Gardenia & Cardamom

Three words, BEAU - TI - FUL!! I honestly feel like this line offers "niche" to "high designer" quality fragrances bc it really is noticable just how great the quality of the oils and materials are in this Banana republic (Icon Line). I was afraid that the Gardenia would come off too "Grandama-ish", feminine or sharp, but that wasn't the case at all. The Gardenia is mellow and melds really well with the Cardamom, and although Musk and Neroli are NOT in the notes list, this does dry down (a little bit) Musky and that sublime subtle Cardamom spiceness, along with the OBVIOUS Neroli, help make this unisex although still leaning just a bit feminine, although I'm told that it does not smell feminine on me, (must be my skin chemestry), But, even if this did lean completely feminine.. WHO CARES! This stuff smells freakin' amazeballs!! During the far dry down, Gardenia and Cardamom really reminds me of Neroli Woods (which I love) and is in this same Icon Line, but Gardenia and Cardamom has MUCH better projection, longevity and all around better performance. I could still EASILY smell this on my clothes after waking up the following day, and could even detect it on skin as a faint skin scent. I honestly find this scent addictive and intoxicating, its an "eyes rolling in the back of my head when I take a deep whiff" kinda scent, 🫠. I give Gardenia and Cardamom an 8.5 outta 10 (high score for me). Gentlemen, give this one a shot, and if it ain't for you, believe me, someone you cherish will like this one😉. Like id mentioned, just BEAUTIFUL MAN!

When this fragrance first came out I fell in love. I have all 6 of them at that time. I only own 3 Tom Ford perfume at that time so I didn't know that this is the same as Solei Blanc. Either way I gotten 3 bottle back up or this. This has my favorite note which is Cardamon (also my favorite spice). It smells like coconut and tea is what i get from this perfume. It's not long lasting though. I would say it last only 3 hours. However, I actually layered it with Wakiki Beach Coconut Cream Moisturizer, Solid Blac Body Oil and Maison Margellan Matcha Tea. This is get plenty of compliments and last for 8 hours plus on my skin and clothes.

Wow so weird, Gardenia? Cardamom? I guess you mix those together with some ylang ylang and you get a very tropical scent. I read others comments and decided to blind buy this for $22. Great blind buy. To my nose it smell so close to TF Soleil Blanc. It even leans in the same direction as Beach Walk. Although we are going into fall I’m glad I got it. I’ll wear it next summer for sure. It’s a sharp suntan lotion vibe and I don’t mean that in a bad way I just mean it smells the same sharpness that Soleil Blanc has. Suntan lotion vibes all the way. Yeah, so all in all a happy successful blind buy.

This is what I hoped Yara Moi would smell like - a decent dupe of Tom Ford’s Soleil Blanc. Yara Moi misses the mark, but Gardenia & Cardamom nails it. It’s a divine tropical floral with creamy jasmine and a soft coconut undertone that feels luxurious without the price tag. It's the perfect summer holiday scent- warm, sunny, and elegant without being too heavy. I’m genuinely impressed. For $30 this is a hidden gem that deserves way more hype.

This fragrance smells AMAZING! Also, if you just over-spray a bit it will lasts and project decently! Im getting bout 5 hours on skin and a very long time on clothes. This does lean feminine, but the OBVIOUS Neroli note which is not listed helps this lean into "Unisex" territory.. I think it rivals 78 Vintage Green if ya ask me although they are very different, both are quite beautiful and most definately smell like "Expensive Fragrances."

This is absolutely beautiful... This is one of my go to summer fragrances... I don't usually use this on its own though... it's used as a layering combo with neroli Portofino.. Layer it two to one.... for every two sprays of Néroli Portofino... add one spray of gardenia and cardamom.... This Combo is a summer banger...100% SLEPT ON... it gives "Bring me the Alfa Romeo,we are spending weekend on the yacht on Lake Como, Italy.." vibes

What a surprising love! Heavy on the gardenia and light on the warm spice with just the right touch of additional white flowers and not overly ylang ylang. Agree with others it is similar to Soleil Blanc but oodles more affordable. To me it's pretty on your skin and on your wallet a win win. Perfect 75 degree summer day wear. Feel free to spray with reckless abandon!!

Can we take a moment and appreciate how great all of the fragrances in the Banana Republic ICON collection...For the price you pay at discounters this fragrance is amazingly good! I simply fail to find better at a $25 dollar mark, can you? Other than that I think it is a very nice, warm, and cozy spring-summer scent.

I agree with @mevans review. It is a great fragrance!!!! I love cardamom mixed with the florals, just lovely and you can wear this in the fall and winter!!!! Love it and I am over spraying it too. All over my clothes and hair so it doesn’t fade that quickly. LOVE it! 11/10 Banana Republic has some great offerings.

This is one of the best affordable summer light fragrance! It does resemble a bit Neroli orchid by Loccitanne but this is not so powdery at the dry down but rather Green flowers and a lil bit powdery. Overall a very good summer wear!!

ATTENTION !!️ This perfume reminds me of Marc Jacobs Mod Noir. A beautiful spring scent that was discontinued back in 2018. Banana Republic is killing the game!

beachy white floral that lacks any sort of sweet backbone that is ever prevalent to the genre. the result is a cooler tonality, slightly sheer & transparent, perhaps a more lotion-esque direction than say sunscreeny or oily. there's a facet here that really reminds me of the smell that a new magazine has when you open it. sounds silly but it literally gives the effect of it smelling glossy or laminated or something like that. the driftwood accord is a decently present woody background, I can confirm it's nondescript and pretty much what the scent dries down to in the late stages. I struggle to find anything overtly femme about this yet I find it equally difficult to call it 'unisex'. definite femme lean that I feel most dudes could pull off/look past if they're into white florals or beach scents. projection is more on the transparent & airy side but is still certainly noticeable, longevity is a solid half-day wear (probably around 6hrs). for sure a warm weather scent. good value at discounters. I found a 30 ml at my local Burlington for $15, definitely check anywhere like that local to you.

