Flora by Gucci Glamorous Magnolia

The first few times I put this on I didn't like it. It was sharp and heady. But the dry down piqued my interest, so I kept trying it on. One day I was in a rush and just grabbed the closest perfume, which was this one, and sprayed it on randomly and rather further away than I usually do and then magic happened. There was no more sharp and heady scent. Just this soft, interesting, unique smell that I usually get after hours into the dry down. It's floral but not heady, musky and sweet but still airy, and it's cocoa without being sugary. I LOVE it. It's a nice break from all those typical floral-fruity and sweet gourmand scents going around. It's staying power on my skin is moderate, maybe 3-4 hours. But on my clothes it lasts all day. I read one of the reviews here saying that it's similar to acqua di gioia, I couldn't disagree more. Acqua di Gioia is absolutely sharp and rancid on me.

this is my first perfume from a swap,oh my goodness I adore this sent,i would happily give away every single I perfume I own,on my its sweet without being cloying,overpowering,its light,it wafts around me in the breeze,its like a sunny day walk with my girls near the sea with flowers bobbing their heads on the sea air,the birds singing and just a happy to be here day,my kids loved it,mummy you smell scrumptious,i put a little on a hanky so they could smell it in their bedroom,its green and light and clean,it suits all ages,even my mother in law is on the look out for a bottle after having a spritz of mine,over the moon

After having Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia (another one of Gucci's Flora Garden Collection) for a while, I wanted to test out some other versions I'd seen of the original Gucci Flora perfume. This is the one I decided to try. I know this is odd, but it seems to have a bit of everything in it - warmth and sweetness with still being fresh. I can see this being suitable for many occassions; going to work/school/uni, going somewhere nice or simply hanging around with friends. Like Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia, I'm impressed with the staying power for an eau de toilette, lasts the whole day!

My new favourite scent for summer. It opens up fresh, green, citrusy & in a word - summery. Then the florals kick in, but not a sweet or sickly floral, just one that suits my body chemistry & smells really pretty. It doesn't last more than about 4 hours, but that's what I want in a scent I wear in summer. Very feminine, pretty, & I adore the bottle. Looking forward to wearing it right through the upcoming Oz summer

the scent remind me a lot of melon notes. (actually, it is not melon note. it is peony note. sweet, fresh, flowery and green vibe. peony, magnolia and citrus are dominant in this scent. for me, this perfume is too girly. overall expensive, moderate longevity, sillage is soft, not elegance at all, too feminine and too girly. i say, Gucci Flora is created for summer and spring season. i rate it 7/10

Definitely my favorite of the 3 I smelled! SO refreshingly sweet! Delicious! I will most definitely be adding Magnolia to my fragrance collection. It smells like something but I can't put my finger on it. Oh well. I want it so that's all that matters. : ) 4/8/12 Update: I got me the 3.3 oz bottle, brand new and sealed, on ebay for 36 bucks! SO AWESOME! Now I need the Gardenia. : )

This is very sophisticated, sexy day time scent. It is a citrus floral which I can't get enough of. When I wear it, it makes me feel all grown up and glamorous. It is still very youthful and cheerful and I can't wait to buy a bottle of it so that I'll feel all fresh and smell so good. It is also very potent - I have the EDT tester and it lasts for more than half a day.

i first tried this and it was a little strong but nice on the first spray but it drys down in 30 minutes into a powery, floral sweet musk that is irresistible. I came back to the store the next day to pick this one up. This floral dry down stayes close and I could smell it all day, just a light whiff of sweet floral. Love it.

This is a beautiful fragrance. When I first spray it, it reminds me of Dylan Blue which I purchased much later, but I like the Gucci better. It’s still pretty, but a tad bit more spicy and interesting to me. I really enjoy it.

Love, love and love!!! Sadly it doesn't last. I love the burst of sweet clean clear watermelon smell. Its dry down is sugary & I love them. Definitely for young teens and young adults.

True spring scent! Light and elegant, not too sweet and not too bitter. A modern classic in my eyes. Beautiful bottle design. The only drawback - disappears quickly on my skin

The top notes smell to me like watermelon and the base notes candy and musk. I really love this perfume. It is really fresh and sweet smelling which is what I love.

