Gardenia Petale

I'm not a floral girl anymore as I used to be once but I still have a nose and a heart so I still appreciate anything lovely-smelling and van cleef gardenia petale is definitely one of them There are such a beautiful van cleefs out there,like orchid vanille,amber and rose that I was very glad to see a free sample of this one among a bunch of others with my perfume order(thank you a million times shaghayegh perfume) Gardenia petale is all about gardenia as it's name suggests.I've tried lots of other nice gardenia fragrances(I'm looking at you hermes jeur gardenia)and found them nice but better for a white floral lover.this one is also better for a white floral lover but something in it makes me think that it's also good for me. Oh well,I'm a conservative woman with couple of dated idea ;) one of them being:all ladies need to have a good white floral perfume and a good rose perfume. Actually I have a lot more than one white floral,Amouage honour being best of them,but I still don't have THE white floral.something that makes me feel like a princess in white with a white flower ring around my head.only ones that give me this feeling are by Kilian good girl gone bad,Bond no 9 central west park and this adorable beauty of van cleef.I have to wait and see what destiny chooses for me since I can't have all three but van cleef gardenia petale seems to be the most affordable and easy to access one(at least where I live) Let's stop being talkative and say what makes me love this one.it doesn't have heavyness or sharpness of some gardenia scents.it's not also too mature.actually it as gardenia's original quality.like white creamy smoothness and being bright and feminine in a sophisticated,sensual and voluptuous way but it's also simple,easy to wear and easy to like.I get a modern vibe from it which I like.still it may bore you because it's honestly more than 80% gardenia and the rest is jasmine and other white florals.I can't detect citruses or much of a green note(except gardenia's natural fresh,green undertone) Can't say about projection and staying power but I hope it doesn't dissapoint because it's two other competitors are pretty strong ❤❤❤❤

Being a white floral lover , my new quest was to find gorgeous , gardenia perfumes . I have Isabey’s Gardenia which is so pretty but way too powdery, Annick Goutal’s Gardenia which I’m not a fan of( maybe I got an old expired bottle ) smells like dying flowers and Kai which is a fresh , strong , prominent gardenia that lasts for days . And finally the queen , Tuberose Gardenia by Estée Lauder . That is a masterpiece and I’m sorry I find the similarities very different . I chose Van Cleef’s GP as it was noted as green . I didn’t want any fruity, Spicey , gourmand notes to deflect from the floral notes and this was it . What a pretty scent ! It’s an effortlessly chic scent . Very classy and elegant . Just what I wished for - such a well made mixture of white flowers of quality composition . It’s definitely now one of my favourite perfumes . Green and crisp at first , which is such a joy but short lived . I can’t classify which notes are predominant , the fragrance just flows into a clean, sophisticated , light , gorgeous , white floral . I can’t smell any citrus notes but maybe it’s creating the freshness . There is an underlying cardboard smell , which I now believe it’s sandalwood . But it stays throughout. On my skin , it’s a woody floral yet there aren’t any wood notes listed 😱. But reviewer Kirinneyears mentioned sandalwood and musk which I agree . I thought it might be sweeter having so many white florals but it isn’t . However , some reviewers mention it’s sweet, or creamy or soapy or powdery which I don’t get at all. It’s actually quite dry as a scent on my skin . To me , it’s a day scent that you can wear anywhere , nothing loud that offends . It stays close to the skin. My only whinge is that I have to reapply often, maybe it’s my nose and it’s just a subtle fragrance , not meant for projection which suits me fine . I can still smell it on my wrists the next morning so I believe the longevity is there , it’s just a scent meant for the wearer. Had to get a bottle 💓💓💓

