
Jo Malone
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A breezy coastal escape where crisp sage and mineral sea salt mingle with soft, musky florals
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Best Clone
The best clone of Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is Sand Crystal by Oakcha, with a 84% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $135 original.
What people who wear Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Christine Nagel.
Listed as Unisex
“Fresh, uplifting, and with the perfect amount of sweetness that isn’t too cloying in the heat. The drydown is heavenly as well!2 main issues however. First off, performance is utterly abysmal. Sillage and longevity trail off HARD past the 1-2 hour mark. It’s also incredibly overpriced, as the price to performance ratio is NOT good. Get this second hand or buy a dupe; I got a 30ml bottle for $40 so I’m sticking with that.”
“This perfume is like watching mamma mia and dreaming abt living in greece! Blue waters and a sea breeze linen shirt. It is complex, salty, and has a deep sweetness, definitely perfect for spring and summer.The grapefruit and seasalt note shines here, with a musk drydown. It is very unisex, I can see this definitely on both genders. Projection is good, not the best but decent.However, this perfume does NOT last for your buck! buy dossier dupe instead, lasts longer and smells nearly identical.”
“This would probably be one of my favourites perfumes if it lasted longer. It smells like the British coast. Not in a tacky seaside town way but in a fresh, rural wild coast way. It instantly brightens my mood and smells like a breath of ocean air. It just doesn’t last longer than 20 minutes on the skin which is annoying for the price.”

Dossier
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Longevity
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Sillage
Brings fig to the mix and skips sea salt, ambrette (musk mallow) and seaweed from the original. Voters say it lasts longer on skin.

Unknown
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Longevity
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Sillage
Jenny Glow offers better longevity than Jo Malone's notoriously light formula, but sacrifices some of the original's refined complexity and natural-smelling herb and salt balance. The clone reads slightly more synthetic in the dry down, with a more prominent musk signature that the original handles with greater subtlety.

Autobiography
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Price
5-7 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone reads slightly less aquatic and seaweed-forward in the heart, with a more conventional musk base compared to the original's delicate ambrette. Longevity is comparable, but Salty Breeze projects marginally stronger in the first 2-3 hours.

Korres
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Longevity
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Sillage
Brings pine, fir and eucalyptus to the mix and skips sea salt, sage and grapefruit from the original.

Dua
$55
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone's herbal accord is broader and less refined than the original's specific sage note, and the seaweed component appears slightly muted in projection. Longevity is comparable, though the original tends to maintain better sillage throughout its lifespan.

Dua
$150
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone emphasizes generic herbs over the original's specific sage-seaweed combination, and features a heavier musk base that reduces the airy, understated quality Jo Malone is known for. Longevity appears slightly better on the clone, but at the cost of some refinement.

Oakcha
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Longevity
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Sillage
Follows the original note list closely.

Fine'ry.
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Longevity
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Sillage
Swaps some of the original's sage, grapefruit and ambrette (musk mallow) for oakmoss and bergamot.

Angeline
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Longevity
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Sillage
Swaps some of the original's sea salt, sage and grapefruit for lemon, aquatic notes and cedar. Voters say it lasts longer on skin. It projects more than the original.
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