Wild Fig & Cassis Jo Malone London for women and men

A nice fig scent. I have a collection of fig scents, and this seems to combine DNA facets of many of them, while distinguishing itself somewhat in the genre. It is quite green due to its grass, pine, and cassis notes, and maybe a bit astringently so. But never unpleasantly so, especially mixed with the milky fruitiness. While it is the quality of its greeness that distinguishes it, particularly due to its grass note, it is different than Dior Dune Pour Homme. Dune has that astringent bitter moist green of the interior of a fig tree limb or twig, and lacks the milky fruitiness of Wild Fig & Cassis. This is worth adding a full bottle to my growing fig scent collection.

This reminds me of a hike through a meadow in late June, when plants are developing more pungent scents in the summer heat. At first, I really disliked it, but I have become fascinated with the interplay of the notes as I have worn it more. It is beautiful layered over Vanilla Musk by Coty.

Anyone sad that this got discontinued, you can get a clone from Eden Perfumes :)

I’ve been collecting perfumes for 9 months and almost a connoisseur by now. Something I’ve been doing frequently is noticing similar notes or accord profiles between different brands and comparing slight differences and overall quality to optimize my selections. I’ve noticed that this has a similar profile to Purple Fig by Vilhelm Parfumerie, which also envelops fig in a woody and pine tree musk but the fig in this is much more luscious and jammy.

I recently got a 10ml decant and have tried it a few times. It's underwhelming so far. Opens with a burst of green that reminds me of unripe bananas. Actually, it kind of smells like Diptyque's Figuier candle (which is not at all like their Philosykos fig). Green bananas for days. However, the astringent quality of WF&C is tempered by implied florals as it settles. Lasts about 2-3 hours. On the whole, it's not unpleasant but I'm going to save the rest of the decant for warmer weather because I think the floral aspect will come out more then.

One of the most comforting, clean-floral-musk dry-downs. The scent itself is juicy, slightly jammy and the fig note is a clean, green one. Thankfully this is missing that sickly coconutty nuance many cheap fig scents have that devour all other notes. As such, this is perfectly unisex. The dry down is SO cosy and musky I almost don’t care that it projects so little (as with all of Jo Malone) because sometimes a quiet, intimate scent is better in certain situations, like family time at home on a Sunday. I’m sad it’s discontinued as there are few other fig scents as pleasant as this in my opinion.

This smells intriguing and earthy but seems to give me a sinus infection if I wear it enough and have sensitized to something in this one. Pretty sure its an allergic reaction to the overwhelming grass notes as the florals in here I have in other fragrances that don't do the same thing to me. I wore this mostly in the summer and it projected with good sillage. I think it needs more fig and less grass. I distinctly recognized this on someone at the mall and it projected at least 6-10 feet on them, overwhelmed my senses, and choked me out.

I was unsure about this one at first, but the more I wear it, the more I like it. I get the softly sweet fig and wet grass scent immediately, but there is also a very sharp, leafy bitterness (I assume that's the cassis). I don't mind a little bitterness here and there, but this is quite strong and soapy, even detergent-y. Something about it also reminds me of going to the pool as a kid, but I can't put my finger on it - does it remind me vaguely of chlorine? Did the soaps in the showers there smell like this? Was it the cypress bushes I sat next to on my towel during the adult swims? I don't know, but I get the same scent memory from Hermes Un Jardin en Mediterranee. Anyway, once the fragrance settles down on the skin, I get more of the pine coming through and the scent moves away from soap and more towards refreshing-nature-walk-in-the-forest, and that's when I really start to love it. This is one of the few scents my partner has commented on positively ("it smells good in here" minutes after spraying). It leans *slightly* masculine, but like most Jo Malones, it's authentically botanical enough that it can go either way. Unfortunately they don't sell this scent in a 30ml and I have yet to see it in a sample pack or on a discount site, so the only way to get it is to go whole hog and buy the 100ml. Frustrating.

I am so happy this blind buy is amazing! Wow... it is the perfect woody, natural signature scent that is inoffensive. The initial spray is very grassy, like wet grass. Eventually the fig and hyacinth comes and gives it this beautiful creaminess note that I want to keep smelling. I can see myself wearing this all year round, but I think the earthy notes will be really nice in the fall time. As most people mention, the lasting power is poor, but on some areas of my body it does stay on longer. I work in an office where we are not suppose to wear fragrances, however I can get away with this one as no one can smell it but me. If you are a woodsy, nature loving kind of person, this scent is for you! Also, no headache inducing whatsoever, perfect for those like me who get headaches. This is my favourite scent ever, and I can't wait to try more Jo Malone products..

