Island Gardenia Jōvan 1982

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8.0 / 10 12 Ratings

Island Gardenia is a popular perfume by Jōvan for women and was released in 1982. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Coty.

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Floral

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Powdery

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Scent

8.012 Ratings

Longevity

8.410 Ratings

Sillage

7.99 Ratings

Bottle

5.419 Ratings

Submitted by Zoso, last update on 14.06.2023.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/14/2023

Stacia
134 Reviews

Stacia

4

Don't laugh but this is my favorite gardenia

Please don't kick me out of the fancy perfume lovers club. I discovered this when I was still a teen and have yet to find an expensive fancier gardenia that competes. Really. Unfortunately this cheapie is becoming harder to find. A warm creamy gardenia with a hint of nuttiness and musk. It's definitely from the '80s but still quite wearable in this day and age. Smells even better sprayed over sunscreen.

03/04/2015

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
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Briarthorn
91 Reviews

Briarthorn

Helpful Review 4

The cheapie that wears like a queen

My goodness this is so beautiful. It's back up bottle worthy.

It opens with a waxy, creamy, warm gardenia. It's has that coconut-like smell of a real gardenia right off the bush. It' is the truest gardenia scent I have found. There's some stuff going on behind the gardenia that give it some depth. Some florals (rose and violet maybe) and something a little green in there too. I cannot put into words how well blended and crafted this cheapie is.

The drydown still has a stong gardenia flower thing going on, but there is also a clean musk, sweet vanilla and I think, almond.

On me the longevity was excellent. I washed it off after 12 hours but it was still going strong. The sillage is perfect. it's not a skin scent but you need to be sitting or standing near someone for them to catch whiffs of your divine scent.

May
31
2014

Island Gardenia Jōvan 1982

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