Jo Malone + Farrow & Ball = JOY

Just back (in the pouring rain!) from the Jo Malone launch party, where flawless living-the-brand Jo Malone girls presented a  new collection of gorgeous candles – a collaboration with paint gurus from Farrow and Ball. There was great discussion and debate on the way to the launch about what we were going to see…would there be a Dead Salmon scented candle? How would Elephant’s Breath work as a fragrance? And what about Smoked Trout…Mouse’s Back…or Arsenic…? But, luckily, the scents are the same Jo Malone ones we know and love – the wax is still white, and the paint colours are just being used for the glass cups that hold the wax. Phew!

Now, I’m a traditional gal and I like my candles black and white – they ooze classic charm and can go in any room, any scheme, in front of any coloured wall. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about coloured Jo Malone candles, but the matching of scents with paint colours has clearly been given a lot of thought, and the result is a stylish collection in gorgeous, very use-able colours. Blue Agava and Cacao fragrance has been teamed with Oval Room Blue; zesty Grapefruit scent has been given Farrow Cream; Wild Fig and Cassis goes perfectly with rich Pelt purple; Pomegranate Noir is the natural partner for Eating Room Red; and Lime, Basil and Mandarin (Jo Malone’s signature scent) is combined with Breakfast Room Green. Deliciousness, indeed. They’re available from April until June 2010, from Farrow and Ball showrooms or Jo Malone. – Ellie