Soliflore Gardenia

This is the real deal - my reference gardenia. Upon application, I am almost taken aback by the strong smell of melted butter!! You see the phrase "buttery" to describe many white florals, particularly gardenia and tuberose, but this is beyond that! Of course, it's an oil so I think that contributes to the richness. This quickly calms down, and another aspect of real gardenia starts to emerge - a mushroomy earthiness. If this is starting to sound more like dinner than a perfume, fear not. It all comes together, creating the most realistic gardenia ever captured in a bottle. Pretty enough to wear on its own, I find that it also works well to amplify and round out the gardenia in other fragrances. I have a few that I've purchased that turned out smelling rather cheap and artificial, but a dab of this as a base helps to elevate the quality, making some I had written off (Tous Gold, for one) very wearable and quite nice! A dab or two rub together in my palms and brushed through my hair is another lovely way to wear this oil. I am now interested in purchasing the tuberose oil. I often find it difficult to distinguish one from another, since tuberose is so often used to recreate the smell of gardenia, and I am hoping I can train my nose to be able to differentiate between them. Given Dame's sampling program, I think I will order others as well in order to increase my awareness of other notes as well. This is a wonderful house, and I love that I can support a company with good ethics and not have to sacrifice quality in return. Bravo, JD!

The beauty and depth of a gardenia blossom all wrapped into one vial. Its almost as if Mr. Dame slowly extracted the juice of the flower drop by drop. Developing into a marvelous masterpiece. I love gardenia and have tried every kind possible. But something is usually amiss. Not here. This is the aroma of a day of leisure walking in a garden. A flower tucked behind your ear. A soft breezy dress that carries the scent of your perfume. Not a care in the world. That is what SOLIFLORE Gardenia is to me. It is everything I hoped it would be and so much more. Words can not express my happiness with my experience ordering Mr. Dame's perfumes and his customer service. I ordered this on a Monday hoping to receive it for my "New Year's Perfume". I received it within TWO DAYS...that Wednesday! My package was wrapped as if receiving a special gift from a friend. Each perfume individually wrapped for my sheer delight! Included was a kind note and picture from Mr. Dame himself. Not only did I get to experience the wonderful Perfume oils I purchased, but an array of samples. I can not forget to mention a discount code for a future purchase also. Absolute superb perfumer that I have the greatest reverence for!

A true gardenia. I think this is one of the most difficult things to pull off in perfumary. Ive gone thru the list of gardenia perfumes -past and present. In most of them I wished the gardenia lasted longer. Well here is pure unadulterated, not combined with anything else gardenia. When it settles down its gorgeous. I wish sillage was a little greater but its obvious Mr Dame perfers lower sillage scents. I implore him that there are some femme fatales left that love using it as a weapon. I love layering this to add more gardenia influence to other fragrances I have. Its super versatile. I have to disagree with the below reviewer calling this a demeter. That is unfair. This is much better quality and longjevity than any demeter. Dusita really isnt in the running here as that gardenia was combined with tuberose and other notes to a completely different vision. I will say however, in regards to that gardenia note those two are infact the same. This is a Soliflore, and done well as an essay to the facets of the natural essence itself. Top 5 gardenias. My only quibble is I wish the opening was softened. That blue cheese note hits you like a truck!

I am trying this from an oil version sample. I have to begin by saying that this was a gift with purchase, overall my first mini shopping experience at Dame took me by surprise in the most unusual and memorable way, they are amazing generous and so kind people there....thank you Now about Gardenia. I wasn’t particularly excited about trying this, I have a good load of gardenia cantered perfumes, and they are all loud, heavy sweet and mostly always they leave me with a headache. Not this one! It’s incredibly beautiful and I could say playful, i’s so adorable I can’t stop sniffing myself! On me it has a certain spicy ness, it remind me of Big Red chewing gum, as if there is a bit of cinnamon and a bit of sugar mixed in. The gardenia here is beautiful, fresh, moist and even a bit oily, and thank God, it is not mixed with any of the other things that one finds elsewhere ( no tuberose, no ylang, no coconut, no soapy notes ) I love it so much ! it becomes a bit sweeter and a bit dusty in the dry down, for me this Gardenia is the first of its kind and one scent I need to own in full size, one day. I Love it!!!

Here's another fanboy for Dame Soliflore Gardenia. I like florals, but finding a masculine or unisex non-powdery white floral is difficult. Layering a soliflore to green fragrances has turned out to be my ticket, and the Dame Gardenia has turned out to be an excellent find. I find this Gardenia to be subdued - meaning not bright or candied - but rather late-in-bloom, with a little bit of dust on it. Perhaps it is on the slightest verge of being a little waxy. This combination of impressions makes the Dame Gardenia an excellent unisex white floral by which to add new interest to a fragrance, without giving offense to those of more conservative olfactory sensibilities. I have the perfume oil, which I put into an a small sprayer. One shot in the middle of the chest gave me at least 5 hours of good, solid gardenia fragrance. As for the House of Dame, you just can't ask for better. Jeffrey is responsive to emails, and his liberal supply of samples is much appreciated. If you are a fan of stunning, eye-popping fashion photography, you must visit his website. Simply beautiful.