French Lime Blossom Jo Malone London for women

This scent is waaay too green in my opinion. Just felt like a blade of grass. Dumped it.

Love this. A bit overpowering in the beginning, I find this lasts over 8 hours for me, lovely at night I wear it all year round

French Lime Blossom Jo Malone London
(90 usd, 100 ml. Tester, BA6)

I acquired this bottle from 2016 since July 2023.
My palette didn’t develop as much as now.
French blossom was borderline declutter so many time but I hang on to it..

I compare this to another one “ le Chèvrefeuille” by goutal; sweet honey suckle fragrance with juicy nuance. To die, for.

I wish I know one thing before that “French Lime Blossom” not actually white flower family even it has the word “lime” actually it belongs to yellow floral family. If this fragrance calls Linden blossom and it would make much more sense from the get go.

Each of yellow floral has it owns property. As far as I know. Mimosa is powdery, Ylang is buttery.
Both are bright and warm to the degree.

Linden blossom, actually glimpse more like Mimosa but less powdery more pollen like.

French Lime Blossom (for short : FLB) as her original creation, Even it easy to understand, it has depth to certain degree. The structure of FLB is truly floral green fragrance. The glass like-taragon are hinting at Galbanum. Floral aspect of Linden pushing by other floral support. The scent is mildly aromatic (herbaceous).

Everything was pause by beewaxs which is wax like. This aspect either reminds Soapy or Waxy. Maybe in way you perceive the scent.

I never really smell Linden in my life but ad describe from other people. The smell should spread in the air therefore the scent may not as dew/juicy as small floral from white floral family.

I would says FLB is slightly vintage and older demographic would highly appreciate the fragrance that not too loud, as you know vintage wearer with beautiful norm. It has certain amount of powderiness, floral-dominant. Truly thankful to Linden support. The profile certainly link with older dna of fragrance. It that green genre but less complicate, more floral support. The concept must truly ahead of its time in 1995.

However, I can totally see FLB can be discontinued because it will not be able to please any younger audience with associations of green scent with grandma.
It is the world of amber now. This natural creation are disappearing from the market.

FLR need certain experience to be appreciate.
That’s why FLR have cult follower. The brand may says yeah but you can also use (Wild bluebell and etc). but narcotics yellow blossom fragrance like this will only be answer to certain user only.

I wish Jo Malone carry on the scent like Chanel doing with No.5 and COCO.

Score : unscoreable (for me I enjoy as 7/10)
Projection : Low
Longevity: Moderate
Classification : Femme
Summary : The forgotten yellow blossom.

Extension 1 :

I love to layer this with Starlit Mandarin & Honey. Which is coumarin rich with citrus undertone.
I becomes more honeyed, with linden support and green note is much pushing back. I bring scent a bit more modern scale but with fresh tint that I adore.

I whish the beeswaxnote wasn't included at all. Gives a cloying sweet note on my skin, that I don't like.
Love Lime Linden blossom and wanted it to shine more in this scent.
Nice scent but not a favourite for me.

This fragrance opens with a bright burst of green and freshness. I first smell the herbal side of the punch of green notes. That must be the petitgrain. You can smell a hint of lime, but closer to the rind...the sharp tart bitter side. Then as it dries down, that's were you experience more of the floral notes: white flower and it turns clean soapy and soft. Like doing your laundry and smelling a lime at times. It's beautiful and unlike any other citrus fragrances I own. It is softer and soapier and has elegance. I love to combine this with other florals and citrus from JML, like orange blossom, earl grey and cucumber, peony blush suede, and even tuberose angelica body creme. It is in the archive collection online, so it was purchase untried, but I do not regret it at all. It's a wonderful addition to my JML collection and fragrance pairing -that I enjoy thoroughly. i love the suggestions with Oud and Bergamot I can see what you mean and can't wait to try that.

Not a review but I see a lot of people looking for the lime scent or the lime fruit blossom scent... French lime blossom is linden and linden does not produce an edible lime fruit. It's a totally different tree.The most common way of consuming linden is in tea, from the dry blossoms. So no it won't smell like limes but it really does smell like linden (tilleul in French).

