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kirillik2 – :
I’m sad to see a lot of people dislike this, but I gotta say I’m a big fan. I get a pure gardenia, no tuberose or jasmine, not sure what’s up with that.
Smells like Narciso (white bottle) without the musk. Creamy, but not sweet. Almost milky. Surprisingly good sillage, moderate longevity but I came in expecting much less considering the brands reputation of making soft scents.
This one is lovely, and a gardenia fragrance I need to own, despite already having several. This is pure class, understated elegance.
Methos – :
Says her brother in his book “this is Madonna’s favorite perfume”.
kifman – :
Scent of Gardenia jasminoides is complex : jasmine + butter + sweetnes of candied mandarine peel + something dark, autumnal, earthy – radish / champignon / fallen leaves.
Rather a sad scent (as for me).
Gardenia Passion smells at first somewhat like banana (I do agree with peppermoon), after a while I can scent orange blossom and sweet, honeyed “pink” scent of Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum). There is also the sad note of dry leaves or walnuts.
It’s “happier” than gardenia flower realy is. I like it.
zorro90 – :
Banana laffy taffy opening, then jasmine and tuberose in a big white waxy floral, with a touch of bitter green banana leaf and sunscreen in the background. No gardenia to be found. More tropical smelling than I expected. It dries down to a warmer, sweeter white floral and vanilla mix. A tuberose lover might like this one, I was disappointed in the lack of gardenia. Ok.
riuh123 – :
I remember smelling a magazine ad for this years and years ago in Victoria magazine and realizing that I was in love with gardenia, that it was a more romantic smell to me than either roses, lilies or lilacs. Gardenia was the epitome of Victorian beauty and elegant nostalgia. A few years ago I bought a bottle without testing it first and it ended up being terrible. I don’t know if my bottle had turned or what, but several reviews here back me up. There was something dirty or dusty about it that didn’t live up to the magazine strip smell. I had the same problem with the gardenia oil used in Monyette Paris… dusty and bitter!
Skeemans – :
The notes look like this would smell like heaven, but sadly, it does not. Like the other reviewers, I find it sour and just weird. Thank goodness I only have a sample!
rom_den – :
It could be Anna Carenina’s signature if she wore perfumes.
sasha33 – :
I’m not sure maybe there is something wrong with my sample, because this didn’t work at all with me. Unfortunately I can’t compare it in local shop.
It smelled so bad in bottle and on my skin. Something very rubbery, sour and there is some sharp note what I can’t even breath in. It’s like someone is burning rubber tires and you must run away and cover your face to not breath in those fumes. I’m still new to perfumes, but this is something that I can’t even smell to try to understand it.
I waited about 10 minutes, but then washed it off. I smelled leftover scent on my washed skin after about next 10 minutes. That very sharp note was still there, but much less. Now I could smell sweet warm vanilla mixed with green and sugary syrupy note. After about 30 minutes sharp note was almost gone. Bit rubbery, very sweet and I’m not sure if I can sense any floral. But that was after I washed off perfume and scent that was left was very faint.
cuba515 – :
Another Notino sample:
This is not good, on me.
I do tend to make sour fragrances go sourer, though, so that may be why.
Again, I was hoping for tuberose, but no.
Goes on extremely sharp and sour and then, basically, stays there.
Actually, that is not entirely true – it does become slightly less sour than the inital blast was, but not nearly enough to be pleasant.
It’s just, I assume, “gardenia” – whatever that may be, in reality?
As it’s apparently, almost always, a constructed note.
…and a little, sharp (not sweet) orange blossom.
No (or very little) tuberose.
No vanilla (so far, anyway).
No (or very little) jasmine.
It also became weaker on me, fairly quickly, after the first spray.
It doesn’t have much body, intensity, or sillage, which is probably a good thing, given its sourness.
I don’t know if that is normal, though?
Given its provenance, make of that what you will…
It would probably suit you, if you are someone who finds sweeter fragrances tend to become sickly sweet on your skin.
Otherwise (assuming this is an authentic sample), probably best to avoid.
