Notes Of Merlot Reserve Kelly & Jones

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2016

At a glance

Is Notes Of Merlot Reserve Kelly & Jones worth trying?

Notes of Merlot Reserve by Kelly & Jones is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Casual wear in Spring
Performance feel
Moderate longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile
fruity, sweet, powdery with Rhubarb, Red Currant, Violet

The first impression

Notes of Merlot Reserve by Kelly & Jones is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women and men. Notes of Merlot Reserve was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Kelly Jones.

What shapes the scent

fruity 100%
sweet 85%
powdery 70%
green 60%
violet 50%
aromatic 40%
iris 35%
sour 30%
fresh 25%
soft spicy 20%

The perfumer behind it

Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones is the perfumer and co-founder of Kelly & Jones, a brand focused on natural and artisanal fragrances. Her catalog includes perfume oils like Citrus, Earth, and Floral, as well as a Mezcal series featuring Añejo and Blanca. Jones’s work emphasizes clean, botanical ingredients and sustainable practices.

Notes pyramid

All Notes

Complete scent profile

Rhubarb Rhubarb
Red Currant Red Currant
Violet Violet
Orris Root Orris Root
Sweet Notes Sweet Notes
Grapefruit Grapefruit
Fig Fig
Hay Hay
Rose Rose

The mood it creates

The Explorer Archetype: Portrait of Notes Of Merlot Reserve Kelly & Jones

Essence

The Explorer thrives on curiosity, treating life as a vineyard ripe for wandering. Notes of Merlot Reserve mirrors this spirit with its juicy rhubarb and fig-a scent that feels like stumbling upon a sun-dappled orchard. They are the friend who insists on taking the scenic route, finding magic in detours and half-finished adventures.

Style & Aesthetic

Their wardrobe is a passport stamped with influences: a Breton stripe shirt paired with Argentine leather sandals, or a Japanese denim jacket over a vintage concert tee. They favor pieces with stories-a scarf bartered in Marrakech, boots still dusty from a Greek island. The overall effect is effortlessly eclectic.

Philosophy & Values

The Explorer believes the world is best understood through the senses-through the tartness of currants or the powdery kiss of violets. They value spontaneity over plans, trusting that wrong turns often lead to the best stories. For them, home isn’t a place but the accumulation of sensory souvenirs.

Relationships

They collect people like curiosities, bonding over shared bottles of wine and impulsive road trips. Romantically, they’re drawn to partners who’ll say "yes" to last-minute flights. Some find their restlessness exhausting, but their inner circle knows it stems from a fear of stagnation.

Lifestyle

Their kitchen shelves hold spices from five continents, and their bookshelf overflows with travelogues. Weekends are for farmers’ markets and aimless drives with the windows down. They document life through Polaroids pinned haphazardly to walls, each a fragment of a larger mosaic.

Shadow

The Explorer sometimes mistakes motion for growth, fleeing commitment like a checked bag. Their thirst for novelty can become escapism, leaving them rootless. When unbalanced, they romanticize the horizon while ignoring the beauty at their feet.

Conclusion

Notes of Merlot Reserve captures the Explorer’s essence-a fleeting, vibrant sweetness that begs to be savored before the next adventure calls. Like the first sip of a promising vintage, it reminds us that life’s richest flavors come from saying "why not?"