Very nice scent, not what one would expect when hearing the word ‘lime’, it is a light floral rather than a citrus or fruity smell, quite delicate and cheerful. And I agree with Jole_pinoy paired with Oud & Bergamont, this becomes a signature scent - very nice indeed.

High end resort soap fragrance (a clean, floral/soap rather than fresh soap). Linear. It doesn't read sexy or interesting or deep, its soap. Projection & sillage bowled me over for three hours and then it faded. For the first hour, it dominates my surroundings, announcing my arrival a good 30 seconds before i waltz into a room- hello woman with soapy floral coming through....It wears me rather than the other way around. As a result, I'll pass on this soap.

Layering it with Oud & Bergamot is phenomenal.

I have been on the hunt for a linden (lime blossom) fragrance that would remind me of the linden tree lined streets of Eastern Europe in the late Spring- Early Summer. This one is it! The linden scent is very accurate and realistic. Mixed
with the green & floral notes, it really evokes the feeling/memories I was looking for. However, it turns out that I don't actually want to smell like that. I'd love this as a linen or room spray - or maybe even a candle - but I'm not a huge fan of it as a wearable fragrance. I'll keep it in my collection, but only for the feelings the fragrance evokes, not because I love wearing it.

I don't think it's just me who feels this way, but much like how orange blossoms smell nothing like oranges, so too is the disparity between the fragrance of the blossom of the lime tree and actual fruit itself. I should also note that lime blossom smells nothing like orange blossom! Just using it for an example, I guess. Though like I said, I'm pretty sure that's how most people feel, so I don't mean to offer that opinion like I'm the first person to ever come to that conclusion. Anyway! We have a small lime tree in our yard and its flowers smell heavenly, but it's a delicate scent that I find elusive of precise description. Jo Malone's version captures it somewhat, the bright charm of a spring breeze, pearlescent morning dew, and sweetly herbaceous green sap encapsulated in in a small, white flower...which if I had to compare it to another blooming thing, I might say honeysuckle. But it's got an extra element of synthetic linen freshness and a note of something that smells like how a mild tingling jolt of static electricity feels, and this gives it a bizarre bionic blossom quality. It is a little odd? Maybe. Do I love it? Also maybe.

I used to have a full bottle of this and took years to be able to finish it, as contrary to other comments, this comes off as quite strong on me with a lot of longevity and sillage.
Even gave me a headache few times so had to decrease wearing it.
Fresh citrusy floral but doesn’t suit me much.

6/10

Upon spraying, it's a burst of a peppery-citrus scent. There is a hint of green bitterness to it. The florals then add a softness to the punchy citrus, however the florals aren't particularly interesting.

As with many other Jo Malone fragrances, (looking at you, Wood Sage and Sea Salt) the performance is not good. After an hour and a half I only smell it faintly if I smell my wrist, and the smell devolves into something very boring (the beeswax?) So unlike WS+SS, the scent isn't particularly delicious either.

I don't really know what beeswax is supposed to smell like, but I think I do get it on the dry down, as it seems like that's all that's left- a not sweet, waxy scent if you can call a scent "waxy." The scent is quite linear.

Overall I'm not too fond of it. The performance is poor and the scent isn't particularly amazing to me. Nothing offputting, but just boring.

Fits right in my fave scent wheelhouse. I love first-spring, floral, fresh, creamy-dreamy scents that do not morph into musky-gourmand notes once they settle down. Yeah, I guess you’d say simple linear one-note kind of frags. Part of that is because I’m an RN on an acute unit and I need to keep it simple with smelling clean or it’s too much for my (critically ill) patients. And I work a lot of hours with zero “love” life, so this is it for me - lol. But I digress!

French Lime Blossom on my skin first smells sharp alcohol-like. As it settles after 5 min, it warms into a creamy soft floral. I imagine myself in a light cotton dress, the sun dancing off the waves as a light breeze wafts over me, bringing the scent of floral trees and bushes blooming nearby. To me, it brings me such serene happiness - exactly how I feel when I’m completely relaxed and refreshed without a care in the world. (And makes me realize I need to take a vacation!)

Biggest downer - it’s gone in literally 1 hour. Absolutely zero longevity. Huge negative with the price point it has. One of my all-time faves though as far as scent experience.