After Tuberose Gardenia and Gardenia Petale I'm starting to understand gardenia better. White florals, especially jasmine and tuberose, are among my favorite and highly appreciated perfume categories. One day I realised that I don't have anything gardenia. And knowing after research that gardenia's odor is reconstructed by using other florals mixed with other ingredients, I'm not strict with perfumers not getting it exactly; a creation that is close to gardenia is enough for me. Gardenia Petale is a very beautiful white floral. A very appropriate option for spring and summer, more for summer even. It easily works as a bridal perfume. The only issue with Gardenia Petale is the lasting power. It does last for two-three hours with constant projection, but after the third hour the projection is minimal and you get occasional whiffs of the scent. It's there and not there. On the other hand it's a pure floral, it's bound not to last well. Onto the actual scent now: basically think of Tuberose Gardenia without the tuberose. Easily a soliflore gardenia. Very feminine and sensual, green, freshly picked gardenias with their green stems. It is a clear gardenia, at least I don't perceive anything too indolic; I wouldn't have a problem with some more skank, but it's not here, don't worry. It's just enough animalic. A bit tropical and dewy. There is also a mentholic overlay if you just pay enough attention which only adds to the whole scent. Nothing acid, nothing screechy, very wearable by all ages. It could be my idea but Gardenia Petale works in a lovely sensual way on skin, it melds nicely, becoming your skin but better, a skin-like developing facet if you will. May I add finally that I do smell the lily of the valley too. Although it could be the green notes that are playing tricks to the nose. Lily of the valley is green too and broadly used in the re-creation of gardenia.

I always liked gardenia in perfumes. I suspected I smelled this flower in real life before, but was never sure where and when, not even mention how the real flowers looked like. This maintained so until I smelled Gardenia Petale. The moment the scent hit my nose it all came back: I was 12. My parents would bring me and my little brother to a park by a local high school during the weekends. Those were days when the most to worry about was getting noticed by the boy I liked and not being annoyed by my little bro. There was this exclusive shrub underneath the banyan and poinciana trees just at the corner of the school building and from it bloomed these white flowers with soft, delicate and slightly wrinkled petals with the most exquisite smell. They smelled green and very heady, a little bit waxy yet very watery at the same time. It also got this "skank", a very hard to describe plant smell that only belongs to the tropics and mostly come from the white saps from cutting tropical plants. If you would sniff your fingers covered in the sap as it oxidizes in air and turns dark and sticky, you get the skank. It's a lively beautiful smell. That was a gardenia bush. And Gardenia Petale smells exactly the same as those flowers. Now grown up, far away from families and hometown Gardenia Petale becomes my nostalgia scent. Every spray brings back memory and happy times. On this cold winter night it projects and lasts nicely to envelope me. I feel at home again. P.s. a quick comparison: Kai is a little bit greener than this one and doesn't have the true "skank" of gardenia, and Aerin's Gardenia Ratton is saltier and infused with frangipani to smell more like a high-end beach scent. All are gorgeous but I choose the VC&A version for memory sake. Honestly there was no other way.

Gardenia Petale is a truly beautiful, creamy, sweet, classic and elegant white floral forward fragrance. It’s on the light side, very airy, solar and transparent, with a hint of green nuance, but smells so good. When I wear Gardenia Petale I think of colour white. The most pure, crisp, immaculate shade of white.... Obviously, you need to be into gardenia and jasmine to like this scent, but it’s really beautifully done. Possibly, my all time favourite gardenia dominant perfume! In my opinion, it’s a very safe blind buy for those loving gardenia. Ethereal, pure, bright, white florals, elegant and classy. This Van Cleef&Arpels line has some gorgeous and underrated perfumes. On social media, I rarely hear people talking about their scents, but from what I’ve tested so far, I liked or loved most of them! Sebastian, The Perfume Guy, has highlighted these fragrances in two videos, one more recently posted ...Otherwise, total silence! Maybe it’s because most of them have been launched a while ago, and people moved on to newer, shinier things, but they smell spectacular. Naturalistic and light, but while they last on skin, I personally feel like I am walking through a lush garden filled with flowers in full bloom during a warm, sunny day when I wear both of these. So far, I have only acquired California Reverie and Gardenia Petale but I have set my eyes on three more. For summer time, these Van Cleef&Arpels perfumes in clear bottles are just right. They are very airy, radiant, joyful fragrances, the kind to be worn on a breezy, warm summer day/evening.