This is a great fig fragrance. I blind bought this and it was exactly as I had hoped it would smell. I make soaps, and this smells like a fragrance oil I have called 'green fig' which I also absolutely love and was hoping so hard this would be similar. It is indeed fresh and green. Not at all like a fig jam, or a syrupy overripe fig. I smell no cassis. I don't get the grass smell that others do, thankfully because I do not like the scent of grass. Definitely a unisex offering.

To me, this was nothing like Diptyque's philosykos which smelled coconuty and heady, to the point of giving me a headache and I had to scrub off. I wouldn't write this one off if you don't like philosykos, but are still intrigued by fig.

Longevity on this one is poor for me, I get maybe 3-4 hours. Still happy to have it because I haven't smelled anything else like it apart from my fragrance oil from soaping.

Hyper green, grassy and almost caustic somehow. If you like greens, if you like fig scents - give this a try. But remember that there is no milkiness of a fig here. Nada.

A great fig fragrance if you are into it. I find fig to be a scent that is "different" from normal fragrances. It's very green and fresh but not so much that it's too much. I also have Philosykos by Diptyque and they are similar fig fragrances. I find Philosykos to perform much better, but I prefer the smell of the Jo Malone one.

I have 4 Jo Malone fragrances, one of which is an intense version. They are all very faint and fade quickly, which is frustrating. I had the same issue with Wood Sage and Sea Salt. The scents are nice but fade to nothing. After about an hour my mother couldn't smell anything on me and she was within arms distance. She only smelled me faintly with her nose up against my arm. Now, it's been a bit more than 3 hours and I can barely smell it on my arm. I also sprayed a couple of spritzes on my clothing and I can't smell anything now. I don't think I will spend the money on JM fragrances anymore- they are nice and many of them unique but it's not worth it if they don't perform at all.

Finding this to be hyper-green and eminently soapy in the opening.

This would be a complete turn-off if not for a halo of floral breathiness that is hovering above the greenness. Truly feels like putting my nose right into a bundle of fresh-cut baby's breath. A woody sweetness, which I can only assume is the cassis/pine combo, is also setting in.

I am picking up a scent that smells like whichever accord is used to give Davidoff Cool Water (and all the men's shaving creams that imitate it) that so-called "aquatic" smell. It seems a little discordant mixed with all this greenery.

This perfume walks the line between "too naturalistic" and "A human body should smell like this." I think for my tastes, this would be a much better scent for a candle. It freaks me about a bit to have a scent this "leafy" on my skin!

I have not yet given Philosykos a serious test, but I imagine the coconut in it adds a creaminess that makes a fig scent much more suitable to the human body.

Husband says it smells like a hotel.

My stomach used to turn at the mere whiff of cassis so I avoided this one from Jo Malone. Lately, I have come around to the cassis & even black currant notes. Probably due to finding cassis in the right combinations that please my senses instead of turn my stomach.

It's very green here while highlighting the fig. What makes this so much more different than Philosykos to me is the fir note and I really like it.

The cassis in the name should have tipped me off that this is a total scrubber. The fig in the dry down is green and uplifting. However the first hour or so is very potent fig leaf and cassis.

If you like fig give it a try, but I think I am learning that it isn’t my note

I've been sampling as many perfumes as I can for years, but this is the first Jo Malone I've ever tested properly. I guess I've been prejudiced, mostly because the lineup of this brand seems to be more fickle than most: whenever I spot a scent of theirs that seems right up my alley, it seems to be discontinued more often than not. On top of that, whenever I did quickly test any of them in a store, my first impression has always been that they're too natural-smelling for their own good: rather sharp and onedimensional, and not really interesting.
So when I did get a decant of Wild Fig & Cassis in a split (because this is a note list that is so exactly up my alley that any prejudices were silenced immediately), and my first impression was the same negative one as always, I promptly proceeded to ignore it for months and maybe even years. And now I could kick myself for it, because in the meantime it has indeed been discontinued, but otherwise all my prejudices have crumbled: now that I've finally given it some real attention, I absolutely love it.
After the first opening, which I find just slightly sharp now that I'm used to it, this is just a perfect green scent - fresh green notes combined with the fruity woody green of fig and cassis. So delicious, and very natural indeed, but not boring at all after all.
I've learned my lesson: never trust a first impression, and never trust your prejudices - if I hadn't, I wouldn't have to start looking for a hard to find, probably expensive bottle of this now...