Essentially, on my skin, ends up smelling like Men's Lime Shaving Foam, like my dad used back in the day. I wanted to love, but that lime couldn't even make this a like. Darn.

To me this is hyacinth and citrus.No linden blossom whatsoever .Its nice and very spring like but that’s all about it.Reminds me of Diorissimo.

Yes I'm a guy and yes I wear French Lime Blossom.... Ooops

This is the best after a shower on a hot day. Throw some MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 on top.

Very beautiful sweet scent of linden blossom. I would like to get full size of this. In childhood each summer we had to collect linden blossom, the tea is epic when you have a cold. That scent is warm and honey-ed. This is the nicest try to remake the nature scent.

It smells like a luxurious soap. It makes you feel fresh and clean. The sillage is quite weak and longevity is moderate.

If this scent came in a bar of soap I'd totally stock up on them. Lovely clean soapy floral, though it did smell like sunscreen at first.

On me it also momentarily reminds me of Tom Ford Soleil Blanc. Sunscreeny lime scent.

Much to my surprise, this one quickly morphs into a honeysuckle scent on me. I like the scent, but I wish the lime would have hung around for a longer visit. It faded in less than 5 minutes. Rats.

Sprayed with French Lime Blossom Cologne at 13:30 and it completely vanished at 17:00. I'm not dissapointed by the lasting power because as an Eau de Cologne you can't expect much, but three hours are very good perforance for this EDC.
Stays close to the skin all the time, so this truly is for the ones who don't want to announce their presence with their perfume.

The scent has a vintage vibe, a faint memory of the perfumes of the past, which is a plus. Definitely a scent of grooming. After a vague opening, it truly develops imto a beautiful, luminous and rather simplistic linden blossom, it is clear linden blossom. It is green, powdery, strachy maybe. No sweetness. Reminds me of the structure of Diorissimo Dior, the latest editions. I smell white musk instead of beeswax.

A yes from me

Generally, I dislike florals and prefer woodsy, incensed-based, relatively austere fragrances. That said, I will never be without French Lime Blossom.

I can't claim it's revolutionary, but it is crisp, clean, and beautiful. Initial application is a delicate floral scent evoking spring. On clothes the floral scent is retained for far longer than on skin: it's still clearly discernible 24 hours after a spray. Eventually it naturally succumbs to a soapy - if expensive soapy - smell.

For me, I find this inexplicably comforting. It reminds me of a Mom, in the oddest way. In keeping with that; when I'm grumpy at the prospect of another 5 hour airline experience, I spray this to soothe me during the flight. When I wake up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, I make some tea, spray French Lime Blossom, and curl back up in bed.

Sexy? No. But it'll be what I wear Christmas day, surrounded by family. I believe I have my holy grail for a clean fragrance.

I haven't smelled linden/lime blossom. Although I've smelled a few fragrances that showcases the flower itself, including this and tilia codorata by acca kappa. Comparing to acca kappa's; they both smell the similar but, that one has a VERY interesting green, moist, mossy scent with it. This one is a tad biiit sweeter, This one doesn't have that mossy green scent at all, but this has a zesty, bright ligtly tart citrus scent, although i'm not sure if that's the lime (pretty sure it is), because I haven't smelled lime before, and I don't often smell it in any other products. It also has a veeery subtle, faint soapyness. When I smell it from a distance; I can smell the very light soapyness, but when I stick my nose to the spot where I sprayed it on my arm; I can detect the zesty ligtly tart citrus note.

8.5/10

I don't see why people characterize this as sweet. It's a clean, cool, refreshing soapy scent. Vert elegantly clean and crisp. I wish it lasted longer though, it's gone after two hours so I keep the mini in my purse.

Super sweet, slightly watery but lovely scent. Reminds me of the sweet pea note often used in modern perfumery to make things 'pink', but it's definitely a pale yellow,if it's a color. Very pretty, but does get sweet on me.

This is a beautiful, delicate floral scent. Unfortunately, it's just not for me. Not my style. The lime burns off in about half an hour, and after that it is just a floral.

The scent is very long-lasting. I get a lot of hours out of this.

i love it, clean, soapy and fresh!
great scent all year round.