I love this stuff. Let me bathe in it, I don't care how much it would cost! No, seriously, I could bathe in this. It reminds me of Chanel's gardenia fragrance, but this is a little stronger and lasts longer (with a better price point). This is a wonderful white floral, gardenia scent that I think can be worn all year for any occasion. It's an easy reach for me, very easy. If you enjoy white florals, you'll love this. It's got the sweetness one craves from white floral fragrances without the screech or sharpness some can have. It's buttery, yet so light and addictive. It has a nice green, woodsy note at the start then dries down to a simple, gorgeous sweetness that's intoxicating. It's not soapy at all like a lot of gardenia scents can be (looking at you, Elizabeth Taylor). There's nothing synthetic or or plastic about it either, it's very natural all the way through. A lot of reviews say it doesn't last long, but on me, I found that my nose got used to it. I was getting compliments after I stopped smelling it, so it lasts much longer than it seems. I highly recommend this fragrance to anyone looking for a gardenia or white floral scent. You won't be disappointed. I blind bought my bottle and I'm so happy I did! It truly is a perfect gardenia perfume.

I am so excited now that Spring is around the corner! I first purchased this when the weather began to turn chilly, and though still a gorgeous gardenia dream, I knew I would put her aside until the warmer weather. It's just so well done - simple but breathtaking nonetheless. Of course gardenia is the star, which I don't mind in the least since it is one, if not the one, favorite note of mine. It's not overly soapy as some white florals can be, but light and just the slightest bit green. The citrus notes are very quiet, but definitely contribute to the brighter aspects of this little masterpiece. Even the packaging is lovely! This is more than just your average gardenia/white flower soliflore-ish fragrance. It is sophisticated and even a touch beguiling, so while I would definitely wear in the daytime, I can easily see wearing this in the evening, perhaps with bare shoulders, a little bit of a tan, and tropical breezes cooling the temperature just a bit! I am going on a cruise this summer, and I am positive she is coming with me! Is it wrong that I am almost as excited about the duty free perfume as I am about the cruise itself??? I am sure you all understand!

Happy Birthday to me! Gardenia Petale is one of my special birthday gifts to myself. Gardenia is my favorite note, at present, so I decided to buy myself several fragrances that were predominantly Gardenia. This was a blind buy that I ordered online, and I must say, it was very successful. The box that it comes in is very nice, and the bottle is classy--it exudes affluence. I love the fragrance! To my nose it is a very effervescent, but musky Gardenia. The Jasmine note is the co-star, but it does not take away from the soft, bubbly boldness of the Gardenia. The Citruses are subtle, but produce a freshness that makes you feel like you've just stepped out of the shower. There is a deodorant-y, cleanness that is produced in the dry down that, also, adds to that shower fresh feeling. Gardenia Petale is just lovely. It is appropriate for most day activities. It projects really well, and is long lasting. Today, I have it layered with Elizabeth Taylor's Gardenia body cream. The two make magic together. This is not a safe blind buy, unless you are in to white flowers and clean fragrances.

This is my first review, but I couldn't help myself. I am first and foremost a gardener, and have cultivated gardenia for years. I have been searching for a perfume that captures what I love about the flower, and all of them came up short (Aerin's take on the scent was, frankly, an abomination). Most interpretations tend to let tuberose bully the gardenia into obscurity. Not so here. At first spray, this fragrance comes of very green -- so much so that I almost immediately felt disappointed and thought it was another dud. However, after 5-10 minutes, it unfolds from those green and citrus notes, towards white florals and then, finally, into what is probably the truest Gardenia scent next to the real thing. It is warm, slightly waxy, but overall a creamy white gardenia floral. On my skin, it smells just like I've harvested gardenia buds and strung them in the house to dry. This fragrance is truly beautiful and I have found no other that comes close. If you love Gardenia, this is a must-have. Absolutely a HG for floral lovers.

