Slinky
- Work / School
- All Day
- Tired
Ugh this is so beautiful that I can't stop smelling myself, it's distracting me from work!! Lol
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Cruel Gardénia
- Eau de Parfum
- Released 2008
4.076 ratings
Perfumers: Randa Hammami, Sylvaine Delacourte
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The Cruel Gardénia community
Real people, real wears, straight from their scent journals.
5 members wear this
- Wears
- 6
- Reviews
- 2
Main accords
- Floral
- Milky
- Musky
- Neroli
- Powdery
- Rose
- Sweet
- Vanilla
- Violet
- White Floral
- Woody
- Yellow Floral
Notes
Bigger means more dominant, as voted by the community.
Top notes
Neroli
Rose
Peach
Heart notes
Gardenia
Violet
Ylang-Ylang
Base notes
Musk
Tonka Bean
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Performance
Community averages out of 5.
Longevity0.0/5
Projection0.0/5
Sillage0.0/5
Value0.0/5
Bottle0.0/5
When it gets worn
Tagged by members on their own wears.
Seasons
- Spring36%
- Summer32%
- Fall21%
- Winter12%
Occasions
- Social Plans19%
- Special Occasion18%
- Chill Time17%
- Vacation14%
- Work / School13%
- Date10%
- Night Out10%
Time of day
- All Day32%
- Afternoon21%
- Morning15%
- Night11%
- Evening11%
- Bedtime10%
Vibes
- Elegant32%
- Clean20%
- Fresh18%
- Pretty10%
- Tender9%
- Dreamy8%
- Calm1%
- Expensive1%
Recent wears
What it was like on skin, straight from the journal.
SugarPink
- Afternoon
- Happy
Another Guerlain sample
Will I find out why it's "cruel"? Smells like a rather lovely fresh flowerbed to me.
Av.lilliston
- Social Plans
- Morning
- Calm
I'm not a floral person
As it says, I'm normally not big on clean floral fragrances. The base makes this so much more. That Sandalwood and musk really give it a
Kate
- Morning
Fraggle_L
- Morning
Reviews2 reviews
Honest impressions from people who actually wore it.
Slinky
Smooth and sensual gardenia
This is a masterfully done Gardenia fragrance. It's so wonderfully smooth and creamy from start to finish, and is one of the most well blended fragrances I own! The gardenia lasts
- Longevity
- 5 / 5
- Projection
- 3 / 5
- Sillage
- 3 / 5
- Value
- 1 / 5
- Bottle
- 4 / 5
- After several wears
- Tested at home
Av.lilliston
I'm not a floral person
As it says, I'm normally not big on clean floral fragrances. The base makes this so much more. That Sandalwood and musk really give it a home for the Gardina and peach. I don't
- Longevity
- 4 / 5
- Projection
- 2 / 5
- Value
- 2 / 5
- After several wears
- Tested in store
How people react2 reactions
Every reaction from the community, plus a few words from members.
Like it: I love a fresh green floral, and that's what's going on here so far.
SugarPink
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