Imagine walking along a shady avenue mid afternoon enveloped in all the typical city smells. A sudden breeze delights you with a fleeting scent.Sadly it vanishes before you put your finger on it. The fact this aroma came to you out of nowhere makes it all the more alluring,a gift on the wind.
My relationship with Joe Malone's French Lime Blossom perfume is...complicated. I blame any shortcomings of this scent on my skin chemistry. The opening reminds me of The Body Shop`s Moringa Body Butter. Then something almost deadly comes on bitter and strong. On my skin it reads more citronella than citrus It`s bitter orange or Campari. I am sipping a negroni in the middle of a freshly oiled dirt road. What I suspect was intended to be a bees wax middle is reminiscent of hot asphalt. I also detect an astringent tea flavor along with waxy magnolia. Slowly the poison fades. Floating just above all these dirty secrets is a fragrance so lovely it almost makes me want to cry. This is what Martha Stewart probably wore the day she was indicted. Honestly I don't recall ever smelling a linden tree but it definitely reminds me of the outdoors, not in a deep woodsy way. More like a tree lined street or veranda. Silage is moderate to strong on me. This is a fragrance that wafts up through the air via movement better at a distance than directly on the skin. I'd wager a bank teller or librarian could really rock this. I wish I could wear this scent better. I gave my sample to a friend and on her FLB smells sublime. This would make a knock out signature for a no nonsense iconic women with the right chemistry.

Wifty and way too light in the Jo Malone style. No longevity. Not for me.

I am back having this beauty. This is true linden - not lily of the valley, not tuberose - linden when there is a bit of breeze that rocks the branches of the trees, airy but substantial, delicious!!! But not just that - there is honey, there is rose, there is a bit of citrus. Delight. It is very summery, good in both cool and hot weather. Boat trip down the river Thames to Hampton Court with Pimm's half way in Richmond. I like to spray it on my hair and there is a whiff of fragrance when the wind moves it. My boyfriend likes it too, you know, it may not be sexy but it is lovely and comforting, and very recognisable. Like having a relationship, ok, mock me now:)) But I am back having this beauty...

July 2016 - wearing it today in the Midwest. Temps are in the upper 70°'s. This wears so well on days with higher temps and cooler temps. Fresh, clean. I am wearing the bath oil only and projection, sillage and longevity are high, and it will continue that way into the evening. No need to refresh. The oil is serving me better than the cologne. Fragrance is timeless, casual or dressy. Luv it.

Tested in Bloomingdales today.
Stunning and crisp lime ! I cannot believe it has gotten bad remarks on here!

It's a luxurious perfume, very feminine, fresh, citrus and sour, but I had two problems with it!
1. In the first couple of sprays I was sneezing non stop, which is my permanent problem with only THIS perfume
2. It's extremely expensive for it's longevity. I feel that 34eu per 30ml are too much for a scent that doesn't last longer than 1hr!

it's a pleasant fragrance and i've been complimented for it. but somehow i won't buy it again - while i love citrusy fragrances, i feel this one kind of sits on my skin rather than mingles blends with my natural scent. hence i'm not buying it again, not at that price. but if someone gifts me a bottle, that's another thing (:

I spent a couple of days walking around Hyde Park last week, and i didn't honestly expect to find its heavenly scent in a bottle at the airport upon departure, even though i had heard about Jo Malone's French Lime Blossom. But here it was again, at the duty free store, of all places, the scent of Hyde Park in early July. The scent of my hotel balcony on Queen's Gate in the morning. Thanks, Jo Malone.

What a lovely perfume! My mum had a bottle with a little bit left so I sprayed it on me and I was so surprised by how much I liked the perfume (ordinarily it takes me a while to warm up to a scent). But this is subtle without being boring, and the freshness of the lime is nicely tempered by the warmth of the honey and beeswax. My favourite Jo Malone perfume so far. A bit too expensive for me but it would be worth saving up some money for your own bottle.