I love this because it smells beautiful and youthful. Smells like Boucheron Quatre En Rouge, though they dont have similar notes. I'm just basing this on memory.

This fragrance is heavenly, powdery magnolia sweet dark chocolate delights .hope the longevity to its OK tumb up

March 2012: I've just picked up this perfume and absolutely adore it after wearing it for an afternoon... On me it is initially quite sweet, green and fresh. Zing my mind goes - racing after happy memories! After a while it developes to a somewhat musky rose smell. Mmmmm... a little bit naughty. All the while Magnolia ties the bouquet together. This is on my skin and how I perceive it. Lovely layers. To me this is a 'young at heart' yet grown up delicacy. A green Macaroon! Perfect for spring/summer 2012 and absolutely wearable in the office as well as on weekends. Very happy I sought it out - all thanks to some research on this website! :) September 2012: Update to the above after having lived with this frag for a summer. Sadly I've gone full circle and no longer like it all all. I very quickly got bored with it... On me, after wearing it for some time, it's an overpoweringly sweet, syrupy scent which felt one-dimensional, too young, too pastel, too nice! I stopped wearing it and have left this expensive melon salad to gather dust on my shelf.

Glamorous Magnolia used to be my favorite out of the Garden collection. I was around 16 years old when they came out and I was obsessed of all the different scents. I tried them all at the department stores and the ones that I liked were Tuberose, Mandarin and Magnolia. Especially Glamorous Magnolia. It smells fresh, sweet and youthful. And I also agree on the scent of watermelon in it. I have actually a hard time to smell anything else than watermelon. I guess it was why I chose to buy it in my early 20's. It felt sweet, fresh and fruity. Which was something I looked for in a perfume at that time of life. It also hade some notes of citrus in it but nothing more complex than that. Nowadays when I am getting closer to my 30's it has no interest to me at all. There is also several perfumes with fresh and floral notes in it which are way more interesting than this one. I still have the bottle from my 20's, but it is basically collecting dust. If anything it gives me some nostalgia of summer and youth.

I tried this in a department store recently, well in fact I covered myself liberally as I was about to meet some friends for a drink and my perfume I'd applied about 8 hours earlier had all but disappeared. It smelled like something vaguely familiar but didn't put much thought into it. When I met them shortly afterwards one immediately said "Oh my God, you smell like a Pornstar Martini!" And then another agreed. And then we ordered Pornstar Martinis. So there you go, if you want to smell like the cocktail du jour (certainly here in the UK), then this could be a contender. I may invest in a bottle when my purse strings are looser and I've used up a few of my other perfumes.

Glamorous Magnolia is one of my favourite fragrances. Of course you would be disappointed if you expected a magnolia soliflore. It is a fruity scent with a lemony greenish opening. Which I don't mind since I am a citrus lover. Then the main note seem to be melon though it is not listed as a note. As for the chocolate note I don't find i too sweet. It prevents the whole composition from being too sour. A well-balanced scent. Charming, refreshing, summery. It is also good office-friendly fragrance. I wore it several times at work and was complimented each time. I was actually told it smelled fresh and yummy... At least the fragrance does not bother anyone!

I think this is an unusual floral fruity mix that's yummy. I've worn this all year round never got sick of it, it starts with a fresh citrus burst, quickly followed by creamy magnolia which is a lovely powdery floral that remains fresh airy and aquatic some how! With the dry down comes smoky dark chocolate brought to you on a sandalwood tray! Reading this back it shouldn't work but believe me it really does, super for all ages and is just different enough to make you feel special. I thinks this is an original floral and I haven't smelt anything like this before it's fresh, sweet and lasts really well, I think it's the best flora out of the collection.

I had such high hopes for this! It opens with a beautiful citrus clean blast, clean and fresh. Then I thought it would follow with some beautiful soft, clean magnolia, not BUBBLEGUM! I left the house for a party thinking I would smell amazing and get compliments. No compliments and I found out why on the car ride home, I smelled literally like sweet bubblegum! Crazy! I do like this, I think it's sweet and cute, but I would never buy it. Oh well, the search continues. If you want to smell like sweet bubblegum (it's not offensive at all) then this is your scent! If you want to smell florals then this is the wrong one!