Jo Malone London · 2020
Fig & Lotus Flower Cologne
Longevity
2–6 h60% of 19 people
Projection
Softreports split
Season
Summer7 in 10 season mentions
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
What the community says
A summer scent
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 40 describe how long it lasts, 23 how far it projects and 55 how it smells. Most other posts only name Fig & Lotus Flower.
How long it lasts40 people
2–6 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–6 hours. From 19 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (3 h).
Lasts on many people, not everyone
How far it projects
Early reports (23 people): stays close
In words
So far, the 23 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.
When people wear it26 mentions
7 in 10
season mentions are summer
7 in 10 summer3 in 10 other seasons
From 26 mentions of a season.
Summer
Also worth knowing
Compliments
2%
2% of people who wear it get compliments (66).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
Jo Malone London Fig & Lotus Flower: what people say about it.
In short: A summer scent.
Worn by everyone.
60% of people get 2–6 hours of wear (19 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 3 hours).
Lasts on many people, not everyone (40 people).
Early reports (23 people): stays close: So far, the 23 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.
Of the 26 mentions of a season, about 7 in 10 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
2% of people who wear it get compliments (66).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 110+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Jo Malone London Fig & Lotus Flower comes across as cool green fig leaf, lotus and neroli water. It opens with fig leaf, moves into neroli and lotus and settles on vetiver and white musk. It reads unisex.
This cologne is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days and the office. Released in 2020.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $16.
Explore more: More from Jo Malone London · Fresh perfumes · Fig leaf perfumes · Neroli perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
The Brand
Jo Malone London
Jo Malone London is an English house. Scendira lists 85 Jo Malone London perfumes, from about $17 to $260.
Most-Discussed Jo Malone London Perfumes
People talking about Jo Malone London keep returning to Ginger Biscuit, English Pear & Freesia and Wild Bluebell.
A quick read of each pick
Ginger Biscuit (2013) comes off as warm gingerbread cookies, creamy caramel, roasted hazelnut. Look for fresh pear and freesia with a green musky drydown in English Pear & Freesia (Eau de Cologne, 2010); pear and melon up top and musk, patchouli and amber underneath. Wild Bluebell (Eau de Cologne, 2011) lands as spring garden bouquet, green leaves and white musk, with bluebell and green leaves first and white musk at the base.
Scent-family pages floral perfumes and gourmand perfumes sit alongside the brands page.
More from Jo Malone London
Vendor: Jo Malone London
Ginger Biscuit
Warm gingerbread cookies, creamy caramel, roasted hazelnut
$175.00
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Vendor: Jo Malone London
Wild Bluebell
spring garden bouquet, green leaves and white musk
$132.99
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English Pear & Freesia
fresh pear and freesia with a green musky drydown
$141.39
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like cool green fig leaf, lotus and neroli water. It opens with fig leaf, moves into neroli and lotus and settles on vetiver and white musk.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and the office.
It reads unisex.
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