Very fresh and springlike. I like the lime blossom but don't like the jasmine with it. If you like lime blossom and jasmine I think you would really like this. When I was a child (early 60s) I always bought my mother these little bath cubes this perfume smells just like one of those little cubes called lily of the valley. I would not buy it because I like more depth in my perfumes but it is beautiful fresh and springlike. I put on one spray and the sillage is not very strong but I do smell it so if you sprayed heavier you would have better silage. Not sure on longevity since I washed it off to try a new sample.

edit - forget what I said about longevity since I scrubbed it off and it is still smell-able

I adore this fragrance. It reminds me of when I was very young (like the other lady said about the Avon product) and honeysuckle. It has lasted on me, whereas some of the other Jo Malone scents have not. I have only the sample and will definitely buy this one. Love it!!

Somehow, French Lime Blossom is too often overlooked, otherwise people might complain less of Jo Malone being "too expensive for what it is". Do yourself a favour and skip the sample strip - spray this one directly on the skin (and while you're at it - spray on English Pear and Freesia on one arm). On the strip it was meh, but on the skin during a sunny day - I was sold! It has a certain "je ne sais quoi". I actually think there is something to this comparison with Paris in the Spring - not in the way it smells necessarily - but in the atmosphere it brings about.

So what does it smell like? The top notes are fresh and dry, but give it time and it will bloom with the warmth of your skin. Its is both powdery and creamy, and unlike most Jo Malone scents, it has great longevity and a moderate sillage. To conclude - its a fresh green tenacious honey scent :).

Beautiful. I'm not a floral perfume person, but I love lime blossom and mimosa. This is a gorgeous lime blossom that's fresh and citrusy, floral, and a tad sweet -- the honey and beeswax add a lovely warm Spring like quality. Much like my other love mimosa, it's the south of France in a bottle. Will probably dig it out this summer.

I purchased samples of this, and like it very much. I love the scent of lime, and it definitely shows in this fragrance. I get a lot of citrus with an underlying sweetness from the florals, but it stays very green at the same time. It's an interesting fragrance, and I'll probably be ordering more!

on me this is so syrupy sweet, it knocks my socks off, and not in a fun way.
it is hard to compare to any other fragrance I have encountered.
I was looking for something a bit cleaner smelling than this, thinking, 'lime blossom, that will be nice,' but maybe it is the beeswax note that makes it feel cloying and heavy.
I will be giving away the samples of this which I got, it has a lot of fans, but is just not my cup of tea.

Since first smelling this some time ago, I have been drawn to this number.

It has always transported me to a beach at dusk. Warmed sand falling away around my feet. The smell of the grass and salt and something sweet that cries 'beach' immediately. FLB has always evoked the beach for me, in a specific, summer touched way.

It's like a very top quality candle scent - so highly aromatic and lingering. It is rejuvenating and light hearted and does remain the same on the skin the whole time. I like that.

It's not unisex in my opinion and very womanly and yet earthy, a little soapy, sandy and sunny.

A fragrance you enjoy.

I had long searched for a fragrance that was solely focused on exposing lime blossom as a major note, not a backdrop. Then I found this!

This scent is very dear to me. I grew up in Europe and my childhood is very reminiscent smelling the great lime blossom in the spring. I now live in North America and though we have scattered linden trees around, they are not as fragrant as what I recall from my childhood.
On a recent trip to Paris during the late spring, I could not get enough of the linden trees scent on every corner I turned, it immediately brought me a couple decades back. Needless to say, I spent a week searching for that exact scent amongst many of the Parisian perfumeries. Jo Malone was by far the winner.

Crisp yet velvety notes of lime blossom, with a very slight speckle of pepper.

This is a true Parisian spring captured in a bottle.

lime-green tea-beeswax soap. not bad. good office scent. inoffensive. i'll use up the sample spray but wouldn't re-buy. it smells a lot like lime green tea. this smells more like green tea than a lot of the musky scents out there that are labeled green tea. this seriously smells like cooled-down hot green tea that has a squirt of lemon/lime in it.

Lime blossom, like orange blossom, is another beautiful scent that designers add citrus to, thereby ruining it. I might like this scent if Jo Malone called it "French Limes." But they call it "French Lime Blossom," and unfortunately, it smells nothing like lime blossoms.