So much better than philosykos. This is the perfect fig perfume in my opinion. Most fig perfumes becomes to sweet on my skin, this one dosn’t. It is rounded and not to much fig.

HERMES "Un Jardin en Mediteranee" has been my favorite fig scent - smoky,peppery fig, -and always i combine it with a little of MUGLER "womanity" for better sillage during the summer( Greek-ideally). I recently tried JoMalone's.It's sooo interesting,so wild...but wild like a tiny wild animal,a fox,not a lion...Sadly it's discontinued, i could buy one bottle,i'm bored of "womanity"...

Yes, the fig is very prominent in this one. I bought it on impulse, but when I came home I realized that the 'fig' element goes in close connection with cedar. My husband took a strong dislike to this perfume, saying that it smells of 'rotten and mildewy bark of an old tree'.

It is a quite authentic, understated version of fig. I like it a lot. Its longevity and sillage are not that good. Also in comparison to other fig scents I own (e.g. Diptyque's Philosykos), this scent has a melancholy hint. I don't know why.

My favorite fig perfume as well as Womanity by Thierry Mugler. I know the quite similar Philosykos from Diptyque is more often talked about but I much prefer the Jo Malone. To me Philosykos lacks the atmosphere that Wild Fig & Cassis carries. WF&C reminds me of an ethereal humid tropical mountainside, with a sheer floral veil over creamy, almost coconutty fig. There is a predominant green minty note which feels so fresh. Like most Jo Malone fragrances lasting power and strength are somewhat below average, not terrible, but still not the best for the money. I do, however, think this scent makes up for it in gorgeousness. It is discontinued now unfortunately.

I think it's nice for room as a candle not for a body perfume the smell taking you in relax mood as you sit on garden

Absolutely adore Jo Malone Wild Fig & Casis

However, there is some bad news for us fans of this beautiful scent...

I went into my local Jo Malone store today to look at the Christmas limited editions and the lady who works there told me that this cologne, along with Vanilla & Anise, will be getting discontinued to make way for new colognes to come next year.

This really is my favourite Jo Malone fragrance and I'm very saddened to hear of this decision - unfortunately due to the high price point of Jo Malone fragrances here in NZ, my limit for 'stock up' would be two 100mL bottles which wont last me more than two years :( so if you have any bottles of this you no longer use please contact me.

Somehow hoping that this poor decision on JM's behalf will be reversed...

super nice , the fig is awesome and yes it reminds me of philosykos but IMHO jo malone is even better

Can anyone out there tell me if this is being discontinued? The SA hinted that this might be the case as they have not received replenishing stock for a while. I would hate it if this was discontinued as it is one of my favourite fig, woody scents.
Update: I found out this is still available as far as Jo Malone staff know. Blue Agava and Cacao is probably going to be discontinued soon though!!
Update, this is being discontinued along with Vanilla and Anise so if you love these colognes go get a backup, once supplies run out, they will be gone for good.....what a shame!

Like in a warm shade of a fig tree of the mediterranean seaside. I feel in Provence i Greece, Mallorca...
It's dry, green, but also generous like fig fruits...

Green green green! I get wood as well, but as of yet no fruit of any kind. I catch the tiniest bit of hyacinth, but no other florals and, sadly, none of the rich fig I was hoping to get. It gets woodier as it develops. If you want a very green & woody scent, this is great, but if you want any of the fig fruit scent I say look elsewhere.

This is similar to Philosykos with the fig note, however Wild Fig and Cassis is much softer and does not last as long on the skin as Philosykos does. I feel the Jo Malone scent is much sweeter and works very well with other Jo Malone colones such as Wild Bluebell or Blackberry and Bay. Wonderful combinations for anytime of the year, however, being colognes, they are lighter than edp and slightly lighter than edt in perfume oil concentration.

Around when I landed my first job out of college, I set out on a journey to find my "signature scent". I knew it would be different, unconventional, and fresh. That scent ended up being (don't laugh) a room spray by The Body Shop: Vert de Bamboo. When I wore it, my then-bf would say I smelled 'like a green plant', and I *loved* it.

Fast forward 10-ish years. VdB long discontinued, perfume tastes matured (or maybe not)... Wild Fig & Cassis whips me right back to those days. It starts off with a verdant twang and settles into a fresh green fig with a musky backer. On me, this lasts several hours. Love it.

