Classic Gardenia

I would love to get my hands on this again to see if it measures up to the memories I have of wearing it exclusively in 1996 or 1997. My cat, who regularly followed me around the house anyway, used to stick his head in my inner elbow whenever I wore this and basically huffed it like a drug. He would press his face in it. He didn't behave that way when I wore any other perfume but this one made him giddy, rolling around and meowing like a fool. No filter or self respect, he just unabashedly loved Classic Gardenia and made sure that you knew exactly how he felt about it. From memory, it is close to Jungle Gardenia. I remember thinking the bottle was pretty and the ribbon was bendy metal or plastic. I think it had a wire running through it so you could mold it back to its shape.

I used to have this perfume when I was a teenager and I loved it. It smelled exactly like the gardenia flower. Maybe is because not everyone likes the exact scent of gardenias in a perfume, to wear the scent all day vs smelling it on a candle, but it is very hard to find a perfume with only gardenias. Most gardenia perfumes contain gardenia as one of the scents, but they have other flowers and elements mixed with it. I might order the Classic Gardenia by Dana, hopefully is not super old and it still smells the way I remember it.

This is a very well done floral! Affordable and easy to wear, CG gives off vintage vibes in the best way. Full disclosure: at first I misread the name as Classic Grandma. :D But not to worry, this isn't dated at all. It is very feminine with decent sillage and lasting power. Real gardenias always smell a little sharp to me, fortunately CG is rich and creamy without any harsh notes.

This is a gardenia POWERHOUSE; it is a very heavy and strong scent that will last and last! I like fragrances having longevity and strong sillage (more so than most) but this one is almost cloying even for me. That being said, it is still lovely but please remember a little bit goes a long way.

This has gorgeous sillage but it's quite synthetic and unpleasant up close and on skin. I would strongly recommend wearing this on fabric.