Embrace Marigold and Gardenia

Melon, Marigold & Gardenia... Opens with a fruity burst of mango-melon, that deepens into a floral heart of gardenia-marigold with powdery, creamy, honey, hay & floral nuances, all resting on a floral support base of faintly spicy woody-musk. The marigold here leans to tagetes and has a dry & crunchy facet, and smells like honey-hay and vaguely of honeysuckle & mimosa. Overall what I get is a mango opening over a sweet & dry-floral with some creaminess underneath. Overall: Average performance for a light summer wearing experience that can be strengthened by layering over its matching body spray. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Update 05/29/24: Sprayed this on my arm this afternoon in search of melon, and this one delivers. Really shines in the heat with the tropical aquatic melon which gets prolonged by the gardenia. I remember the mango lasting longer, but it was only there in the opening this time. Cardamom takes awhile into the drydown to quietly make its presence know. Still a love for how great the melon is.

An earthy aquatic? Why yes! The marigold, cardamon and sandalwood add a rich, earthy element to the fruity somewhat watery notes of melon and mango. Although the floral notes of gardenia and orange are not as predominant as I had hoped, it is just as well. It would interfere with the somewhat elegiac quality of the scent. This is a great end of the summer fragrance, very reminiscent of the last days of August when the smell of very ripe fruit mingles with the first line of falling leaves. I can imagine myself, lounging by the pool in my backyard, marigolds and asters starting to pop up near the edge of the garden. The silage is pretty decent but like my advice with Vera's Green Tea and Pear, layer up with spray, cologne and lotion-and go to KMART!!! Seriously, the spray is only $10.00! Pretty AND inexpensive.

This scent has that light sweetness of springtime. The top notes (mango and melon) are nicely blended with softer florals. I’m not quite getting the orange blossom, but I do detect the gardenia and marigold. The cardamom and white musk round it out without stealing the show. As I’m not the biggest fan of sandalwood, I was glad there only seems to be traces of it. Everything here is well balanced. It is a very clean, delicate scent. It won’t announce your entry into a room, but gently caresses the skin like your favorite pendant necklace. Nothing too heavy or overbearing. This is a good choice for day wear (work, errands, brunch with your friends). I even find it light enough to wear to bed.

This is the definition of an EDT, which is intimate, subtle, non-penetrating. I own just a sample of this. Doesn't project. It's not AMAZING but has qualities that feel comfortable and familiar. It's slightly creamy and a barely there musky melon citrus with a dewy emphasis. Weirdly took me back to my elementary school years during fall. Has a campy, festive, coziness. The mango, melon, gardenia and orange blossom almost make it tropical, but the marigold, cardamom, cedar keep it casual and for daytime. Totally subdued, fruit market vibe. It just feels so personal, but I know most wouldn't care about it at all and that's why I really adore it.

I found this at Kohl's today! Yay! This is really beautiful! OK I cannot do gardenia usually! So, when I find one that has gardenia and my head is not pounding then it is a winner and when I find one that is actually beautiful and not cloying then double yay! To me this smells firstly of melons, with a little bit of floral, and a freshness that is wonderful! Totally wearable in the summer heat, to work,church... where ever!! I smelled the whole line of Vera Wang "Embrace" and found each and every one so unique and really beautiful and I will be getting them all as they are also very affordable! Perfect!

Gorgeous, gorgeous summer and spring day scent. Floral, sweet, soapy, refined, classy - bursting with juicy melon. I wish I'd get more of the gardenia and cedar, but even so, this fits very close to what I've been looking for in a day scent, and I can understand the slight comparisons between the J'Adore line, though this is certainly more easygoing, not nearly as soapy. Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage of this is next to nonexistent. I might look into B&BW's Hello Beautiful lotion if it's similar. A very breezy, clean smell.

This is a fruity floral sweet scent and like all the others in the line it is was given a name that does not match the scent. I never would have tried this one but the girl at the counter told me she sells tons of it. I loved it so took it home. My husband smelled it and said it smelled like candy. This is not the granny flower bomb the names leads you to think it is!! It is floral but in a beautiful fruity balanced way.

I just discovered this fragrance and can say that I adore this little bottle of elegance elixir. I'm going to wear it this winter with my new discovery, SO from Oscar.I think this winter between the still existing in my collection and my formal love Attimo, a discontinuat from Ferragamo, the Mademoiselle Dynasty from Marina Bourbon a twin for Attimo , SO and this one will be a cruel and unfair battle for my attention.

Intuitively given as a gift, my friend was right. I adore this scent and it's nearly gone. If only it lasted longer! In the meantime I will continue to wear as I love the fresh and classic floral of it.

The gardenia was very powerful to me in this one. I do like gardenia, but have to be in the mood to wear it. I like this perfume. It's floral, fruity and musky all in one.

This opens sharp and green on me, i think the orange blossom and marigold work together and then blooms into a gardenia. I smell some mango/melon and after the sharp opening and sometimes smell a green cardamom and slight cedar as well. I dont get much spiciness really. Overall i like the scent. Im very happy with the five dollars I spent considering it smells very much like issey miyake issey miyake which i sought out for the melon note, only to decide it was too fresh and green for the money. This does only last a couple hours then turns into a skin scent but some days i find that useful.

This is so beautiful. It doesnt last though. I had to reapply every 2 hours & that is layered with the lotion & mist. Its sad because this is very lovely. Im not even a melon person but this smells so good the way it mixes with the florals. I cant rebuy it though. If it lasted 4 hours I could deal but the 2 hours is just enough to only let me down and irritate me.

On my skin it projects an absolutely gorgeous fresh Gardenia note, combined with the juicy melon. I do get a hint of the Orange Blossom in the dry dowm, which is nice, but this is pretty linear on my skin. I am not really complaining though since I am mad for Gardenia.

update: this has become my work from home - pandemic cologne. hot and humid in Houston Texas. i didn't like this very much when i first bought it. i noticed it was collecting dust, so i said to myself, "use it or get rid of it..." i used it. fresh and clean. pleasant.

marigolds stink, so i thought this was going to stink. i was wrong. i thought that the marigold toned down the intensity of the gardenia. in my quest for jungle gardenia i am trying all gardenia fragrances that i can find. this was one. i like it very much.

A really nice subtle floral. The marigold is an unusual ingredient that works well, but overall this fragrance doesn't stand out as anything super special.

A pleasant light floral. Aquatic with a sunflower note. I like this.

Fresh and happy. Smells a lot to me like Sheer Love VS.

This wonderful scent, like all her others, evaporates as soon as it dries. The whole fragrance industry is scamming us out of our precious dollars. What a shame

When are they gonna add the lavender and tuberose embrace?