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александр777 – :
I have long anticipated the opportunity to test Roja Dove Gardenia Extrait. The house is legendary among niche lovers, the fragrances prohibitively expensive for most folks and the intrigue hard to resist. I found a 2ml sample on ebay.
A very rich soap was my immediate impression. Yes indeed it smells expensive and old school. There is not much evolution, however from soap to…floral soap. It reminds me of Houbigant’s bright star, Quelques Fleurs l’Original. And then I began to sneeze. And sneeze, and sneeze and sneeze. I am dreadfully allergic to this and it would have been worth suffering if I could have just gotten one whiff of gardenia from it, but no. Just a disagreeable generic floral soap in anyone’s bathroom anywhere. What a letdown and now I’m sure put off from trying any other fragrances from this house.
Roja Dove has some nerve trying to pass this off as gardenia. It is no such thing.
astrahanec 110 – :
I was met by a SA at Bergdorf’s right as I walked in the door and was immediately sold on the Gardenia Extrait when it was first sprayed, I had the bottle shipped to my home from the store. I wish that I had waited because this fragrance does not last on me at all, It opens with a powerful white floral that is beautiful but within minutes it fades so much that it is hard to smell even close to the skin and then within an hour is gone. It is beautiful but if I had it to do over again I would not buy this one, I do love the Aoud, I may have saved up for a bottle of that instead. For me, it is just too pricey for a simple white floral that doesn’t last that long.
oskretkv – :
This one seems to suffer on my skin from the same problem of another in this extrait line, lilac. Both start with intense aromas and go to discreet scents very soon. This is more a jasmine and tuberose composition, it lacks the odd notes in gardenia reproductions. It smells fruity, sirupy and rich at first, then it gets a little bit tart with a rose apparation that last some minutes. Then it ends in a very close to skin musky and woody base, which is a disappointment in such an expensive and exquisite fragrance. Honestly, it’s the roja dove that i liked the least so far.
fedjak – :
I have to admit that this is my favourite perfume just now, it reminds me of vintage floral perfumes and is too divine for words.. It is a delight to wear and lasts and lasts.. Unlike the other reviewer who says it has a cheap chemical odour, well I don’t get that.. Yes the perfumes can be pricey but as they say you get what you pay for.. I am off on holiday to Paris in a few months and invested in a bottle of Gardenia by Roja, I thought how lovely to wear a perfume in Paris that wasn’t produced there… Just for a change.. So try and get hold of a few samples from Roja and give them a try before dismissing them on the price…
Dallasss – :
Very beautiful at first. After about an hour it fades to a very cheap chemical odor recalling dime store perfumes. At no time does it ever smell like a gardenia. Certainly not worth $320!-at least not to me. Perhaps if it just stayed beautiful a little longer and wasn’t called gardenia, because it isn’t.
Yurik-88 – :
Roja Dove`s perfumes is the nicest present the world of perfumery could make to me. It`s the discovery of the year!! After his fantastic Neroli Extrait I tried Gardenia.
The funny thing is that it doesn`t actually have gardenia notes, but yes, it smells gardenia, too 🙂
Very noble white floral scent, deep, rich, expensive, voluptuous. In the same time it has some fresh breath coded inside, so it is powerful but not heady.
A masterpiece. The lasting power is spectacular.
I must try all of his beautiful creations next time. Thumbs up!