Jungle Gardenia

This started my gardenia obsession about six months ago. I watched 'This Property is Condemned' and read that Natalie Wood wore this perfume while filming. So I was intrigued by it, enough so that I bought a sample of the vintage parfum from theperfumedcourt.com. I never considered myself a floral or white floral person but I LOVE this. This is velvety soft and a little bit sweet. There's something in the opening that smells like lipstick and it reminds me of a doll or tea set that I played with when I was a kid. I'm in my early 20's but I think I can get away with this scent, I really do think that it would fit any age. I think most of the time when people think of 'old' scents there's something powdery or musty about them. Not that I dislike that, but this doesn't have those qualities. It's more... waxy and a bit green. It lasts all day on me and ranges about 6 to 8 inches of sillage at its peak. I will say that I keep it in my box of samples and when I open it, Jungle Gardenia is the first thing I smell. Final notes: I have never smelled a real gardenia in person. I don't know how realistic this is, I just know that it's the perfect balance of sweet and floral for me. There's a bit of muskiness after a couple of hours and it does smell 'intimate'. I haven't dealt with many perfumes that have musk in them, but I think this would fall on the lighter side. (I had a sample of Lanvin's My Sin and that was pretty darn 'skanky', as they say.) This is one of the more difficult perfumes I've tried to find (speaking of the vintage versions), so I've been on a quest to find a gardenia scent that I can like as much as this. I've found a few that I like, but there's something special about this one. It's a queen among princesses.

This fits into my idea of what gardenia smells like, which is essentially a bubblegum tuberose with some waxiness thrown into the mix. I've never smelt an actual gardenia flower, and really need to remedy that. I know that gardenia has many more facets. There was a time in my life when I would have loved this, and in a sense, I still do. But as these reviews will attest, "gardenia" and white floral fragrances, while often achingly beautiful, are a dime a dozen. I already own a few that I enjoy as much if not more. In JG's favor, I will say you get quite the bang for your buck. Two sprites have filled my room with an intoxicating aroma, and hours in, it's still going strong. Final analysis is that I would not turn it down as a gift, but will not be pursuing a full bottle. Besides, the decant I received from the lovely Anamandy will likely give me a few more wearing should the mood strike me.

I'm on the "OH HELL YES" bandwagon with this intoxicating scent! I've worn this on and off (mostly on) since the late 70's. I've had perfect strangers stop me and ask what I'm wearing... Boyfriends throughout the years have loved it. My husband loves it! Back in the day when I was a waitress working my way through college.. I had a patron say "you always smell so wonderful!" He then asked me to write down the name of my perfume. :) That being said.... It's getting very expensive. You will usually have to drop a couple of Benjamins (or more) for a couple of ounces of the EDP. The only Jungle Gardenia that is worth a hoot is the discontinued vintage Jungle Gardenia by TUVACHE. I really dislike the reformulated JD by COTY or Evyann and the Tuvache 1933. (Don't waste your money) The trick to wearing Jungle Gardenia is to use just a little. It really packs a punch and lasts a long long time.

Jungle Gardenia is the first perfume that entered my consciousness, probably because every TV game show in the 1950's and 1960's offered it as a conslation prize. Big deal, everyone in our neighborhood had a gardenia bush, they were practically weeds, and I was too busy being a semi-flower child to wear anything as old as JG -- it was over 30 and we weren't supposed to trust anything over 30! Now that I am over 30 myself and have moved beyond those forgotten and mostly unlamented "with it" perfumes of my teen years I can finally appreciate the purest gardenia fragrance ever made. This is the scent of a summer night down South: when the heat quickens the pulse and thickens the blood. It is that moment when sensuality overcomes and you must surrender to your passion. JG is 80 years old now but she is no old lady, she's a hot mama. May we all be as seductive in our eighth decade.

Jungle Gardenia by Tuvache parfum review. Clary sage, bitter orange and heliotrope opening , herbal giving way to a bubble gum type tuberose. The violet leaves and jasmine add depth to the gardenia scent. The heart lasts for hours. Finally the mossy beautiful sandalwood rises up. Its beautiful, deep, lush, sexy , dark scent. Its lasting power is nuclear, as I washed my hands and still could smell it. A rich gem worth the hype if you love gardenia perfumes. Jovan island gardenia is like jungle gardenia but a distant cousin. Its not as strong, depth , complexity as jungle gardenia. I'd say jungle gardenia is more closer to carnal flower. I own all three. Island gardenia is a great drugstore option for a gardenia scent. It just isn't jungle gardenia.