This scent is nice soft floral and soapy. Also that its sillage is not too bad coz i spray on my wrist and its pretty scent always touch my nose. The scent from first to end is quite linear on me and it does the familiar feeling, the familiar scent of a soap in my memory. I keep sniffing my wrist and thinking a soap, a soap, a soap, an unusual soap, the real floral scent soap, the comfy scent and Yahoo, it's Lush's retro collection >> Lily Savon.

In Spring time, dress up femininely, wear this scent and let's take a walk. It's just perfect!

I just had to review this one, because I just recieved it for Christmas. I sampled it many years ago and really liked it. I put it on the back burner though, because it was only available in two stores near me. For some reason, I've been craving it recently. There was something so innocent and nostalgic about it. Then, it dawned on me what it smells like. In the 70's, I had a few of those Avon perfumed pins. They were for kids and had solid perfume in them. This is what French Lime Blossom smells like. Now that I think about it, somebody gave my daughter one, in the late nineties. I think it was a little snow man. It smells like French Lime Blossom too. What a great fragrance memory!!

All I get is fresh, lime-scented soap, like when you first pull the wrapper off and some soapy dust goes up your nose and you cough and sneeze. That's what this is like on the opening. It eases out into a linear, clean scent, but it's not for me.

I usually like the smell of lime or linden blossom, but to me, this doesn't smell much like either. I get a hint of lime underneath an overpoweringly sweet smell of litsea. Most of Jo Malone' s fragrances smell soapy to me and this is no exception. I'm glad I only have a sample size of this fragrance. If you like sweet florals, you'll probably like this. If you are looking for a true linden blossom or lime blossom scent I would recommend Demeter.

A very nice and realistic green floral. Pure and clean aromatic linden blossom with very little sweetness as far as I can detect. Dry and cold in the very best way possible. I find this to be a light fragrance, very enjoyable and non-offensive.I would definitely enjoy it on those around me, but don't quite know yet if this is the one for me personally.

Of the Jo Malone fragrances I'm sorry to say that this is now my least favourite. I bought a small bottle last year along with Wild Fig and Cassis - they were a actually a very good combination. But I found I used up the Wild Fig and Cassis twice as fast and the French Lime Blossom was not the same on its own. I found it too floral and soapy - it made me sneeze! I ended up giving it away.

A very pretty, flowery fragrance which my husband loves.
It's a bit light for me & doesn't seem to last long.
Of course all Jo Malone's fragrances can be 'mixed & matched' to create your own unique fragrance. How clever!

Lovely interpretation of linden. On my nose, it's a delicate, yet refreshing floral on a base of very expensive French-milled soap.

If anyone is considering purchasing this fragrance and you absolutely love linden blossoms and honeysuckle as previous reviewers have mentioned then you will truly fall in love with this fragrance for spring! However, I want to mention that I was shocked by the inflated prices for this perfume in the ads below-please don't forget to do your homework and shop around for the best price. I paid $110.00 for the 3.4 oz. size at a very high end department store online. If you want to keep an extra $40.00 or 50.00 in your pocket don't be fooled by all of the online shopping "deals"!!!

I think that this fragrance is the best by Jo Malone!

The linden blossom note in it is gorgeous!!! Only this note opens absolutely wonderful and leading only in the warm or hot weather.

I wish only there was less even not the lily-of-the-valley, but petitgrane. It even makes me sneezing(

This fragrance is very elegant. Light, but intensive.

I love it because of the natural smelling linden blossom! Fantastic!!!

This is my first (and maybe last) Jo Malone perfume. I'm very disappointed. When i spray this perfume i start to feel ill and begin sneezing. I believe i'm allergic to it. This is the only time this happenned to me with a perfume.

Now, about the scent itself well i expected some citrusy notes, someting invigorating, but got something too floral and too soapy instead. Again, a big disappointment.

I'm a HUGE linden fan and generally like Jo Malone fragrances.
This just didn't work for me. At all. All I got was soap. Pure and simple.
SOAP ! i was so excited by the great reviews here of an authentic linden based perfume but it just wasn't meant to be. Glad that others have found something devine but on my chemistry this was pure cheap clean soap. smelt every half hour for several hours and no change or progression. Boy am I glad I didn't blind buy.