They have finally done it! A true gardenia note, absolutely photorealistic, without error. This is beautiful, elegant, long lasting (24 hours +) and initially has terrific sillage. It is exactly the scent of the gardenia, and I have compared Gardeia Petale to a fresh bloom from my gardenia tree. I do find that GP becomes a skin scent after about 3 hours. VC&A even got that slightly animalistic note correct. This is stunning, and a must try for anyone who loves the scent of gardenia flowers. I've tried many scents that claimed to have a gardenia note, this is the only one that fulfills the claim Just lovely! EDIT: Combining GP with Michael Storer's Stephanie produces a powerhouse of a scent! Both sillage and longevity are amped up, with heavy sillage for better than 24 hours. Stephanie provides a wonderful base, and GP provides the gardenia! Perfect!

this is my first review - VC&A gardenia petale made me do it! it was a blind buy thanks to your reviews fellow fragranticans and being actually a heavy LOTV collector, i ordered a bottle of diorissimo together with VC&A to fall soft, should gardenia petale disappoint.. BUT oh my, right when i started sniffing at the bottle it had me in its heavenly, soft and at the same time highly addictive embrace.. it smells like i imagine true love - the one that does not have to be loud and in your face but the one that is there, always - confident and at the same time fragile, innocent and pure..i know, there are many scents out there that are "similar", but this one is so amazingly well blended and balanced - a scent that is promising, like a seductive look, but at the same time very innocent and pure. i can't wait to turn heads and break hearts with this <3

I love this fragrance! It is my favourite right now- when you sniff the bottle it smells exactly like it would if you held a gardenia flower right up to your nose. Has that sweet, creamy addictive quality that the true Gardenia has- this is the most convincing mimic I have ever encountered- when I get it I think this will be my signature. Unfortunately it is so difficult to get a hold of in New Zealand except for at Smith & Caugheys or a small distributor store located only in Auckland called PriceWise. Tried it recently and the scent still remains in the sleeve of the faux leather jacket I wore that day. There's something so feminine and vintage about Gardenia- makes me think of a young beautiful woman in the fifties wearing one of them white poofy prom style dresses.

In my opinion, this is the truest Gardenia around. I cannot help closing my eyes when smelling it, because it feels like having the same flower in my hands! It's incredible how they succeeded to capture its aroma! I found Chanel's gardenia less sweet, but a bit lemony, having non existent lasting power and sillage. Gardenia petals morph into a pleasant accord of white flowers after a couple of hours, reminiscent of Diptyque s Olene, where although the initial gardenia's power fades giving way to jasmine tuberose tones, still it manages to keep your interest undiminished! On me it can last about 8 hours, and that compensates for its high price (125 pounds). It is such a beautiful perfume, and gardenia lovers look no further!

Fantastically beautiful gardenia on my skin. Creamy, sensuous, delicate, and clean. Warmly intimate, casual, cozy, informal. Like relaxing in a luxurious, private, tropical garden on a warm afternoon. The butterflies and bees hovering around a mass of freshly-blooming white flowers wafting their rich scent lazily through the breeze. Quite enchanting this one. On me, this is richer and yet cooler than Elizabeth Taylor’s Gardenia, cleaner than Annick Goutal’s Gardenia Passion, smoother and more rounded than Marc Jacobs Gardenia, less heady than Kai. Just gorgeous. Clean, but not soapy all the way through drydown. Exquisitely refined. For all of the gardenia lovers out there.....enjoy!