JetyulonBL – :
Sadly, all I get is a sharp dirty green smell. No tuberose, no buttery gardenia. There’s nothing luscious about this…to me it was just a huge waste of money.
feneRedyvew – :
This is rather a tuberose than gardenia. In fact, I still haven’t found any realistic gardenia scents yet. Most of the time I get tuberoses in fragrances that are named gardenia.
That said, Annick Goutal Gardenia Passion is a lovely tuberose. It’s not the type of heady white flower scents that makes you think of an older lady. It’s soft, innocent and naive smelling, like a little girl. I usually wear it in the spring time when the snow just starts to melt.
artbrag – :
This is very sweet gardenia with an undertone that is a little herbal and medicinal (a sour sweet). That might be the oakmoss but I don’t like oakmoss and chypres. This is not a chypre.
dimashirsh – :
I like this. A very pleasant, flowery smell. It is quite strong at first, but then softens into a lovely bouquet.
vita2289 – :
If I didn’t know better and smelled it blindfolded I’d say I was smelling lush muddled gardenia petals from the pouring rain in a strong tincture of animalic magic drops inside a vintage marble mortar and pestle.
The mix would be stirred and steeped for ultimate saturation then poured into the royal bottles that hold Annick Goutal fragrances.
This is true Gardenia. I see marble ceilings and floors and tables with this smell inside this royal marble palace surrounded by giant oil paintings of angel cherubs and white blossoms.
Too much? This is crazy amazing gardenia. It’s the scent for a queen. No funny business.
zaits – :
This is luscious, I’m not sure if it will develop into a passion…but it’s already more than just friends.
Deep,thick,fleshy white blooms, sunwarmed & sexual. I still don’t know what that elusive celery seed smell is (I also get it in ‘Sables’) but it adds a needed green freshness.
One of the better Gardenias, beautifully evocative & long lasting.
Vofka29 – :
Unsurprisingly, this is a big white floral. Green and a bit spicy although still pretty sweet; this is a huge, heavy, sun-drenched fragrance. The tuberose is actually much more prominent than the gardenia, which combines with the vanilla to form a creamy background for the heady tuberose. There’s also a strong, slightly bitter, almost celery-like green note in there. Not really to my taste – I prefer sweet, creamy white florals – but if your’e a tuberose fan, or a fan of great big honking white florals, you should definitely check this out.
stalkerodin96 – :
Fragrance Review For Gardenia Passion Annick Goutal
Top Notes Gardenia Jasmine
Middle Notes Tuberose Orange Blossom
Base Notes Vanilla
Now that spring has sprung I want to surround myself with as many flowers as possible. I have a greenhouse not a garden at my townhouse and I grow exotic orchids, heliotrope, lilacs, roses, hyacinths, irises jasmines and gardenia. I love gardenia. She is the supreme floral queen. Her scent is instantly recognizable. It is vanillic, metallic, silky, creamy, gorgeous. I love gardenia perfumes but they are tricky to transfer into perfume. Jasmine is much easier and more common as it has been the single most commonly used white floral scent since ancient times. This fragrance is a big showy white floral. Not at all shy. These are diva white flowers. This could easily be renamed Jungle Gardenia. All I get is gardenia, jasmine and tuberoses in a white flower garden smell that cannot go away. Rich, heady, intoxicating white floral fragrance. Perfect for weddings. This fragrance might have other notes and accords which have not been listed. There is something like a light white musk or it could just be the indolic nature of the jasmine. When combining such super fragrant flowers as gardenia tuberose and jasmine you get something sharp, strong and metallic. This does not mean it’s a bad smell though. And because gardenia can smell a bit like vanilla that vanilla note in the dry down is blissful. Sweet vanilla. This is really quite beautiful. Yes it’s strong perhaps too powerful but I adore this fragrance. One spritz on my collarbone is enough. I will wear this to my friend’s wedding in July. If you like big white floral fragrances and you don’t care who smells it on you wear this.
rengar – :
I have a sample of this and it smells like fresh green stem of a plant that recently has been broken which smells natural. Could also be interpreted as a smell of fresh natural white flowers.
