Jo Malone
One fragrance is widely sold as a cheaper version of this. Ranked strongest match first.
Like sea salt and sage on a windswept cliff, grapefruit and seaweed carried on an ambrette-musk breeze
Main accords: aromatic, salty, marine, citrus, musky, herbal. 2014 · Eau de Cologne
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Woody Sage
Keeps the grapefruit-and-fig core of the original, with a fizzy aquatic middle, a little gingery spice and a woody resinous drydown. It fixes the one thing the original is criticised for: it actually lasts, around six hours.
Ranking combines how widely wearers agree a fragrance is a dupe with how closely its notes and accords line up. “Strong match” means both signals agree; “loose match” means it is in the same family but noticeably different on skin.
Dossier Woody Sage is widely sold as a dupe of Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt. Keeps the grapefruit-and-fig core of the original, with a fizzy aquatic middle, a little gingery spice and a woody resinous drydown. It fixes the one thing the original is criticised for: it actually lasts, around six hours.
Dossier Woody Sage is the closest we have on record. Wearers name it more often than the alternatives, though agreement is not unanimous. Keeps the grapefruit-and-fig core of the original, with a fizzy aquatic middle, a little gingery spice and a woody resinous drydown. It fixes the one thing the original is criticised for: it actually lasts, around six hours.
Yes, though only one: Dossier Woody Sage. It is the only fragrance we have found a first-hand comparison for.
No. A dupe is built to the same idea, not the same formula, and cheaper materials usually show in the opening and in how long it lasts. That is why every entry here says how it differs instead of giving a percentage. Of Dossier Woody Sage, for instance: Keeps the grapefruit-and-fig core of the original, with a fizzy aquatic middle, a little gingery spice and a woody resinous drydown. It fixes the one thing the original is criticised for: it actually lasts, around six hours.
Like sea salt and sage on a windswept cliff, grapefruit and seaweed carried on an ambrette-musk breeze It opens on Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Grapefruit, Sage.
Wood Sage & Sea Salt is one of Jo Malone's most distinctive and popular fragrances, launched in 2014. It captures the smell of the seaside — specifically a rocky coastline where sage and seagrass grow above the waterline — in a way that's genuinely evocative rather than synthetically aquatic. Made for women, wears beautifully in warm weather.
The opening establishes the scene. Sage brings dry, herbal sharpness — the smell of the plant in dry, sunny air. Grapefruit adds crisp citrus brightness. Ambrette contributes a soft, slightly floral musk that keeps things from going too green or sharp.
The heart is where the sea comes in. Sea salt is the key note — dry and mineral, the way coastal air actually smells rather than the synthetic "ocean" notes found in cheaper marine fragrances. Seaweed adds a slightly green, briny depth. Sage continues from the opening.
The base stays close to the theme. Ambrette continues into the base with its musk quality. Seaweed persists, keeping the marine character alive through the drydown.
Wood Sage & Sea Salt is a fragrance that makes people ask what you're wearing. It smells specific, outdoor, and entirely like itself.