This is one of the more delicate gardenias I've sampled. It has the waft of a waxed and buttery gardenia which creates a soft sillage rather than the heady wallop to the nose that many others tend to have. Mixed with jasmine and the crisp lily of the valley, this gardenia is more wistful, so pretty, so romantic, almost ethereal which doesn't come as a huge surprise when I see its creator also brewed the wonderfully ethereal Elysium. Feisthauer has somehow managed to create a gardenia which is not suffocating yet still undeniably gardenia. She has brought out the best of this divine flower for humans to wear and enjoy. Have I found my gardenia at last? I think so! Lovely stuff.

Gardenia Petale, evocative of a gardenia soliflore -- natural, buttery, soft and velvety without ever being too heady. The supporting notes are balanced in clever composition that accents the gardenia with warm light, cool greenery and sweet, rich floral nectar, giving this flower animation that never falls heavily. Irrefutably luxurious yet unpretentious, Gardenia Petale's charming allure could effortlesly go from a bride's blushing decolletage, to an outdoor music festival under the stars, to a languid Sunday spent naked on white Pratesi sheets.

Picture a morning in late summer, maybe 8:30ish, the fall chill is on its way but it’s comfortable and the sun is beaming, so the air is very crisp. You’re sitting on outdoor furniture (probably wrought iron) so the chill imprints on your legs. You have a bowl of cream of wheat and there’s a piece of butter right in the middle, melting like a small sun — you’re in a very secluded garden of gardenia, jasmine, and lily of the valley - very crisp and fresh / fragrant flowers, that becomes stronger as light breezes go by, everything waxes and wanes.

I've just got it from the internet and I fell in love. There is no notes but only white summer night flowers I can notice. I smell honeysuckle mainly and when I'D been searching for a flowery scent the first flower that'd been coming into my mind was honeysuckle flower. I found my perfume at last. I can wear it all four seasons but summer nights will be more soothing and warm with this. This is an old fashioned one which is worn by noble ladies that we read in old books but there is no harm in being an old fashioned.

I tested this in my local fragrance store a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved the dry down where a full, rich and creamy gardenia emerged - couldn’t stop sniffing my arm! Just bought a full bottle and am wearing it for the first time today. It’s a lovely gentle floral, stays quite close to skin on me but after three hours I’m still aware of it. It’s summertime here in Australia and this is a great option for the warmer weather.

My wedding scent; it holds a special place in my heart. It captivated me at the Scentbar where I first smelled it and I made that tiny little bottle of a sample last my entire wedding week. Perhaps not the longest-lasting, but it has such a realistic, uplifting scent whose greenery smells of youth and soft sensuality like so much that of love (ok I admit, I'm projecting). A white floral to end white florals.

This perfume is really classy, it's a beautiful dewy, wet and green floral. It's a wild and creamy gardenia. It reminds me the perfume Kai edp but with greener trail. I'm trying a sample and I love it, I've just ordered a full buttle. I think the Collection Extraordinaire by Van Cleef & Arpels is amazing, these fragrances are very subtle and great quality.

Beautiful light fresh floral scent. It's for women but damn, it's too good not to wear as a man too, something I very rarely do. It just smells so calming and fresh that in the summer I can't not wear it. Also good performance. I sprayed it on clothes and smelling it two weeks later. Granted I did like 8 sprays, but still.

Sweet gardenia at the opening, with just the faintest whiff of flowery soap. Stays bright and floral even as it dries down. Has just the right amount of sharpness and retains its gardenia heart. I am not particularly into "green" florals but this one is unashamedly gardenia and I love it.

This perfume is one of the most gorgeous I have ever smelled. It was so delicious, I could not stop smelling my arm. It's very elegant and refined, flowery and sensual. If it didn't have so damn little lasting power compared to what you pay for this, I would definetly buy this.

And so my search for the perfect gardenia scent is finally over. Here it is, in my hand, this tiny little decant full of blissful gardenia. It smells just like the plant I have in my pot, creamy, heady and intoxicating, pure exotic lush. If only it had a better price tag!