First impression – you are eating honeycomb sitting under a flowering linden tree. Sweet scent, but not cloyingly. After first notes die down, citrusy notes start creeping out – its crispy freshness interrupts sweetness and substitutes honey. At this point all the concoction smells a bit like shampoo. After a short while what you have is again a dreamy linden scent – perfect for summer evenings or spring outings. Somehow I can’t quite see myself wanting to wear this in colder months, for its very crispiness doesn’t suit cold at all. For me it’s a perfect perfume for warm weather. Very intimate, stays close to the skin: after an hour only a whiff was left.

French Lime Blossom is one of the more popular scents from Jo Malone's line, and I can see why. It's very feminine and pretty.

Some consider Jo Malone fragrances overrated or just plain boring, yet I personally enjoy them for all their simplicity and sophistication. A complex scent is not always a good one. French Lime Blossom is a lovely fragrance from beginning to end.

This fragrance for me, captures the scent of Spring in a bottle. It's green, dewy, delicate and flowery on the skin. French Lime Blossom also has a slightly clean and crisp feel, which makes it rather inoffensive.

This scent is very versatile, something that could be worn either on a lazy Sunday with jeans and a t-shirt, or used as the finishing touch when wearing formal attire. I think it's also an easy scent to fall in love with.

The lasting strength isn't overly wonderful, but then again, expectations shouldn't be too high in regards to cologne concentrations. Although these fragrances are intended to be layered, I think the house of Jo Malone would have a far better reputation if they released all their scents as EDPs.

Other than a dominant lime blossom accord, lily of the valley, bergamot and petit grain also tend to shine through quite strongly in this composition. The only advice I give for those of you that wish to test this fragrance; keep in mind that the composition is predominately lime blossom, which means it's a floral. There are too many reviews complaining over a lack of juicy and sweet lime accords, and I think they're being a little misled by the name, even though it says it clearly enough. Think flowery, not fruity.

A really pretty fragrance. On me, the initial notes are floral and then the pefume becomes almost doughy but is saved by the zesty notes of the lime. It's light and refreshing, with moderate sillage and very good longevity.

My first experience with a Jo Malone fragrance, and it is a positive one. Definitely a pleasing, spring-time green tree blossom floral with staying power. I grew up in the Midwest and though we did not have lime trees there, upon the first whiff I was transported somewhere back in memory. For me, the strong evocative experience of the cologne was actually more significant than the fragrance itself--organic and true.

This is not at all what I anticipated and I have to say it is far too sweet and heavy for me. It is very fresh and I can smell lily of the valley. It almost seems a little old fashioned to me. Have deduced that I'm not a floral person anymore, well not in the World according to Jo Malone anyway. I still wait to find my perfect JM scent

This has to be my favorite scent when I marry it with Jo Malone Vintage Gardenia. It is beautiful by itself too. Just love it love it love it.

I absolutely love this scent! I usually don't like perfumes that are as green as this, but although the floral is subtle to my nose, it seems somehow to be perfectly balanced with the green.

For me it starts with a rush of freshly cut grass; then the florals start to emerge, not separate, but beautifully part of the whole, lovely linden blossom and jasmine.

This scent stays fresh and lovely on me for a long time. An absolute favourite.

To me this smells like Annick Goutal Eau du Ciel but softer and sweeter. It is just beautiful. In Bilbao in spring time we have linden trees bloosoming and it feels like carrying all the flowers with you. It is uplifting and romantic for the office and for a date.

I adore this- on other people! When my friend wears it, it's a delicious summer garden (no, whilst sitting in her garden one evening, people actually mistook this for the "wonderful scent" of the flowers- she & I knew better!) Alas, nobody compliments me when I wear it,funny how the same fragrance alters on the individual. Which is why reviews can guide but they can't guarantee fragrance heaven!

Makes me feel sunny, even on a cloudy day. As a cologne, it lasts longer than expected. My new favorite. Accidentally and surprisingly found out the aroma is enhanced when I spray it on after using Burt's Bees baby lotion (I have little ones) as it has a natural honey/beeswax fragrance.

it has a little of the bitter scent of orange blossoms but faint by comparison. soapy. good if you want to smell like you've showered without having done so. Shares the same spirit as Infusion d'Iris.