Eldarado7777 – :
It’s funny, I had this perfume a few years ago and I loved it. I thought it smelled bright and buttery/creamy. I just bought a new bottle ( well, a bottle from an eBay seller, I’m not sure how new it is)and this time it smells rather dry and stale. There’s still the same gardenia smell to it but its as if everything around the gardenia is different. I can’t really figure it out. Strange.
lyudokb – :
Weird smell. Like burned rubber.. I am a big fan of AG. But this one is one of the very few AG I failed to love.
Mrsfreeman – :
Pretty but not for me. I
get a metallic note that
I don’t care for. Peace
Wariarreply – :
Coconut-y white floral notes dominate in the early and mid phases, followed by a long, matronly soapy/powdery finish that reminds me of Oscar and Fracas
Loodofoubre – :
This has an old fashioned, dusty and surprisingly smoky scent on my skin. Not appealing at all.
gka100 – :
I really like big white florals and keep trying to find one that doesn’t disappear or that doesn’t hang so close to the skin that only I smell it. This is a white floral that could be nice, but not on me. I don’t usually have issues with my chemistry conflicting with scents, but the more I try, the more it’s bound to happen. It happened.
fostermd had such a great reveiw, I purchased this as a blind buy. Not a good purchase for me. Although it doesn’t smell bad in the bottle, my chemistry takes these flowers, kills them, rots them, then projects the smell to everyone around me. I’m sad it didn’t work, but it’s off of my list and I’ll trade it for another something to try!
lexsolaza – :
As a perfumer and huge fan of soliflores I saw a bottle of this at a very low price on Ebay and couldn’t resist picking it up knowing that based on my experience coming from Annick Goutal, it was worth having. Knowing that there is no such thing as a very complete gardenia absolute from which a gardenia soliflore accord can be based on, I was not at all surprised that this perfume is not a gardenia soliflore at all but rather a rather nice tuberose that is a bit blurred or obscured with jasmine and neroli just to make it a little less obvious. Perhaps hoping we will get confused and not recognizing it as an exact representation of tuberose will allow the name define what we’re smelling as gardenia, but for those of us who are familiar with the fragrance of fresh gardenia blossoms we know it is not at all. But, it’s such a nice, delightful tuberose accented by white florals we hardly feel cheated. With this said, it is available at much more affordable prices than her Tubereuse which is one of the most breathtaking tuberose perfumes on the market because it is made from Grasse tuberose absolute made using the labor intense and now seldom used method of enfleurage which yields an absolute second to none but a price as high as the quality. But back to Gardenia Passion, the sillage is quite good and it is quite intense not making anyone wearing it much of a secret from too many in the close vicinity but like its elite sister Tubereuse, it does suffer from a rather intense but short life. And this is pretty much because it is based on natural tuberose and floral absolutes which consist largely of smaller molecules which evaporate rather quickly, thus the high intensity but short life, even though they are properly fixed. So if you choose this you might want to pick up a small pocket or purse size sprayer and take some along with you to refreshen it when you feel your Gardenia Passion not being all that passionate anymore and want to make it passionate again.
polimit – :
A very vegetal, realistic gardenia/white floral, warm with a hint of vanilla, is there maybe some saffron in there? Also totally out of left field, but it kinda smells like an egg roll from a Chinese restaurant (not in a bad way) it’s like the olfactory equivalent of one of those magic eye pictures, white floral if you look at it one way, yummy interesting egg roll if you look at it another. I think it’s cool
Elit82 – :
Today I am sampling Annick Goutal Gardenia Passion and I LOVE IT. I can’t believe I haven’t tested this one properly before. It is a bit old-fashioned and sharp at first but then in the heart notes, 15-30 minutes later, it blooms into the most gorgeous creamy, vanillic gardenia. A bit old-fashioned definitely, I like to say ‘classic,’ and it’s from the oakmoss. Not too much but that woody base has it there. I really like how there is no citrus in Gardenia Passion. It would often result in a white floral too fresh and zingy, but here it’s just gardenia, more gardenia, tuberose, vanilla, a bit of orange blossom, more vanilla and some oakmoss and woody notes that have that certain elegant ‘oomph.’ Yourfoxiness noted below how it would be perfect for bedtime and I agree! It’s sensual and warm – really sexy! The sillage is gentle and longevity is not great; around the 2 hour mark but I have got the EDT sample and I hope to grab a full bottle of the EDP someday. If you love gardenia, tuberose, vanilla and a touch of old-fashioned French perfumery you would love this! Best suited to colder, windier days for a breath of Spring
tchitai – :
Loved this in the store when I bought it. Got it home couldn’t wear it. I love saturated florals, but this was too much. Don’t even get a real sweet floral–just something between animal and bad earthy smell.
