Excited about Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise

I know - I'm excited about a lot of things at the moment. Autumn is definitely my season - I love the colours and the clothes and the fact that it's not too hot or too cold. It's also a good season for a fragrance launch - heat ruins many perfumes, and it's in time for winter and the perfume-selling motherload that is Christmas.

I love Jo Malone (you may have already guessed) and I'm very excited about the upcoming (September) launch of the new Vanilla & Anise fragrance. I'll be buying this as soon as it is available; I like Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille but like many SL I do find it quite strong and a little cloying sometimes.

JM Vanilla & Anise is inspired by the blossoming of the rare Madagascan Vanilla Orchid. The component notes are bergamot, neroli and star anise, frangipani, vetiver, white amber, a hint of clover and of course, vanilla.

I think, from the notes, that JM Vanilla & Anise might work well with:

Grapefruit (but then, everything does. Grapefruit is a beautiful combiner.)

Vetyver (this is a clean and clear vetiver; a very wearable spice scent.)

Blue Agava & Cacao (this is a very comforting smell, like skin-but-better. I wore it last winter with Pomegranate Noir and adored it.)

I also think it would do quite well with Pomegranate Noir, but the Pomegranate Noir might be the dominant fragrance in that combination. I can't wait to have a play at the Jo Malone counter, and I'll be interested to see what combinations the brand itself recommends.