30ml fragrances, each with lavender notes combined with other scents to give them each a new twist. Then there’s the brand new Pillow Mist – a first for Jo Malone. Plus the reed diffuser, room spray and candle. So you can really surround yourself with lavender and wear it too.

I have two of the 30ml fragrances to share with you today. The Wisteria and Lavender Cologne and the Silver Birch and Lavender Cologne. Each bottle has a touch of lilac to it, on both the lid and the base – a colour that reflects through the glass so it’s subtle yet noticeable.
Jo Malone London Wisteria & Lavender

In all honesty, I didn’t anticipate that I would like this as much as I do. I had a feeling it would be more intensely floral than it is. It’s not at all, it’s way more soft and powdery than heady floral. Musk notes keeping it from smelling floral or intensely lavender. It’s just a smidge of sweet in there too.

I’m actually struggling to pin point what it is like or how to compare it. It’s one that has to be tried to really get what I mean. But it’s a modern take on Lav...