lalsbainoulse – :
This is my fav Annick Goutal fragrance. Fresh, floral, natural! I’m a man, but I have it, i use it! It’s unisex – for me. 10/10
oih464intitytek – :
This is completely unwearable on me – I get no tuberose or gardenia,or any florals at all for that matter. All I get is pure indoles with a harsh vegetal note. It smells like cat pee on top of weeds in a vacant lot after it rains. I can detect a resemblance to AG Passion in the vegetal note, but Passion is wearable while this is not.
alecs108 – :
On me, this perfume IS a touch soapy. I dont know if i AM crazy, but i smell apricot And cream. It smells really good, but no white flowers to my nose.
shlyopka007 – :
I have just tried the vial sample of gardenia passion.
Here’s my sincere review of GP.
I put 2 to 3 smears of GP on my left wrist.yes,I do smell sort of green n earthy scent coming out.it strikes my nose.besides that,I smell strong gardenia flower.it is like the freshly blooming scent of gardenia flower.
Then,as it dries down,GP turns out to be a creamy n intriguing.i am confident that the scent comes from the tuberose!gardenia has slowly became wilted n tuberose has now blossoming n hence plays her part by saying,
“it’s my turn to show myself n to please you the way I am.”
I am happy to smell such a pleasant scent of tuberose flower n warm vanilla finally.many of the reviewer said that they got more gardenia scent on their skin.even some of them said,tuberose is a nonexistent.it actually depends on your skin chemistry.in conclusion,I get TUBEROSE MORE THAN gardenia.as if tuberose really knows me well that I love her very much.
tabletca85 – :
For me this is a spicy sophisticate tuberosey-gardenia. Not too much or too little kick but just enough to make this beauty interesting with changeling layers. Mostly fresh live tuberose with a fleeting touch of warm night air gardenia and a touch of soft vanilla beneath. By way of white florals, this one is lighter and easier on the nose than some. Wearable in close quarters and at the office, less potent than CF or Blonde or SLTC. A hit in my wardrobe, Gardenia Passion is worn on regular rotation these days. EDT fades in a flash. EDP on clothing tends to last and last! Ultra feminine, love it.
Victor2001 – :
Gardenia Passion can be a bit misleading, because other than the fact that Fragrantica has some notes missing (tomato leaf, myrrh) it’s an extension of Goutal’s Passion which was released earlier and is a floral chypre. Gardenia Passion takes the base and intensifies the floral heart with added gardenia and tuberose. Frankly if you own one out of the two you don’t need the other unless you’re a white floral junkie.
That said, Gardenia Passion varies on different skin chemistries. Some people get more tuberose while others get more of the gardenia part. I get a cheesy gardenia that’s still covered with earth. I’ve been looking for a dirty or animalic gardenia, something more carnal than your average white floral, and while this isn’t animalic it is definitely fleshy and carnal, the scent of hot skin.
Gardenia Passion opens on my skin with the green bitterness of the tomato leaf, slightly similar to galbanum. It’s quite astringent without being harsh. This lasts just a couple of minutes before I am immediately greated with a cheesy gardenia. The flower is wilted and it’s turning brown. It’s just beyond its prime but the gardenia hasn’t lost its scent, it just shows it’s more carnal qualities, its fleshyness if you will, like skin that is hot. The tuberose doesn’t really show on me, and the jasmine adds just a touch of honeyed indole that further contributes to the carnal effect. The white florals basically form a choir that make up a quite realistic gardenia, without falling in the usual cliches. Carnal flower would be a very apt name, as it feels more apt than simply Gardenia Passion. The sillage is quite subtle, on a hot day if I’m lucky I can get it to moderate, but it never gets suffocating, even being heavy handed. Longevity is average, but I find that deeply moisturized skin enhances the longevity substantially so no complaints there. As to the comparison to other white floral powerhouses… Well I don’t get any similarities neither to Fracas nor Carnal Flower, mainly because those are tuberose bombs on my skin while this is not. If you like Gardenia you will probably like this, if you love Gardenia here you have a very high quality realistic rendition of a wilting narcotic flower. Try on your skin and give it some time to evolve, warm temperatures favor it enormously. It doesn’t shout so it can even be used in closed settings, and unless someone comes close, it won’t announce your presence to the entire world. Me, I love it, I have my ladylike gardenia from Lauder, and my carnal one here. I’d ask for some more sillage but I’m perfectly content. Another high quality Goutal that I’m sure won’t disappoint.