One of the most gorgeous perfumes I've smelled, but with little longevity and sillage. You'd have to be a fan of white florals, particularly gardenia, to like this one. Very little complexity, which I didn't mind, but others might. Simple and fresh.

Got a sample from Luckyscent. Wasn’t one I asked for but I’m so glad they sent. It’s a beautiful straightforward fragrance. So many of my frags mix fruit/floral, floral/musk and this is just so clean and simple in a refreshing way.

This is a fantastic fragrance, from a fantastisk house. Smells so soft, delicate, 100% pure floral scent without any chemically sweet notes in it. It smells smooth, quite long lasting and with pretty decent sillage. Love it.

Soft sweet white flowers. Gardenia and jasmine stands out. It smells fantastic. But it doesn't last at all. On clothes maybe 2 - 3 hours, on my skin it's gone after half an hour.

So feminine, so beautiful! White floral heaven😍 High quality like all the other VC&A perfumes. I highly recommend it if you like white florals.

Such a beautiful floral soft and warm. Smells unique but doesn’t last long whatsoever. Sillage is close to skin. Great fragrance for spring.

Pillowy, deep gardenia that really draws you in but unfortunately it dries down to complete fabric softener/dryer sheets on my skin

This really is beautiful. Well balanced and fairy-like. Reminds my amateur nose of Vert Malachite a bit. ♥

lovely and sophisticated smell, smells classy and expensive however i do wish it lasted longer !

Beautiful creamy floral. Super classy, great for weddings etc.

Most buttery gardenia I've met and I've tried at least 20.

When my order came and I opened the package my first thought was, "beautiful sturdy box." I love these VC&A bottles as well, with their simplistic design and dangling charm. I'll just get straight to the point. This gardenia scent is very much in line with Kai. It has the same clean, green opening and old english gardenia soap sort of smell. I sprayed twice on the same spot as I normally do and yes, she's very soft and close to the skin. I'm not surprised given its lack of base notes. Its delicacy is what makes it so precious though. Quality makes up for its, dare I say, weakness. As it warms up on my skin indeed it becomes more buttery, but no milky plush petals of Gardenia as the name suggests. Gardenia centered perfumes sometimes take my mind to a tropical place, but this is too clean to go there. If I'm honest Gardenia Petale is much more a soapy jasmine, in some moments a suggestion of gardenia. I'm happy to have it and I will wear it with joy. I was outside today and it's sillage was perfect in the breeze. It delicately swirled around me, softly present. It's glorious outdoors in the warmth of spring, and so so natural. As far as gardenia creations go, Gardenia Petale isn't my favorite however. It's jasmine forward, which may frustrate some, but I don't consider that a flaw. Of all the gardenia perfumes I've smelled I still prefer my good ol' Marc Jacobs edp for its creamy, albeit less realistic, nuances. Suffice it to say, I prefer a less polished, more "perfumey" gardenia, one that's most likely created using tuberose and jasmine. It isn't what I envisioned, but there's a place for it in my collection. I've been looking for an easy, welcoming floral I can throw on that will play nicely with my daily doings as a mom, while smelling luxurious. This nails it for that. It makes me feel effortlessly pretty. There are no bells and whistles. Just high quality, gorgeously feminine white floral perfume. It's a stand out for its sheer beauty. I can also see it gorgeous on a bride.

