[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Jo Malone London is on fire at the moment – another launch arrived last week and this time it’s Amber Labdanum Cologne Intense. My goodness, it’s moody! I’m not so much of an oud fan but there is something about this note arrangement that is really rather sumptuous and enticing. I’m always a sucker for someone wearing Amber Lavender – that floral kick is irresistible in a masculine setting but Amber Labdanum is a level up with bitter orange and vanilla wrapping the amber labdanum.

I’m genuinely not familiar with the roasted oakwood note – I’m not sure I can even pull it out of the line up – but there is a roundedness to this fragrance that makes it so smooth, warm and remarkably sensual. Amber Labdanum Cologne Intense is indeed intense with a rush of everything all at once in the beginning and a lighter and brighter reveal as the wear goes on.

I find it leaning heavily towards traditional masculine fragrances and to be honest, I’d probably find myself heavily leaning into a neck doused in this. You know that somehow almost all men look sexy in black tie? Well, I think we can say that Amber Labdanum is the olfactory tuxedo that will universally super-charge our menfolk and that’s not something to dismiss. A little goes a very long way with Amber Labdanum Cologne Intense – I used the tiniest spray in the crook of my arm and found it lasted the entire day. Not cheap at £164, and in fact, it’s a Harrods exclusive HERE, but as I say, you don’t need much because it’s here for a good time and a long time 🙂