A summer dream.
Soft sweet coconut :)))
Most fig perfumes that are natural like this and Diptyque or L'Artisan , all have that same quality , they are sweet and fresh and warm with a grassy top note that morphes into figgy coconut yumminess.
I am mixing mine with blue agave and cacao and it couldn't be better, warmer and more comforting. Absolutely love it!!!

opens green and delicious fresh green fig, quickly lost to a sweeter, synthetic dry down as do most all Jo malones on my skin. that being said, to spritz it on the clothes...is nice...but no longevity. i wish they could get this earthy fig into something that has staying power and is not overpowered by other notes. i don't wear it much but i don't throw it away b/c i love to dream of that opening fig premiering in a perfume in the future!

The opening gives me a strange feeling of nail polish, then it transforms into a fresh green woody fig smell. I think this fragrance would suit men more than women. Better on hot summer days.

How is this a Fig fragrance when Fig is not listed in the notes? I'm confused. A big fan of Diptyque Philosykos, I'd like to try this but I'm a bit leery as I don't see Fig listed. ?

COCONUTS

Liked the opening. Bitter and Sweet.
Different.

Fairly quickly I lost the bitter and was left with sweet.
But a nice, fruity sweet (not powdery at all).

About an hour or so in - coconut ?!

"How could this be?"

So I asked my teenage niece to smell my arm and asked her what she smelt.
"Coconut" she replies.
(Then she switched the subject to something about her - typical 17 year old.)

Don't get me wrong - I like coconut. But I am still scratching my head.

I enjoyed the experience - but I won't buy.
Longevity is too weak, as well as projection.
And, losing that nice balancing 'bitter' so early on (being left with my sweet coconut) - that's a make or break loss.

Wild, indeed, and very green. The minute I smelled this it reminded me very strongly of a vacant lot in Los Angeles where me and my childhood friend Jimmy used to play. The lot was full of weeds and grasses, and more often than not we'd come home dirty smelling just like this.

That being said, I wouldn't want to wear it as a fragrance.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this fragrance!!fresh, green, woody with a fresh cut grass smell. I can definitely detect green tomato notes in there also. It reminds me a lot of my favourite candle by Bahoma, Herb Garden. Beautiful!! Delicious

This is very green, almost grassy, on me for the first 45 minutes. Before this has a chance to induce a headache (which grassy fragrances inevitably do with me), it develops into a warm, vibrant and rich dark fruity fig which I love. It's warming and comforting. I know I'll be reaching for this time and time again when the weather turns colder! Moderate sillage and longevity of a few hours.

This is such a well done fig scent. I love the scent right out of the gate. However, like most Jo Malone scents the longevity is a joke!!! Seriously, this did not last beyond an hour on me!! I am so disappointed. I know I know it's a cologne and layering helps but for the price we should get more bang for our buck!!! Philosykos is very similar and lasts A LOT longer on my skin. Sorry Jo Malone/Estee Lauder. Diptyque will get my business from now on.

Unless the formula has changed a lot, I difer from most of the reviewers here...in me this used to smell very fruity, not green, and mossy as well. I could smell the fig fruit, and also the leaves and the wood, I loved the sweetness and the depth of it, much stronger than any other fig perfumes. I layered this with a neroli perfume and it was an absolutely beautiful combination, if I say so myself. I loved it and am always meaning to get a second bottle...It's true the cassis was completely lost in the perfume, but it didn't detract from the balance of the perfume. Really lovely.

Opens with a lot of green grass with a subtle hint of a smoky tobacco. Wasn't very keen on the opening. After waiting about a half hour, the scent develops into a juicy, green, bitter-sweet cassis. Like a curtain of lush green leaves forming a canope over warm dewey foliage. Fresh....

Jo Malone's Wild Fig and Cassis is an earthly delight straight from a Mediterranean garden.


Smelling this transports me to a dark garden of the Greek Isles on a rare cloudy afternoon. I am lazily reading The Iliad with a bowl of black cherries in my lap when I hear thunder and a crack of lightening. I envision myself running for cover from the unexpected shower with my white dress flowing behind me. I find shelter underneath a cluster of fig trees. I can feel wet fig leaves, grass, and mud between my toes...


