The Sweet Smell of Jo Malone's Success: Her improbable journey from difficult origins to a global bath and beauty company

摘要

AS A CHILD, Jo Malone did not enjoy a lot of advantages. Dyslexic, she grew up in a troubled family, and left school at 14. But Malone, now 50, had her own gifts: ambition and, most of all, an acute and artistic ability to perceive and concoct scents. Starting in her kitchen, Malone created exotic fragrances, and skin and bath products, ranging from Wild Fig & Cassis Cologne to Nutmeg & Ginger Bath Oil. She built her self-named brand into a multimillion-dollar global phenomenon before selling it to beauty conglomerate Estee Lauder (whose filings don't break out results for individual brands). After battling breast cancer, Malone is back with a new company called Jo Loves.