Jo Malone French Lime Blossom Cologne Review

I bought a vial of this and many other Jo Malone perfumes while looking for my signature scent. At first whiff I really loved the fresh small of this fragrance. It is not lime, but rather lime blossom--a refreshing, green floral with a hint of powder. Unfortunately, twenty minutes in, this smell turns to green dish detergent on me--a simple, soapy scent.

I have, however, found that layered with another Jo Malone fragrance, Wild Fig and Cassis, this makes a lovely, crisp scent with enough depth to make it interesting (and not detergent smelling). Unfortunately, after wearing this combination for about a week, I started getting headaches from it, as I do from many fragrances. Not really a big loss though as a full 30 ml bottle of a Jo Malone costs fifty-five dollars and the 100 ml is one-hundred dollars. While I like this scent combination, I'm not quite ready to lay down $110-$200 for it, especially since it makes me sick.