I usually do not enjoy green scents but this is an earthy and sweet dark green scent. By dark I mean wet and deep. There's nothing fresh, light, or too sharp about it. The most obvious notes in this JM cologne are grass and fig. It's very pleasant and comforting to me. Something I wasn't expecting from this fragrance is the cherry top notes. It reminds me of childhood. For a slight instant it smells like Luden's cherry cough drops! Which can be good or bad depending on what I'm in the mood for. The cherry and fig notes never have a chance to develop into a sickly sweet smell thanks to a soft pine note and refreshing cedar dry down. Also noticeable are humble patchouli and exotic cyclamen notes.

I think this fragrance would suit men and women with a green thumb or who classify themselves as outdoorsy. It would work well for anyone who likes earthy smells like grass, pine, or dirt. I personally enjoy the unusualness of Jo Malone's Wild Fig and Cassis. I prefer this scent on easy days when I walk my dogs or spend time in the yard. It's definitely a summer scent for me.

Smells like grass. Too sweet. I am really not a fan of thia fragrance.

Jo Malone WILD FIG & CASSIS smells to me rather like a bunch of fig leaves and grass blades thrown in a blender. Very, very green and fairly sharp as well, especially in the opening minutes. Is this composition sweet at all? No. The fig leaf is featured, not the fruit nor the wood.

To my nose, the grass, fig leaf and hyacinth together conspire to make this a very green experience indeed, although I do not detect the pine as an isolable note—which is probably a good thing in this case... Fig is clearly the focus, especially in the drydown (which is quite a bit less sharp than the opening), but there is a huge amount of greenishness to this cologne from start to finish! In the opening minutes, I am even reminded a bit of the discontinued BELEAF, by The Body Shop—although that composition lacked fig. This composition, too, is fully unisex, even leaning a bit toward the masculine side.

The longevity of WILD FIG AND CASSIS is as to be expected from Jo Malone, but if green fig leaves are what you're really after, then this natural-smelling cologne may serve you well! Not for me.

A rare failure from Jo Malone in my book. I can't smell the cassis, unless that it the bitter note fighting with the "sticky" smell that I take to be fig. I don't like it at all.

The character of this scent on my skin is very, very grassy along with a bit of woodiness. It is quite bitter on first spray, then it mellows out to become a bit softer. It does remain quite grassy....and in that sense it feels quite outdoorsy and unisex. Unfortunately for me, this feels a bit too much like I'm wearing the scent of "lawn" and I don't get any nuances of fig or florals. After the strong grass note passes, the scent basically disappears from my skin so I'm not sure what the drydown would have been like had it lasted longer.

Hello everyone!
I don't know who I should write to, but I've seen the notes described in this page are not the ones for Wild Fig & Cassis Cologne.... Could you please update it?
Thank you,

The nicest of all Jo Malone's scents, in my opinion. I love the strong fig note and the cassis is quite fresh and subtle, rather than sweet as you might expect.

Unfortunately, there's a base note I find in all the Jo Malone scents which smells a bit 'stale' on my skin and spoils them all for me. I find them better as home fragrances for that reason.

While the fig note is certainly there, a tomato note dominates the opening of this fragrance. It reminds me of plucking fruit at a farm. Soft tobacco note underneath. Ideal for gardening types I would think. Good silage, longevity 2/5.

What an unusual scent for a perfume :-/. It's the kind of 'smell once and enjoy the unique quality and creativiy behind it' scent, not really a scent I could imagine wearing by itself, but it would mix with something very soft like Orange Blossom.

Sweet bubblegum? Wow, that just shows how unique every individual's skin chemistry is! I never tried a Jo Malone perfume before, and I'm so glad I did!

How can there be no fig in this? It smells just perfectly of fig trees in fruit, really ripe, but I have to confess, I get no sense of a mediterranean sun above, on my skin the scent is cool not warm, with a real sense of moisture and air, as though the branches were shaking in a high wind after rain. The bubble gum touch noticed by Chance25 completely missed me as did the pine, and the sweetness was nicely cut by the currant notes, with the cyclamen as an unexpected winner!

This is a beautiful fresh green woody smell, with a base that I can only describe as having a very slight almost biscuity edge to it. After four/five hours most of all this is gone, but a touch of herbs akin to green tea with a soft hint of powder remains. I could wear this anywhere, it reminds me that I am a free spirit!

My first thought of this scent before trying it was either it was going to be too masculine or too overwhelming as fig can sometimes be. None were true. This is mostly a soft floral w/ fig as a nice partner. There is pine in this and it is present to my nose. Not in a x-mas tree sort of way but a freshness that only pine can create. The dry down sort of smells like sweet bubble gum. Such a surprising little gem this is!