mej995speagoessenda – :
I try to believe I might have a similar experience with the creator of this perfume. I discovered in on my way to China, and in the airport, the duty free shop, I tried this wonderful one,and I have been experiencing unique feeling each time I tried it. It was the time to have it and this one is a perfect birthday gift and I thank my friends Sabrina and Charlene who made my dream come true!
eee-elf – :
As a white flower junkie, I must say I am glad to smell something like this. It has a clear resemblance to Fracas, but is in a way also very different. Gardenia Passion is more green and less heady. I love Fracas, but sometimes I just want some variation, and I think this is a lovely, more chic and less diva alternative. A slight autumn-y feel to this one.
wpy508Diobtetty – :
Ahhhh!!! Gardenia! Go easy, a little dab’ll do ya.
Euro96 – :
I’ve owned Gardenia Passion for a while now, and it’s finally time for the review! I’ve never been a big fan of soliflores, especially white florals in particular as most I find cloying, or suffocating in some manner. Annick Goutal’s Gardenia Passion is to my nose, the delicate scent of a hothouse gardenia bush in full bloom. I smell sensuously tactile white gardenia blossoms, including the entire plant, which I personally find delightful. Very, very, floral, but somehow so very, femininely sexual! First it was a “throwback scent” as my mother liked gardenias, but this happened to grow on me to such an extent that I’m loving it even in winter for a breath of spring!
What I didn’t expect was the way the composition would land right between blooms, green, and the barely there breath of vanilla to create a very delicate, balance which is both enticing, and refreshing somehow! I’d call it a very… “Nude” scent. It’s uncomplicated, and seems to me to fit perfectly with soft, silken things, or nothing at all. Very well suited for delicate spring attire as well, this is no bombastic white floral like Fracas or Carnal Flower. Gardenia Passion was given a lesson in manners, and volume. Which I, for one appreciate very much. This was a blind swap for me, and after a full year of seasons change in which to explore this scent, I am deeply smitten. My sweetie finds it irresistible, it’s so very feminine, and well mannered, he breathes me in deeply when I come to him smelling of creamy, dewy, delicate white blossoms on a spring breeze.. Not enough to smother, if white florals are your thing, this is the one to wear “to bed” it doesn’t last all day & won’t overpower, just enhance your natural scent. If you are new to gardenia, tuberose, or jasmine (which is politely, & mildly present here) this would make a great introductory to the genre for you! The price vs quality of The House of Goutal, is without question. I was sent 5 samples gratis, just for asking nicely, and I now own 5 Goutal scents, 3 in a limited edition parfum coffret! I you’re curious about the house, just contact them politely! The customer service is lovely, and even the fragrances I didn’t care for, at least we’re of good quality. Unfortunately for me… I care for a lot of them! If you are in to exploring gardenia, this is the fresh version, and I would very highly recommend it. FB worthy for me! (And I still have to give some away over the holidays, it’s made many new fans!)
-=MIX=- – :
I agree with priscillaemrich. This is way more gardenia than tuberose. Seems very linear and uncomplicated. Don’t get me wrong, I adore the smell of a gardenia bush in bloom and this is probably as close as you’d ever get to that actual smell, but for the price I expected more. The vanilla dry down is lovely. Hard to explain but you know when you smell a heavy aquatic? It’s not a soft smell but it’s kind of transparent? That’s how I would describe this vanilla base – it’s not an overly sweet or powdery one. A “like” fragrance but not a love.
fiofil – :
Intensive gardenia fragrance, reminding me Songes a lot.