Ok so last night I wore this straight out of the shower for the first time... and if I’m honest, the opening was way, too sharp /spicy for me.... But not long after that settled down, and it did dry down to a more creamy floral scent, which I quite enjoyed . To be honest, I don’t think this is a bedtime appropriate fragrance like I thought it would be by looking at the notes. I would say this is probably more suited for pub garden evenings in the summer. Longevity, I cannot comment on as I wore this to bed however, I can imagine this probably wouldn’t last more than a few hours due to it, becoming quite close to the skin within maybe about an hour before I went to bed. I mean for 20 quid right now, I don’t think I’ll go wrong it has higher end quality is to it and is quite complex and is quite interesting I don’t think this would be a safe Blindbuy due to it being completely different to what I thought it was going to be from looking at the notes. However, I am someone who is quite open to many types of fragrances. Unisex??? I’d say, definitely lanes, more feminine

Starts off with a lovely orange citrus and gardenia(esque) accord that rapidly, as in within five minutes, transitions into a tuberose and jasmine bouquet with just the slightest whisper of green cardamom seed tying it all together. Two hours later and the jasmine has stolen the show, proving to be very creamy/sweet and reminiscent of Vanilla Fields, although far better in both the materials used and the execution. This floral suntan vibe carries on for a few more hours before fading away gently. It's clear by smelling this that Kuczinski worked with a limited budget and drew on the wisdom of W.A. Poucher's textbook gardenia accord to craft a cozy and very straightforward white floral, with a few minutes of a commendably lucid gardenia. A terrific little fragrance, and gets even more points for eschewing the trashy candies and chemical musks of its contemporaries.

Oh, this is so good. I think it's the cardamom that runs the show and makes it all work so well. The gardenia is fairly prominent but mixed with that cardamom, wow! The rest of the florals blend well in the background. It's warm and sweet, it has a savoury kind of spice and almost an incense quality, a little balsamic too. I find it more on the feminine side with the strong floral element, but it's not some dainty sweet floral. It's a heavier, more serious floral. Just like the other two I have so far from this line, I'm completely impressed. Very creative and something you'd expect from a niche house. The only issue I have is that it's all but gone in around 3 hours, and I'm a massive over-sprayer. It's so good though, I can forgive and just bring the bottle with me.

Creamy, warm, floral, summery and somewhat sour. It smells fresh and clean. I think the cardamom makes it uplifting and not as indolic as other white floral forwad scents. Perfect for everday. Great for layering. Can be very versatile. When I want it to be more tropical, I combine it with solar scents and make it warmer such as Sunkissed Hibiscus by Nest. However, when I want it to be greener, I combine it with zesty green tea scents such as The Yulong by Giorgio Armani. When I want to bring out the spiciness, I combine it with Crystal Noir by Versace. And when I want it to be cleaner, I combine it with muskier scents such as Glow by Jlo. Unisex but feminine leaning. I like that it has a lot of sillage and longevity and that it's very affordable too.

This pulls very citrusy and bright on me. It’s almost like a refreshing cardamom lemonade on a summer morning, the air is laced with fresh, creamy gardenias with youthful, dewy petals. It invokes the sense of freedom of strolling down a hill at pace in the countryside, carefree and with the best company. I really enjoy the green accent from the subtle cardamom, that further adds to the summery character. The tuberose pops in the dry down but it’s a very transparent and diluted version. It’s very refreshing but I wouldn’t expect too much from it. Highly likeable, easy reach, day time pick me up. Good for running errands and a mood boost. I concur with the sun tan vibe, mostly because of the creamy texture that contrasts against the sharp citruses.

I blind bought Gardenia & Cardamom by Banana Republic as a gift for my grandma and I was actually surprised by how good it smells. Scent and Notes: The scent is floral, smooth, and elegant, clearly leaning more feminine. Sillage and Performance: Performance is decent, t lasts around 5 hours on skin, with soft to moderate projection. Personal Experience and Final Thoughts: This turned out to be a very good blind buy, especially as a gift. It smells elegant, feminine, and easy to wear, and the price makes it an excellent value. If you’re looking for a floral fragrance that’s classy, gentle, and budget-friendly, this is definitely worth considering.

Male perspective: This is freaking great. For only $16 at discounter stores (Ross, TJ Maxx, etc) it's an outstanding value. Yes, it does lean slightly feminine IMO, but a male can pull this off no problem. Main olfactory notes I smell are gardenia and tuberose as the main dominant players, and the cardamom is noticable slightly under it just to warm it all up without actually smelling spicy. The woody undertone isn't quite understandable, as it's a generic smelling "woodyness". I do see the similarities to TF Eau Soieli Blanc, this one just isn't as tropical Beachy. But the floral bouquet is very very similar.

I get the cardamom at first, and a kind of fresh white floral. This then is quickly outshone by tuberose, who could outshine anything really. The cardamom can’t compete with the sweet tuberose, and there’s also some heady jasmine in the mix. Smells of any creamy, jasmine and tuberose heavy, white floral, with a hint of saltiness as it dries. No, it’s not original, but the salty note makes it at least a bit different to your usual floral offerings. And for £25 it’s a cracking fragrance with decent projection and longevity if heady white florals are your thing.