Flora Gorgeous Gardenia

I love Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia! It is a captivating masterpiece that has quickly become one of my very favorite perfumes and I can't get enough of it. It is perfect for me and I highly recommend it to anyone of any age who is looking for a gentle, warm, unique and special floral-oriental perfume. This perfume is supremely balanced, well blended and full of depth and complexity. I detect each of the listed notes in a gorgeous harmony but with a twist that makes it stand out unlike any other fragrance. It is at once soulful, innocent, captivating, sexy, delicate, natural and gently bold. It is not just one thing and it is not defined by any conventions. It is magical and mystical. This scent to me is in the floral-oriental category and has a beautiful warmth. This perfume opens with the top notes of pear blossom, Italian mandarin and berries. These offer a gentle sweetness to the opening and play a supportive role to the mid notes of gardenia, jasmine and frangipani. Each of the flowers are present, tender and caressing. They are not sharp, cold, linear, powdery or heavy as some florals can be. At the base is brown sugar and patchouli. The brown sugar is blended in a way brings a warmth to the composition. It's sweetness is not like a gourmand and is not edible. As a result the flowers are soft and warm. The patchouli is gentle, woody, softly sweet and grounded. It plays a supportive role and is not heavy. For me this perfume projects between 4-5 hours. During this time, the perfume exudes a capivating aura of scent. It is diffuses delicately and is not agressive. It has lovely sillage that lingers in a unique way. The base notes then hold it as a skin scent for an additional 5 hours or more. On the clothes, this scent remains for days. Even when I think nobody around me can detect the scent, my husband says I smell so good. It works well with my skin chemistry and the environment where I live. This scent exudes a quiet confidence. It is not meant to be extroverted. This scent is not for people who want their perfume to enter the room before they do in order to grab attention. There are plenty of strong perfumes on the market that do that well. I was looking to get away from that. Over the last several years I have found heavy, overly sweet or sharp perfumes to be unappealing because they are often too much and too distracting. I have even started to feel that they make me nauseous. I have a very sensitive nose. I was looking for a floral oriental: something warm, inspiring, quietly strong, unassuming and divine; Something not too strong, not too sweet and not too sharp or cold. Gorgeous Gardenia is what I wanted. This perfume makes me feel happy, peaceful and beautiful. I am exactly where I want to be with this. This perfume can be worn at any time depending on what you like. I am very happy wearing it day or night in all weather for any occassion. For me it goes with everything. This perfume, the bottle and the campaign captures a return to innocence, divine beauty and joy in nature. This perfume captures the magic of being happy and content in your own beautuful space, freeing you to be completely yourself and not defined by conventions. My happiest place is being outdoors in the sun amongst the wildflowers with my husband and dog. For me, this perfume represents the inspirational magic of simple moments in nature that must be recognised and celebrated. This is where true bliss lives. The bottle is gorgeous and very fitting for the perfume. It is the most beautiful perfume bottle I have ever seen. It is creative art at its finest. The flora artwork, the warm pink porcelain bottle, the golden cap, the spray atomiser, the description on the bottle and the matching box: this is exquisitely packaged and absolutely stands out as an ode to the wonder and beauty of nature. This coupled with Gucci's comittment and leadership in environmental responsibility, makes this perfume truly special and meaningful. Thank you Gucci for this finely crafted divine creation. I simply adore everything about this. I feel like it is a daily gift to use this perfume. Thank you for the magical, mystical, mesmerising masterpiece that is Gorgeous Gardenia!

White florals are not really my cup of tea, but the salesperson at Sephora convinced me to give this perfume a chance and oh my I'm in love. But also cause it comes across as more sweet than white floral to my nose, probably because of the brown sugar. Come to think of it, I don't get any gardenia or jasmine at all - I'm not complaining, I promise! It's a creamy, sweet fruity-floral scent, perfect for spring and I would say summer as well (I live in a tropical climate country, it's not cloying which is good). I can see this perfume is perfect for those who are in their mid 20s to early 40s. This perfume carries the image of a lovely, soft-spoken, but joyful feminine person. This is a happy scent with an elegant touch. Imagine a woman with the loveliest smile you've ever seen in a flowy summer dress picking flowers for picnic. An easy reach, everyday wear, and a crowd pleaser. I wouldn't say it blew my mind but nonetheless it makes me happy every time I take a sniff. 9/10 I might buy another bottle lol

Because of the name, this is not a perfume I would've thought to pick up since the smell of gardenia gives me a headache, but this one is so pretty and delightful to my white-floral-sensitive nose. On my skin, this scent becomes a beautifully balanced sweet floral, sweetened by the pear blossom and mandarin. While the fruit pear isn't listed, a juicy pear note comes out and really makes this delicious. I can't single out the gardenia or jasmine, and despite brown sugar and patchouli being listed, I don't notice those notes. It's lighthearteded, not overwhelming, a mild floral sweetened with fruit, sweet but not sickeningly or cloyingly sweet and appropriate for the warmer weather. I've received compliments from both men and women and this is such the perfect scent for spring. I only wish this lasted longer on me, but I've been carrying around a mini size to touch up throughout the day. This is so pretty and feminine:) I feel like wearing a sundress and prancing through the floral fields :)

Being on a gardenia kick, I blind-bought Gucci Flora "Gorgeous Gardenia Intense." And while nice enough, over time the fragrance felt cloying, dense and overbearing for my tastes. But I "like" Intense, so I decided to purchase Gucci Flora "Gorgeous Gardenia." So, I initially enjoyed Gorgeous Gardenia more so than the Intense version. And while I do detect a gardenia note or gardenia accord in GG, on skin the fragrance performs as a lovely, intense, mixed white floral fragrance with a citrus opening and a sweet, sugary backbone. I can see why Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia and the Intense versions are best sellers. Overpriced for sure, the fragrance is a lovely, mass-appealing fruity-floral-patchouli perfume. Very feminine. Lasts a long time. Silage is massive. I enjoy the overall profile idea of Gorgeous Gardenia and Gorgeous Gardenia Intense. But I'm switching back to the Intense version. The brown sugar dry down in Gorgeous Gardenia is a bit too strong for my tastes.

Gorgeous Gardenia smells lovely: very floral with a hint of fruitiness.🌸🏵️🌺 It's not too sweet or cloying, but gentle. For me, it gives the impression of someone young and innocent, perhaps wandering a garden or riding their bike through some fields on a lush spring day. The opening pear blossom and Italian mandarin notes feel uplifting and bright. After a few minutes, the white florals take over and stay prominent for an hour or so. I never smelled the brown sugar or patchouli, but I imagine those were never meant to be strongly noticable. PROS: Subtle enough for office wear, clean and fresh smelling. The bottle is beautiful with artwork that reminds me of 1800s Victorian era perfumes. If your into Gucci, it will look aesthetically pleasing on your shelf. CONS: Fragrance leans on the generic side, you could easily find something similar for way less money. The longevity isn't that great, you practically have to bathe in it for the scent to be noticed.