Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne scores 87% against Zara Waterlily Tea Dress overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The two phases agree: Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne tracks Zara Waterlily Tea Dress about as closely in the first minutes as it does hours later, so what you smell on the strip is a fair guide to what you get on skin.
Both are built on citrus, musky, powdery and floral. Zara Waterlily Tea Dress adds green, fresh spicy and aromatic that Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne does not. Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne brings white floral, aquatic and fresh of its own.
| Zara Waterlily Tea Dress | Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $30 | about $55 |
| Longevity | 5h | 4h |
| Projection | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Sillage | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Main accords | green, citrus and fresh spicy | floral, white floral and aquatic |
Jo Malone London Waterlily Cologne is not the cheaper bottle here: the estimates put it at about $55 against $30 for Zara Waterlily Tea Dress. It is on this list because of how it smells, not what it costs.
This fragrance sits in the same family as the reference, highlighting a delicate and watery floral character that feels very familiar.
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