Florence

This is an absolutely beautiful fragrance. It is like a fairy bottled morning dew from an orchard. It's so fresh but not like the usual freshie scent, not watery, and it is unlike anything else I've ever smelled. A lot of white floral perfumes are very screechy, overwhelming, and headache inducing, and this is anything but. I usually don't like very green perfumes but this is so unique. The green is gentle, it reminds me of rain soaked leaves but without any kind of earthiness. The pear and green apple notes are very strong on my skin, the gardenia is so stunning and realistic, the tuberose and jasmine are not at all cloying or overbearing. All of the notes are blended beautifully but each one stands out. I can't compare it to anything else. I can't do it justice with my words. This is a high quality perfume and very good value. I tried it in store and couldn't stop sniffing my wrist. I ordered a bottle the next day, and I just adore it. Instant favourite. I don't have another perfume in my collection like it. I will be wearing this often in spring, it's the perfect spring fragrance. It reminds me of a cool but sunny spring day, when flowers are budding and the chill of winter has finally gone. The sillage of this surprised me, it's very potent for such a fresh, clean scent, but not in an overbearing way. Good longevity too. Also, I just love Tocca's bottles. They're very expensive looking and look beautiful on display, the metal caps are gorgeous, and it overall has a very vintage quality. They look like they'd sit on the vanity of a fairytale princess. Higher quality than most luxury perfumes.

Generally, I've been unimpressed with Tocca's offerings. I've tried many of their scents, and by chance I ended up with a small sample of Florence as a freebie. For once, I found myself surprised at how much I enjoyed a Tocca perfume. Consider me even more surprised when I found out the notes, because in general, I am not a fan of tuberose. Jasmine and me don't get along. Gardenia is hit or miss. Normally not a white floral person, at all. But, Tocca does something nice with Florence. It's clean and fresh, bright in the opening but warm and creamy as it dies down. I attribute that to the iris and the musk. I didn't find it over-powering, but I could see why some might find it pretty strong, the longevity and sillage near 7-8 hours for me. Ultimately, I found myself getting a smaller 20mL bottle when the sample was gone, and once the 20mL got low, I found a full sized bottle in my cart. It's a perfume I'm happy to have in my collection, perfect to pull out when I want something a little more soft and floral than my typical gourmands and warm woods.

This smells extremely similar to Michael Kors "Michael" so if you have one you probably don't need the other unless you are a tuberose fanatic like me. This is slightly lighter than MK and doesn't sting the back of my throat when I smell it like MK does (Michael is incredibly strong). It has those gorgeous fruity notes along with a strong tuberose and gardenia, it smells almost tropical to me and I think it would be fine in summer if you spray lightly. I get a little woody musk in the drydown but I wouldn't say it's a "musky" fragrance. Fantastic performance, this will last you all day and will give you a fantastic scent bubble. If you overspray too much you will probably feel a little suffocated though. I love it and I think it's a very beautiful tuberose fragrance 💕 EDIT: the more I wear this the more I'm getting that banana scent others have mentioned. It's especially apparent when you sniff it from the bottle. I love it even more now!

I think a negative review based on the fact someone doesnt know what gardenia smells like, ends up not liking it and blames the perfume is senseless & not helpful. This is gardenia dominant backed up by some tuberose & pear(fresh, not sweet). They didnt do what other perfumes did, it seems when its mixed its usually 50/50 with tuberose. They made a good decision here to let the gardenia dominante. Everything else its blended beautifully and enhances the gardenia. Its a beautiful fragrance. Ive tried a lot of them EL Tuberose Gardenia, their new Beautiful Belle, Kim Kardashians, Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia, etc.. And none have nailed the gardenia like Tocca did. Its a love for me since the longevity is very good. 12 hours later & I could still smell it with the perfect medium sillage. This is just a very well made perfume.

My favourite of the animalic white floral variety. Smells like Chanel gardenia or recreation beauty Bondi beach this love of mine. The former being very pleasant and the latter being obnoxiously sweet. Some might describe this as too sweet but I think the fresh green notes keep this from becoming overly cloying. More a tuberose fragrance than gardenia in my opinion. Lovely in summer. Carries some nostalgia for me. I don’t often like these types of white florals as there are now a lot of them out there, but this is still good for what it is. There is something in that luscious pear note that keeps bringing me back to this scent on warm days. I noticed people tend to complain about longevity for some of the Tocca perfumes. In my opinion Florence can be smelled on my hair and skin for a couple of days.