Dark Amber and Ginger Lily Jo Malone for women

This is one of the great night fragrance. Personally, if I wear in daytime it'll too strong but if in the evening or nightime it's so perfect. You can spray before go out dancing or calm your senses at home. Worth for my money. Beautiful and peaceful fragrance. I just got it yesterday .

@lizzy I dunno about the story but I know that at theperfumedcourt you may order decants (i.e. larger samples than 1 ml) of many many perfumes and in almost any size you like.

I fell in love with this fragrance yesterday after not really being all that impressed with Jo Malone, oh but it's soooo expensive i fear we may never be together :0( especially seeing as how they don't have the small bottle, large one only and after I asked I was informed they don't make the small bottle in that even though people here seemed to have gotten hold of one?? any one know what the story is??? please help people!

Nice light day/office fragrance with ginger and cardamom at the opening. Water lily is composed here very beautifully balancing between aquatic and spicy tones. There is light woody accord from the beginning till the dry down. It could easily be unisex scent for warmer seasons, maybe spring or autumn even the fragrance itself is cold and fresh (not too sweet and it is a big plus) on my skin. Longevity is good (5 hours) and sillage is wonderful. The color of the bottle may be misleading. There is nothing dark and deep in this scent.

This is an excellent oriental woody. The ginger opening is spicy and fresh and the incense accord swirls in with a touch of cardamom soon, making it seem quite eastern indeed. The black amber takes a while to make an appearance and when it does puts a softening haze on the opening spiciness. I do get a hint of leather as it dries down and this is very woody smelling indeed. I think this is unisex, rather than feminine. Special and different, very nice sillage too.Lasting time not amazing, 4-5 hours, but still worth it imo.

This is dark and woody and spicy in the beginning but soon the spice (ginger & pepper) becomes less pronounced and the fragrance turns softer on my skin. The amber takes a while to warm up and make an appearence, but it's more woody than sweet and powdery like most ambers I've tried; seems the name 'Dark Amber' really fits this one. I believe it makes a good fragrance to wear in the office if you like spicy, woody perfumes but want something soft and unobtrusive at the same time. It actually stays close to the skin after the first hour or so, making it a great skin scent for those like me who like woodier, darker scents but are afraid of their daytime wearability.

I find that some Jo Malone perfumes last very long and are quite strong on me despite being colognes. This one unfortunately isn't one of them. Though the lasting power per se isn't that bad (4-5 hours), after the first hour it's almost impossible to detect unless you put the wrist you've sprayed directly under your nose. However, I find that I have better results if I spray it on my clothes rather than on my skin. That way I get whiffs of it during my whole worktime, but I still like to carry the small bottle in my bag and reaply if necessary.

Fresh cut ginger and liquid amber on contact. As the skin warms this up, the ginger starts to saunter across a dark stage with the spotlight following it all the while.

A nuance of exotic flowers soften the composition somewhat, but remain in the backdrop, never stealing the limelight from the sultry ginger. It's performance starts to become dry, woodsy, and a little peppery, yet clean, with dark amber giving it rich ambient support.

This to me is a lot like Bvlgari Omnia in the brown bottle, however Omnia has a slightly softer, more complex drydown and leans a little more feminine. For me, this is a tough choice as I love the darker woody aspects of Dark Amber and Ginger Lily. I guess I'll just have to get myself a small bottle of this and enjoy both.

Spicy, subtle dark and flowery. I find all Jo Malone perfumes to be light, even the richer ones such as this. This reminds me of far away travels and funnily enough, Dubai is the first place I thought of when smelling this perfume just now (it's currently on my wrists). I think this would suit most people, men and women, but perhaps go for a smaller bottle instead of the bigger one. It's lovely and very exotic but I have a feeling I will get sick of it after a while.

I received the set as a gift and didn't care for it initially. I then thought about the fact that there was a paired set, which is unusual for a Jo Malone scent. I normally don't like to layer but I decided to see if the pair was a message. Combining this with the Lotus Blossom-Water Lily is amazing. The scent is dark and spicy but richly floral, where the two separately are pleasant but not especially impressive. I highly recommend the experiment and the result.

At first, it's a little coconutty and smells like ginger cookies. It smells very nice and nutty. Almost reminds me of Vintage Gardenia by Jo Malone. Later on it becomes more powdery and less ginger is apparent.

Beautiful spiced scent!
It could suit men more than women but it depends on tastes. For me it's more masculin but I could easily wear it in winter. It is well balanced, strong but not overpowering, intriguing and oriental in a clean way. Dark but not sultry.

пробовала в дождливую погоду... хорошая стойкость, на коже выдержал сутки... хочу!

When I've first tried it, it was like a dream. Gorgeous mysterious smell, blowing me away. One week later I've tried it again and I like it so much! On me it's more oriental floral, very feminine, very deep scent. But unfortunately lasts not so long... Though I rather buy it..

This smells yummy on me and is long lasting. I love the ginger and pepper notes and all the notes seem so well blended that it is a joy to sniff from first spray to well after dry down.

I enjoy a good masculine composition made for a women. A good strong ginger/orchid most of the time on me and ends in what I assume is the amber. I'm not a fan of amber yet somehow the total package of notes just makes this a total pleasure to wear. This is too heavy for my body chemistry for daytime even if I wear this on my clothes or hair, more suitable for evening wear all the way until dawn.

Got to try this yesterday, and found that I really liked it. From beginning to end, it smelled beautiful. And despite JM's rep for not lasting long, this lasted quite a long time. I think I would truly appreciate this in the Autumn, as I found it warm and smokey. Not too sweet, not too strong--very nice.

Dark Amber and Ginger Lily is a cheery floral woody amber. In spite of those deep, dark base notes, it comes on softer than the notes would suggest. I find it more suited for daytime/office wear, and it seems very feminine to me, though it could possibly work on the right man, too.

Of the Jo Malone scents I have tried, this has the second-longest persistence, and it really made it through an entire workday pretty well. The orchid note in this one is very distinct. The floral notes grow softer over time, but I could still detect a faint trace of sweet orchid tampering those heavy base notes, right up through the last lingering traces. I don't pick up the leather in this one at all. (To be fair, I am used to "powerhouse" leathers like Azuree or Cabochard or Bandit. If the leather is here, it's obviously more subtle than it is in the aforementioned fragrances.)

Of interest to bargain hunters: I found this scent to be similar to Avon's Chic in Black (or Little Black Dress, for European Avon fans). The scents are not identical, but I have the body cream in Chic in Black, and it layers well and helps extend the scent of Dark Amber and Ginger Lily, at a very economical price.

Lovely, spices incense & amber. perfectly balanced.
Not too sweet, smokey or woody.
This is definately a perfume for a confidant woman. I have a hard time picturing it on a man.
Very similar to TF Black orchid v.d.f.
Dark, mysterious, sexy. I wish I had the bigger bottle allthough it feels quite concentrated and just a couple of sprays makes for a good sillage. A long-lasting attention-grabber

More a man than a woman fragrance! I loved it at the beginning but then it appeared to be too spicy for me.

This is a nice light fragrance. It has a soft woody note to it, with a slight sweet undertone. I would consider this fragrance for everday office wear for both men and women.