It reminds me a warm south night with blooming flowers. Impressive:)
I like it. I also like that there is no frankincense here like in Songes, because in Songes it brings to the same south night floral blooming feeling being like in the orthodox church at the same time. Very strange feeling:)
avtovoz79 – :
Many of the reviews of this fragrance have said that it is really a tuberose fragrance, rather than a gardenia fragrance. I do not find that to be the case. The gardenia is strong throughout, and is very true to the fragrance of real gardenias. If you love the scent of gardenia, this would be a great fragrance for you.
AntonShumaher – :
Oh Annick, Annick, Annick- this perfume has olfactory ADD. The first handful of seconds once on your skin- this perfume is a fiery gardenia jasmine, dank with wilting leaves and a hint of compost:) then it turns into a grabby bad date in a dusty theater whist being a awkwardly kissed with a sloppily butter popcorn breath-ed hairy dude:( true story.
Then, in its next to final and volatile expression- the faint hints of white flower citrus ( think ginger lilies) and warm bees wax is quickly devoured by my body chemistry- leaving an almost imagined ghost scent of toasted marshmallow and scorched Creme brûlée. Within 40 minutes… Poof- gone! But then, hours later… Boo ya- it reemerges delicate and subdued citrus-sugar.
I had such dreams for this fragrance- but then my body chemistry usually makes most perfume quite wonderful- unless it’s this perfume. Is it suppose to smell like dessert? What is that murky note? I did not pick up the vanilla in this- vanilla is overrated.
I expected a juicy and wild gardenia with deep sensual amber and maybe a stronger jasmine kiss- this was like a tartlet grandma makes- I wear this to bed- not worthy to be worn out in public… Much less, strappy heels and a sexy dress.
kaskay – :
This is for the EDP.
This one is just photo-realistic, a bloom of flowers in dewy fragrant soil, basking in the heat. The very top notes have a scratchy note of soil, which quickly fades, leaving the gardenia swirling in a wisp of tuberose (tuberose is usually sickeningly sweet on me but here it just adds a nice dimension.) There is a woody base that isn’t quite oakmoss but it’s nice anyway. This is nice because of how real and almost unperfumey it smells–it smells like something you would catch in the air vs something you would be wearing.
The lasting power of the EDT is garbage, spring for the EDP if you want something that actually lasts more than 30 minutes.
Effickeneft – :
A lovely true smelling gardenia with tuberose. I was worried about this being too indolic like many gardenia and tuberose fragrances. Instead it is quite bitter in the topnotes and I feared for the future of this scent on my skin. However, in about 15 minutes it calmed down to a very true smelling gardenia, like a bloom just plucked off a bush and put in a vase on your table. The tuberose and vanilla add just the right complementary notes. This is a gardenia that I can wear. It does not overpower, it turns into a pleasant skin scent that will make you smile as you go about your day. It also layers well with AG Petite Cheri, at least in my opinion it does.
miledi-zla – :
Gardenia Passion opens with an unapologetic bang of grand white flowers; definitely gardenia however predominantly tuberose, the petals of which wilted in suffocating humidity, far from the freshness of a vase bursting of newly cut, pollinous blooms.
Mixed with the warmth of skin, the heavy floral is only made headier by the waft of candied jasmine. It’s contradictorily soapy and dirty with a touch of gourmand.
As obnoxiously as the scent begins alongside its enormous projection, it swiftly dissipates into nothingness leaving one wondering, ‘did I like it?’
9manul – :
It’s so funny that Annick Goutal GARDENIA PASSION features tuberose only garnished with gardenia, while Estée Lauder Private Collection TUBEROSE GARDENIA is much more about gardenia than it is about tuberose! Both are obviously big white flower perfumes, so the names are a warning sign to those with issues with this genre.
The tuberose in GARDENIA PASSION is the thick, wilted kind. It smells rather dark and damp to me, as though the flowers are being held in captivity in a huge greenhouse amidst lots of other plant growth, not all of it tuberose, but not very much of it gardenia.
