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isi680 – :
I’m always on the look out for a “perfect gardenia” scent- something that captures that naturally gorgeous aroma, pure, sweet and green before it turns into the overripe/ dead blossom smell that can turn people off. This, unfortunately, has that sickeningly sweet smell mixed with aftershave that is NOT a perfect or true gardenia in my opinion. The gardenia note itself is not bad, but it has been blended with something that is terrible, almost like barbershop aftershave/old spice? . I really enjoy Love’s True Bluish Light by this house, simply beautiful, but not this one. For now, Ineke Hothouse Flower remains the best, most realistic, natural gardenia fragrance I have encountered.
Marzln – :
This is a beautiful gardenia perfume! Opens with young fresh gardenia, with a little bit of a raw green quality. Underlying is a creamy accord, with what I think is a vanilla base. Possibly from some of the ingredients used to create the gardenia note. During the drydown, the vanilla is more pronounced on my skin, with the gardenia showing some of its orange blossom/jasmine roots. Gorgeous through all of its transitions!
valerrra – :
Perfect Gardenia. It’s the perfect name for it! It’s lovely. Lovely soft, fresh, creamy gardenia. Gentle and feminine, elegant and comforting. Beautiful.
dimka00987 – :
I doubt I can do better than the first two reviewers. I’ll just add that in my search for a realistic but wearable Gardenia scent (not a scent that just happens to include gardenia), I tested several that, although ultra-realistic, were difficult for me to wear.
So I decided that what I really wanted was a realistic gardenia scent that focused on its freshness and beauty without any of the sometimes distracting qualities.
Sarah Horowitz Perfect Gardenia was hands down the winner. It is a gardenia in all its glory, with the accompanying notes complementing and highlighting its beauty.
I have the pure oil. The longevity is excellent; sillage is relatively close, as is true with all oils, and is my preference here. For more sillage, I would recommend that EDP spray.
umy954elipseskism – :
Perfect Gardenia is alive and breathing on my skin.
Not like an alien that has taken control of my body, but like a real group of actual lush plants have suddenly appeared inches from my face. This is definitely one of my favorites from the Perfect collection. Thank you so much for the beautiful sample, SHP.
Perfect Gardenia pure oil has a wonderfully bright green botanical garden quality, which harmonizes with the richness of the gardenia very well. This smells like the healthy white flowers with some of the outer petals just starting to turn a tiny bit brown, and some buds just opening. It lasts quite a while, but the projection is low, so you can wear it whenever you want without stinking out the whole movie theater. PG is a very light gardenia due to the lack of projection, so anyone who associates gardenias with olfactory assault, should give this one a try.
Perfect Gardenia is lush plants surrounded by warm tropical humidity. It reminds me of walking around in the glass enclosure at the Botanical Garden where plants are watered from hoses that extend upward to produce “rain” at regular intervals.
It also reminds me of salty sweet creamy flowers hanging over fresh grass in the long shadows of early morning. As the Sun climbs higher, all the insects are singing in the dense heat of Summer. It is being gently touched on the shoulder to wake up.
Litra333 – :
This is very beautiful. Lighter than Black Gardenia, heavier than Kai, sensual, creamy but not cloying, fresh, but not overly clean and green. No tuberose so it works with me. A touch of vanilla and musk anchor this one. No soapy detergent like odors, no harsh edges all through drydown. No rancid suntan lotion tropicals in it. I love it.