This one's a proper British conundrum. Some find it a fresh, grown-up vanilla with a unique spicy kick, like a refined confection. Others say it's more medicinal fennel than delicious, with a surprisingly weak performance typical of Jo Malone. A divisive scent.

No. 877 leans into the anise-and-vanilla combination Jo Malone popularised, swapping the original's neroli-and-tuberose middle for a simpler incense-and-spice base. It reads flatter and sweeter than the designer version, with the star anise pushed further forward and less of the floral lift, but the creamy vanilla drydown lands close enough for a cheap, cozy substitute.