The first time I tried this perfume, I entertained the possibility that there had been some sort of decanting error, but now that I have a bottle, it is undeniable that this is essentially a tuberose soliflore. This of course raises all of the usual comparison questions: how does it stack up against FRACAS, BLONDE, CARNAL FLOWER, and the slew of other tuberose perfumes which continue to appear on the market, including the Histoires de Parfums trilogy?
To my nose, GARDENIA PASSION is not as good as those creations. The thick, somewhat muddled quality of the tuberose note here makes this composition seem more primitive. It actually reminds me a bit of Honore des Pres VAMP A NY, which I did not review very favorably. I won’t say that GARDENIA PASSION is crude, but it is less refined. Still, on occasion it’s nice to wear, just as it is nice to spend time in a stuffy and humid greenhouse every once in a while…
VITALIY01 – :
Jusqu’à ce jour on ne parvient pas à extraire de l’essence de gardénia.
Mais je pense que ce Gardénia Passion d’Annick Goutal est une interprétation qui fait honneur à cette fleur capiteuse et fragile comme la porcelaine.
NAZAR_TANK – :
EDT:An extremely loud, realistic gardenia belting out choir lines of buttered popcorn madness with more delicate accompanying white florals on harps. Straddles the fine line between beautiful and nauseating. Very powerful opening that peters out into nothing within a half hour. All bark, bark, bark and no bite.
eshka693 – :
I have the EDP. After the first spray, the tuberose became apparent, followed by a meek gardenia then finished with the scent of orange blossoms that linger. This is a bold fragrance, very Oriental, suitable for someone with a strong personality but it may also annoy some people’s sense of smell. I have a love and hate relationship with this perfume since sometimes I love it, then again another time, I may dislike it.
maxim220 – :
This is, definitely, one of the best examples of how different a scent can be from skin to skin… I love the scent of gardenias, and was very excited to try this one. It was, by far, the worst perfume I already had in my skin. Way too strong (great sillage, by the way!), very sickening, it didn’t smell like gardenias in me and what I could smell was a strong note of celery, as some members had already mentioned. Yes, I smelt lots of flowers, putrefied ones. And yes, I know the indolic facet of some of the flowers that are present here, but on my skin this characteristic was beyond all the limits that someone could imagine. I have already blind-bought lots of perfumes, but I was lucky enough not to do that with this one. Don’t buy it without trying! I hope you have more luck than me…
I.O.F. 11 – :
I thought I liked this but when I sprayed it my 18 month old son muttered under his breath that it “stinks”. He has never said that about any of my other perfumes (I have 30), so now I’m a little unsure…
ejz006bedyWelty – :
Love, love, love it. Better than Chanel’s. Captures the sweetnes of a true gardenia and with the same hint of bitterness. I will always associate this fragrance with my beautiful young mother in St. Mark’s Square, Venice when her much-in-love husband (this was her second marriage) brought her a gardenia crosage–no babysitter for me although it was her honeymoon. This is a strong perfume. So unless like the song says in the buckboard bounce and you don’t want to rock the room, go lightly.
serovsk – :
there is something so lovely about this scent.Madonna always wore it, and I think that says something about personalities correlating to perfume, as it used to be my mom’s favorite scent.I was so heartbroken when she discontinued using it that I bought her a bottle.I wanted to wear it, but it is my mom’s scent I couldn’t steal it.
Annick Goutal is an olfactory genius.She just is I cannot explain it as I am not an expert.Her scents fade quickly, but who cares?One pure heavenly whiff implants itself in my mind forever, why do I need it to be long lasting?It is worth it.
Gardenia Passion will always be my favorite that I will never wear, but always melt with inoxication at.Sparkley,floral,warm,delicate,sophisticated,elegant,pure,sensual,womanly…perfect.
maks21 – :
I loved it the first time I smelt it – I was looking for the original french female creation. Hot!
k-a-4-a – :
I’ve longed for a little sister of that Malle masterpiece Carnal Flower. Also related closely to Poeme and Fracas. And my dream has come true.It’s not a name I expected, it’s Gardenia Passion.
It opens richly and just deepens into a glorious outpouring of animalic flowers.
Thanks, I love you, Annick Goutal!
Werwolf1967 – :
Mmmm… so beautiful!
Is this Madonna’s fave? Well, I don’t care much, but the lady s