Gardénia Antigua

Just took the plunge. I loveeeee gardenia flowers. I live in UK and would love to grow them but they need hot weather and we are cold here 98% of the year. Alongside of gardenia I also love the Mediterranean bourgainvillea with its vivid bright leaves. The gardenia is classically beautiful and so is the fragrance that comes from them. I was tempted two years ago to buy the most beautiful gardenia plant in the garden centre but knew it would not survive long and is supposed to be a difficult plant to grow even in hot weather and I’m a busy mum just not up to that challenge. Yet. Anyway, I’ve been researching gardenia fragrances on and off for a while. I almost bought arpels gardenia petale and resisted as it seemed too green and have eyed up Chanel’s exclusif gardenia but I think for the price that is something I will have to test and not blind buy. This, I’ve been debating for a short while. I’ve just blind bought it as I do like Musks so if it fails on the gardenia front at least I’ll still have a fragrance I still like. Hopefully. I love jasmine and it’s probably better suited to perfumery than gardenia. People keep referring to gardenia as a vintage retro old school smell. I would love if this perfume could capture the real creamy beautiful smell of the gardenia flower....

Oh I love this! This is one of those scents to me that makes my eyes roll back with happiness. It’s feminine, romantic, classy, very bridal. It exudes wealth and beauty to me. You get a creamy, rich, sweet gardenia. I find it the sweetest right after initial spray but the gardenia does maintain the perfect amount of sweetness for the duration of wear. I can not detect one smidge of patchouli in this, and I’m very sensitive to patchouli so go Giorgio. I purchased this immediately after receiving a sample. Having just purchased House of Bo La Mar (another semi $$ white floral) I was nervous they were too similar to justify having both and maybe for most people they are but the biggest differences are that House of Bo “La Mar” has way more salty, aquatic, fresh air in it which thins out the white florals, mostly tuberose I believe, topped with a dusting of citrus, in a very summery, beachy, classy, high end “I’m in the Mediterranean can’t talk now” kind of way and Gardenia Antigua is dominated by the rich creamy sweet gardenia. The ambergris, fresh air and *barely* there sunblock vibes are vaguely in the background, it evokes more of trophy wife vibes for me. Normal people may not find a need for both in their collection but you better believe I have both.

Gardénia Antigua Armani 2020,Neroli, Gardenia, Ylang-Ylang ,White Musk, Patchouli./This is a beautiful light floral perfume with a very consistant presence,I find it very well blended and rounded and has 1 scent from the opening till dry-down to my nose,White musk makes it very fresh and clean and patchouli gives the floral notes a tender milky depth,It smells elegant,will make a great wedding-day perfume or lunch date perfume.It is not sweet and smells like wet fresh-cut blossoms. For me it has the same vibe as A La Rose,MFK ,Same fresh floral vibe with Gardenia and Ylang-Ylang. It is a daytime perfume. 🍀🍀 #ladylovesperfumes

My bottle just arrived in the post. My first impression is a very true to life gardenia heart note with light citrus, a touch of neroli in the top, and creamy musks in the base. Apparently there's Ambroxan here somewhere, but it's not readily apparent to my nose. I love gardenia, so I'm particularly pleased that Dora Baghriche got this note just right. Upon checking my wardrobe, the only other fragrance I've tried of Dora Baghriche's is L'Artisan's Caligna (which I love). I think she's a perfumer I need to watch a bit more closely to see what else she's done I might like. Early review is 2 thumbs up.

How a gardenia really smells like, plus some exclusive vibes of a well made perfume! I’d bath in it if I could. Thank you Armani Privé! My second favorite gardenia scent is Gucci’s flora precious gardenia, but the pear there takes away from the true gardenia creaminess, making it to sparkling for my taste. But both make me so happy 🥰 Van Cleef & Arples has also a pure, no fuss gardenia petal I’m gonna try next.