Olivine

A creamy, milky gardenia with a musky presence. Fortunately, I am not getting mothballs, nor do I find it particularly indolic. This is an in full-bloom, sweetly scented gardenia. It is very rich and creamy and conjures up images of a bowl of sweet, whipped cream to me. Silage is big, so only a few sprays are needed. Longevity is fantastic too. While I only have a sample right now, I might just purchase a fb when this sample is done. 2/7/23 - Shortly after my original review I purchased a bottle and love it even more than the sample I had. I wore it quite a lot in spring and summer and it was everything I wanted in a gardenia fragrance and then some. But one pet peeve I have is that this does not smell as wonderful in the cold as it does in warmer weather. It's rather flat and one dimensional in the cold. Ugh...wearing it yesterday and I kept asking, where did that sweet creamy gardenia go? Then I realized this fragrance needs a little ambient heat to bring out all the notes. Oh well, looks like this is one that will go into the spring/summer use only camp.

THIS. IS. GARDENIA. I was instantly transported to a path I used to walk to access a beach in Hawaii...lush green tropical gardenia bushes all in bloom. The scent of creamy natcotic gardenias wafting in the air. WOW. EYES. ROLL. BACK. HEAVENLY. 💕💋💕 sweet SWOON worthy gardenia. Edit: my bottle is not as sweet as my sample. I am letting this sit to see if it gets better with a little age.

Olivine is giving me Elizabeth Taylor Gardenia vibes. It doesn't have the green top notes or the lily of the valley that ET Gardenia has but it has the same musky gardenia quality that is very lactonic. This is very beautiful. If you want a cheaper option for this give ET Gardenia a try. I do find this a bit more refined and less green. If you love musky lactonic gardenia perfumes this is a really good one. Edit:8/6/22 I wore Olivine this morning and early afternoon and when it wore off (it was only a sample) I put on Elizabeth Taylor's Gardenia. I find they have a very similar scent profile. The gardenia is the same a very lactonic milky gardenia. ET Gardenia is greener in the opening and Olivine is muskier. If you really like Olivine and are on a tight budget try ET Gardenia, I think you will find they are very similar.

Really pretty thick, creamy gardenia. Reminds me of arriving in Hawaii and walking out of the airport... the smell of tropical flowers and fresh leis sold at little kiosks almost knocks you off your feet! Strong like, but don't know that I would go out and buy a full bottle. Would be awesome for layering also! Edited to add: So changing this to a love! It really has lovely sillage and envelops you for several hours without being overbearing. Pretty linear, which I think can be a good thing.

Olivine is a really pretty, lovely gardenia fragrance. I recently received a sampler kit of the oil versions of Olivine Atelier perfumes and 'Olivine' is one of my two favourites from the samples (the other being 'Oxley'). It's softly sensuous, feminine and beautiful. I'd love to try the EDP version. The longevity is good and the sillage is soft to moderate.