I was going to edit my previous impression but didn't wanna make a it a novel so it's review #2 instead. I have some things to add that might be helpful to someone. I've worn GP almost every day since I got it and I've put a significant dent in the juice already because I absolutely love the scent so much. I learned that it lasts a couple of days on clothes and a good portion of the day on skin. The warmth of the sun and physical activity "activate" the oils on my skin and it becomes noticeably present again (Very nice realization). My skin is normal-dry leaning. When I first got it I was dousing myself in the stuff because I thought it wasn't doing much. But it turns out I just needed to spend more time with it and let my nose acclimate to it - it's so natural smelling compared to what I was used to. Most designer florals can't come close to the realness of this. It performs exactly how I want It to; projects softly and lasts the better part of a full day. I wanna add that GP has shown itself to be a true green gardenia, buttery plush petals and all. I still get jasmine but when I smell the scent as a whole I see that the jasmine is helping to create the essence of a real Gardenia flower, not taking over. It's not like other gardenia perfumes I've smelled + my brain needed time to adjust. Kai is in the same vein, but GP isn't quite as soapy old English as that. Kai is like the polished antique of gardenia perfume and Estee Lauder Gardenia Tuberose is more sharp and perfumey. Gardenia Petale is the closest to a real gardenia, in living color.

I saved GARDENIA PETALE for last in my journey through the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire, in part because gardenia perfumes vary so much, from sharp, shrill and aggressive to smooth, buttery, and creamy. It's not that I thought that this particular rendition would fall into the former category, but I guess that I'm never really sure what to expect from gardenia perfumes. I found, for example, Chanel's to be a bit hard to take. Another reason why gardenia is never something I rush to try is simply that it has been done so many times, and already by so many so well: MARC JACOBS and KAI being two of my favorites. So how is this recent contender in the congested category of gardenia soliflores? GARDENIA PETALE does manage to offer a new take on the gardenia, it seems to me. I find this composition to be neither sharp, shrill, and aggressive, nor smooth, buttery, and creamy! Instead, GARDENIA PETALE seems very light and aqueous to me, like gardenia petals floating gently in a sparkling pool of water out in the wilderness somewhere. It's a very nice presentation of gardenia, and I also detect quite a bit of greenish lily of the valley here, as though some tiny bells and leaves were sprinkled among the floating gardenia petals. Well done, Van Cleef & Arpels!

Opens with fresh white florals all at once, beautifully balanced. Smells very classic and clean on paper, and way more sugary when on my skin. I wasn’t impressed at first, until I sniffed some more on my skin... once on warmed up, it gets musky, with of course the white bouquet still being very present! However on paper it leans fresher, white, very feminine, a hint powdery. I didn’t get any citrus on my skin, but on paper I do get a hint of it. If you have or want ‘California Reverie’, I feel as you don’t need both, they’re like sisters. This one is sweet but not as gourmand. Inoffensive floral. The white florals get too “sugary” for me to consider a full bottle. _____ Projection, sillage, longevity : 6/10 Originality, presentation : 3.5/10 Quality, value : 5.5/10 5/10

Another worthy offering from Van Cleef and Arpels, the perfume house that has the potential to bankrupt me. Fortunately this is similar to Elie Saab’s Gardenia Essence No. 2 which I bought recently. There’s enough similarity that I don’t need to purchase this one. Whew. Dodged a bullet. Gardenia Petale is a pretty, soft gardenia approximation, with lily of the valley and jasmine notes recreating the scent of a gardenia. And doing a very good job at it. Not a big projector, after an hour or a little more, it’s a skin scent but I can easily pick up the scent without trying hard. This can be had for around $62 on fragrencenet. So if you are into Gardenias, definitely check it out. This smells like quality to me. I really like it.

First off, I love gardenia! My grandmother raised the most beautiful bushes, laden with the smooth, heady scent that I will never forget from my childhood. I have and love many gardenia fragrances and I also love the house of Van Cleef & Arpels, so it was with much excitement and anticipation that preceded my first spritzing of this particular scent. Sadly, I was disappointed. The main notes to my nose are the accompanying white flowers and the "greeness" of this fragrance. I don't get the rich, deep creamy opulence of a true gardenia flower. This scent smells to me too artificially sweet, chemical and cloying. I am so sad, because I really wanted to love this one so much, Sillage is soft to moderate Longevity is 4+ hours 2/10

As surprising as this might be...this smells 1:1 like Elizabeth Taylor Gardenia. Just the price tag is different, for this one you pay ALOT, but for ET frag you pay less than 20$. Actually I could even copy-past my review for ET frag, because it is the same - very beautiful, very sweet, but too sweet for me to wear. Gardenias for me are too sweet. I love to feel them on wrist for a while, but can't imagine to wear them daily as it might be headache inducing. Oh, and those who do love this scent and wishes to have a bottle, but are frightened about the price - do try the Elizabeth Taylor "Gardenia". You will find that it's the same.

