Mimosa & Cardamom Dupe — OLFx Yellow Bloom

OLFx Yellow Bloom is a Mimosa & Cardamom dupe — our Extrait de Parfum built around mimosa, cardamom, tonka bean, sandalwood, and heliotrope. It is available as a 50 ml spray; a separate 10 ml perfume oil is also available.

Yellow mimosa blossoms crushed between warm fingers, with a cardamom pod cracked open nearby. Choose the 50 ml Extrait spray and make it your everyday bottle.

Updated August 2026

Why choose OLFx Yellow Bloom?

Yellow Bloom is an Extrait de Parfum made and sold as an OLFx composition. We built it around the warm mimosa and cardamom character people recognize in Mimosa & Cardamom, with the 50 ml spray as the main format and the oil kept separate in the size selector above. Choose the 50 ml spray for the complete spray experience.

What does Yellow Bloom smell like?

Yellow Bloom is built around mimosa, cardamom, tonka bean, sandalwood, and heliotrope. It opens warm and slightly spiced, cardamom cracking through soft, honeyed mimosa like a pod split open in your palm. The mimosa itself reads waxy and yellow, closer to the actual flower than to a floral-shop bouquet. Heliotrope drifts in at the center, powdery and faintly like almond, softening the spice without erasing it. Tonka bean and sandalwood settle into the base, creamy and warm, the scent of skin after time in the sun. The whole arc stays soft and golden throughout, closer to warm powder and spice than to anything sharp or green.

Why is Yellow Bloom worth choosing?

Yellow Bloom is our Extrait de Parfum answer to the Mimosa & Cardamom accord.

• Extrait de Parfum. It is the richest fragrance form we make.
• Built around the same accord. It follows the warm mimosa and cardamom direction through our own composition and proportions.
• Two complete products. Choose the 50 ml spray for the main experience; choose the separate 10 ml oil in the size selector above only if you already prefer perfume oils.

Choose the 50 ml Extrait spray for this accord.

What stands out in reviews of Mimosa & Cardamom?

Yellow Bloom is built around the warm mimosa and cardamom accord that wearers praise in Mimosa & Cardamom. One wearer describes sweet yellow blossoms with creamy tonka musk and delicate spice, fading into a comforting, skin-close scent. Another calls it a beautiful, sophisticated, light, and fresh summer scent that stands apart from typical citrus styles. A third associates it with soft baby-powder warmth and a bright, sunny freshness, loving it enough to buy a backup bottle. Among the top 213 reviews, warm appears in 26.3%, sweet in 23.5%, and powdery in 22.1%. That warm, powdery character is what we built Yellow Bloom around.

Which Yellow Bloom format should you choose?

Yellow Bloom is sold first as a 50 ml Extrait spray, while the 10 ml perfume oil is a separate product in the size selector above.

The oil is a separate product, not a smaller spray. If oil application is already your preference, choose it in the size selector above; otherwise, choose the 50 ml spray.

How is Yellow Bloom different from Jo Malone London Mimosa & Cardamom?

Yellow Bloom is our Extrait de Parfum interpretation of the accord, not a product made by Jo Malone London. It is built around the same warm mimosa and cardamom accord through our own composition and proportions. Mimosa & Cardamom retails around $175, per the brand's US site and a US department store, both checked August 2026.

Who tends to enjoy Yellow Bloom?

Yellow Bloom is a fit for the wearer who prefers warm, powdery, floral-spice fragrances over citrus or coconut-led styles. If your rotation already leans toward mimosa, cardamom, or tonka, this direction will feel familiar. Choose it when you want a soft, skin-close scent rather than something crisp or green.

Which OLFx scents sit near Yellow Bloom?

Yellow Bloom is one point in the OLFx fruity-floral range, not the only way to wear that mood. Pear Soda keeps the focus on crisp pear instead of warm spice, Blush Peony turns toward apple, rose, and suede, and Empress Card leans bright and watery. Choose by the note you want to notice first.

What should you know about Mimosa & Cardamom dupes?

Yellow Bloom is our OLFx answer to the questions people ask about the accord below.

What does Jo Malone's Mimosa & cardamom cologne smell like?

Reviewers describe the original as warm, sweet, powdery, floral, and spicy. Our answer to that accord is Yellow Bloom in a 50 ml Extrait spray.

What is Meghan Markle's favorite Jo Malone perfume?

We have not verified this from a primary source, so we will not repeat the claim. What we stand behind is Yellow Bloom in the 50 ml Extrait spray.

What is the best Jo Malone dupe?

We have not tested another brand's bottle side by side, so we will not score it. Our answer to the Mimosa & Cardamom accord is Yellow Bloom in a 50 ml Extrait spray.

Which Jo Malone scent is most complimented?

We have not verified this from a primary source, so we will not name one. Choose Yellow Bloom in the 50 ml Extrait spray for the OLFx interpretation of this accord.

What should you know before choosing Yellow Bloom?

Yellow Bloom is built around the verified warm mimosa and cardamom direction shown above. Choose the spray for regular spray application, or the separate oil in the size selector above if you already prefer oils. Add the 50 ml Extrait de Parfum spray to your cart.

Reference details. The OLFx note pyramid is built around the verified original accord — mimosa, cardamom, tonka bean, sandalwood, and heliotrope — sourced from two independent US fragrance references checked August 2026. Review-word shares are measured among the top 213 reviews and show word occurrence, not approval. The retail anchor reflects the brand's own US listing and a US department-store listing for the same size, both checked August 2026.

Impressions attributed to Jo Malone London Mimosa & Cardamom refer to that fragrance. OLFx Yellow Bloom is an independent interpretation and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or produced by Jo Malone London. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.