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shurik8133 – :
I have been looking for a gardenia fragrance but some are so heavy and migraine inducing. There are others that are just so weak that they are gone in no time. Chanel Gardenia still seems my fave but its longevity is pants on me.
Yes, gardenia is the star here but I like the blackcurrant aspect of this. I normally don’t like anything to do with the blackcurrant but it really works here. It seems to lift the gardenia and accentuate its beauty. The ylang and jasmine fade back within the first hour.
Moderate sillage and longevity. I think you could wear this anytime.
vit32 – :
As with other gardenia based scents – YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE FLOWER! The scent is so intense and loud that it can get unbearable if you’re not a huge fan of gardenia.
As this is marketed as unisex I have to mention – no way! This is so feminine and floral that I don’t think there will be many man who would enjoy wearing this.
BLACK GARDENIA stands out in the crowd of gardenias mostly with the tart note of black currant at the opening and the overpowering sourness of the black currant leaf which together with the gardenia dominates the heart phase.
Drydown is the gardenia and more gardenia, nothing much to add.
I rarely enjoy wearing this kind of scents, though I do enjoy the little inexpensive gardenia based gem by Elizabeth Taylor. This is seems hugely overpriced.
Longevity is 12+ hours and sillage is huge, after more than 5 sprays you’ll be sure to make people close to you move a little further.
5/10
vlad.demid4ik – :
Have you ever been on a date with a girl but the date was so bad that you started to think about your ex? I’m reminded of that feeling when i compare this to Tom Ford’s Velvet Gardenia. Jasmine is the true quarterback for this floral offering, not gardenia. B.G has sillage the size of Texas and will more than likely cause a furor in tight spaces. Point Blank, you have to be ALL IN with florals to like this one. Listed as unisex but should be marketed solely for women.
скорик – :
Love of gardenia is clearly a prerequisite for wearing this heady white floral mix from Illuminum. The “black” may refer to the black currant, I’m not really sure, but the composition is more or less a gardenia soliflore.
Gardenia fragrances vary radically in quality, and this one smells quite nice. Similar in some ways to Estée Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia (which to my nose has a much stronger gardenia than tuberose presence). This big white flower perfume is more balanced, I find, than some of the recent Bond no 9 über-floral perfumes, which can be overwhelming.
My favorite gardenia perfume remains the original Marc Jacobs, but it has probably been reformulated in the Coty Prestige period of that house, so I am not endorsing a purchase of the current juice. Try before you buy! Kai is also pretty good.
Black Gardenia will surely satisfy gardenia cravings, but perhaps not cravings for “black”, whatever that may connote in perfumery these days…