This is a great fresh as the real thing fragrance. A burst of dry linden blossom in the opening, like on a sunny day, with a hint of bergamot making it even fresher. The tarragon quickly makes an appearance on me, giving it an almost tea like scent and a soft powdery rose note melts it into the dry down. This is a real clean linen scent. Excellent sillage too, with good staying power, particularly for a cologne.

I love linden, and this cologne is one of my favorite renditions of the scent. Unlike many other linden fragrances French Lime Blossom is a full-bodied, heady floral, devoid of airy lightness, or honeyed undertones. French Lime Blossom can be as sharp and shrieking as the boldest of tuberoses, and it can give me a terrible headache. But it smells so beautiful, I can't resist it. When I wear this, I lightly spray the back of my knees, and occasionally I'm brave enough to put it, very, very lightly, on my wrists. Any place closer to my nose is just too much. This is a must-have for linden lovers, because its so true to the flowers.

Wonderful floral green fragrance, reminds me of my childhood, walking in the evening with my parents on a street with blooming linden trees. The scent was intoxicating and beautiful, and sometimes we'd make tea out of the flagrant flowers.
This is a very simple scent, yet so natural and lovely.
It is all that I imagined Eau du ciel from A. Goutal to be! Actually they are very similar, except that that one turned a bit soapy on my skin, which I didn't like, hence I swapped it, while this one is waxy and smooth.
I like it so much, even though I don't wear it often! Oh, by the way, the silage is fantastic while it lasts, and so is lasting power . But really worth trying, if you are a fan of linden. Excellent quality.

This fragrance is beautiful. The smell is very unique- a very atypical floral fragrance, and it is never overpowering. It's very fresh and green and is a perfect summer fragrance. The longevity on this perfume is outstanding; I actually flew from the east coast of the US to Sydney, Australia and I could still smell it well on my wrist when I landed in Sydney! Definitely one of my favorite perfumes...

Lovely warmly sweet linden floral- in the nice way it has of intensifying with heat and activity, it reminds me a bit of Poeme and SL's Fleurs d'Oranger-

try it!

love this fragrance! It smells exactly like its name says: french lime blossom. It is light and can be worn for any occasion.

It is a unique fragrance. I was surprised that I would like it. I did not want to smell like a lime, but I got a free sample. It smelled refreshing/semi (mildly) similar to light blue by D & G. The die down was a bit musky, beesy...It has an interesting base which has decent silage. I like trying new things. It is unique.

This perfume takes a little while to settle on your skin. It's more complex than the name suggests, delicately unweaving it's various notes as time goes on. Honeysuckle is the first word that comes to mind. I'm a big fan of the Jo Malone range, each scent very pure and usually summery. Light and strong all at once. French Lime Blossom evokes images of picnics and white cotton dresses. It's fresh and syrupy. Not something I want to wear every day but it's an elegant summer/spring fragrance.

Hmmmm...a beeswax base? Interesting, or weird?

Anyway, I do love this scent. It captures linden blossoms so well. It's the perfect fragrance to wear when you get out of the shower and don't want to wear "perfume," but you also feel that you need to spray SOMETHING on or you won't feel quite right. This will keep you smelling like some kind of sweet, floral, moisture-rich, milky soap all day long.

Walking under lime trees in June, in Europe...heaven, reminds me of childhood and being a student! I love it!

I absolutely love this. I tried it as a sample and then was able to purchase an ounce on e-bay for a reasonable price. It smells deliciously of lime blossom with hint of peppery essence. It also is long lasting on me. It would be nice to have the body cream, too.

I love this, its floral but not sickly, light but gets you noticed, it makes me happier to spray it.

This a a versatile cologne - great on it's own especially in spring and summer since it is fresh, green, and above all floral. The jasmine and rose dominate - lily of the valley can be detected but the spice (says tarragon but smells more peppery to me) keeps the whole mix from getting too cloying. I sampled the cologne but bought the body creme. This creme is very emollient and one of the best perfumed ones I have tried. I don't find it as overpowering as Jo Malone's Orange Blossom creme.

I like this combined with Nutmeg and Ginger to highlight the spiciness or with Black Vetyver Cafe for something different but yummy.