This is definitely a nice and well-blended perfume, but I feel like this smells slightly generic and like other basic white floral perfumes I have smelt before many times over. It doesn't last long or project that much on the skin, either and it doesn't smell like gardenias, which is one of my most favorite flowers and notes in perfumery as well. I would know, since I have lots of beautiful gardenias growing in my garden! This is pleasant, but forgettable. I'm glad I smelt it at my local David Jones when they finally restocked it, since for a long time this was on my want list for perfumes. It's good I didn't blind buy!

Really get that LOTV out of the gate. This is creamy and very white. The gardenia is soft and fresh. I feel like the jasmine keeps trying to take over. And it (unfortunately) kinda does. I still get the gardenia but it’s buried a bit. Not crazy sweet / cloying which is nice but it isn’t what I was looking for. Very pretty if you are looking for a daily light white flower perfume with a little gardenia. Pretty linear in what you see is what you get. **I came back to say this turned a little powdery about 2 hours in. Super soft fluffy powder. It’s nice. This perfume feels very soft and feminine to me on the drydown.

This is a perfume for one of those warm Spring days when you go out but a simple caress from the sun just won't do. Instead, it feels more like the sun is wrapping you tight in a blanket and makes a really big knot to be sure you cannot escape... and it feels absolutely fine! :D Tends to get greener as it progresses. Smells nice and may be a bit too inoffensive, but I think it's easy to layer if you want to spice it up (I may already have a few good candidates in my closet for that). I like the quality of the ingredients in this collection and had been wanting to have one for the longest time. Do give it a try.

This is such a lovely, creamy and smooth gardenia scent, almost like a gardenia-suede feel. It's very pretty and sleek - almost too perfect for me, as I equate this scent with someone very well put together, perhaps a bit buttoned up, and far more prim and proper than I could ever hope to be. Yet, it is an absolutely beautiful example of a gardenia/ white floral forward perfume, with decent longevity and intimate to moderate sillage. I've managed to finish my 75 ml bottle over the course of a couple years, and while I've enjoyed my time with this charming scent, I'm not sure I'll feel the need to re-purchase.

Creamy, rubbery, indolic gardenia right off the bat. Indolic facets open up to reveal a more transparent and greener scent. Fresh, clean, white and green bouquet of jasmine, some gardenia, and a few droplets of lily of the valley peeking through. It smells of luxurious white towels, the plushest and softest you've ever felt, so simple, clean and comforting prompting the feeling of a mother's loving embrace. This is suitable for someone who is tender, self-less and motherly. To her, she does what she does best and thinks nothing more of it. To others, she is dependable and a source of wisdom and consolation.

For me this is almost straight up jasmine. I don't get lily of the valley or citrus on my skin. Very pretty but possibly a little disappointing if you are looking more for gardenia, which I was. Beautiful bottle, looks and feels expensive. Does not smell like the Estee Lauder Tuberose Gardenia which I used to have, and to me that one was more complex and louder with a very specific Estee Lauder familiarity if that makes sense. By comparison, this is softer and definitely sweeter.

This reminds me of the huge gardenia tree we had outside our house when I was a kid. Every summer it would be covered by creamy white blossoms and you couldn't walk past it without taking a sniff. VC&A Gardenia Petale is that gardenia tree in a bottle. Very realistic, practically a soliflore without the synthetic edge some gardenia scents have. That being said, while I like this, it is so uncomplicated that I'm sure there exists an equally good, cheaper alternative.