Gardénia 2014

Gardénia by Robert Piguet
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7.3 / 10 41 Ratings
A perfume by Robert Piguet for women, released in 2014. The scent is floral-spicy. It was last marketed by Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics.
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Sweet
Woody
Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LilyLily Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GardeniaGardenia
Base Notes Base Notes
Black leatherBlack leather CashmeranCashmeran Bourbon vanillaBourbon vanilla

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.341 Ratings
Longevity
7.530 Ratings
Sillage
6.330 Ratings
Bottle
7.342 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 08.08.2023.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Scent
Scentwitch

292 Reviews
Scentwitch
Scentwitch
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Approachable
A very well presented white floral that’s easy to wear for any occasion. For me it feels feminine, summery, approachable, yet I’d be careful not to overspray as it does have quite a bit of reach.
I spray twice on my wrists then dab them elsewhere. It gives me an all over scent without feeling as if I marinated in it.
While not high up on my favorite list, it still has a place there, perhaps at the bottom and only worn in the summer.
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BrianBuchanan

355 Reviews
BrianBuchanan
BrianBuchanan
5  
Olfactory white lie
Gardenia is one of those blooms that can't be extracted, and this defiant flower is a good example of modern perfumery.
There is no gardenia essential oil, and so, all gardenia scents are reconstructions. As perfume historian Élisabeth de Feydeau wrote, they reside somewhere between the natural and the artificial; they must be an olfactory lie but somehow true to nature.
Piguet's Gardénia is an abstract white floral based on lily, jasmin and ylang ylang, with mushroom, powder, praline, 'leather' and vanillin to give it character. Although I have rarely smelled gardenia, this doesn't smell much like it; but that's par for the course, most gardenia scents don't.
And if it's not like real gardenia, does that matter? Not really.
Instead of it being a weakness, this is a strength of modern perfumery; it isn't tied to nature. Nature is not the goal but only a starting point for the perfumer's imagination.
So whether Piguet's Gardénia smells like gardenia is beside the point. What matters is, does it smell good?
Yes, it does.
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Bottle
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7
Longevity
10
Scent
Kissa72

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Kissa72
Kissa72
Helpful Review 8  
My lily in autumn
When I was looking for a fragrance with a lily, I happened to hear about Gardenia from Piguet, a short time later I was the proud owner of a bottling....The fragrance has done it to me from the first minute, I was clear - here I have to do with a real treasure.
This Gardenia has something appealing and yet distant about it.
Although the name of the fragrance may confuse some, in reality the noble lily presents itself here in its full splendour. Main actor even.
For me the perfect lily that doesn't cause headaches and is very wearable (even for the office).
Lily that appears spicy with a hint of green, not intrusive and not too sweet at all. Pure elegance.
Perhaps the leather chord lends here a certain structure and also order so that it does not become too much flowery and monotonous. The masculine side defuses here a little the sweetness and makes the scent rounder.
This lily unfolds especially in autumn and gives generously its warmth and protection.
Although the shelf life is not above average, but it is better that everything remains in moderation, after all, you do not have to smell strong for 8 hours uninterruptedly, a hint of this fragrance I still perceive over a longer period of time.
Gardenia combines for me the balance of presence and yet understatement, as well as a certain restraint (which can rarely be said of fragrances with lilies.).
I wouldn't be able to wear the scent every day. It's like with your favourite food - the special thing about it is that you only want to taste it at special moments and not constantly, otherwise it quickly loses its status as "favourite" and at some point it will only taste ordinary...
So it is with me with the favorite smells - rarely carry, only then it has something magical and precious in itself!
When I wear Gardenia by Piguet, the noble lily demands a completely different posture from me and the mood becomes corresponding. From head to toe I feel incredibly feminine, soft, vulnerable, yet unapproachable, confident and proud.
I would recommend this wonderful and exquisite fragrance to anyone who is looking for "the lily". You won't be disappointed!
In this sense I wish you much joy, fun, glow in your eyes, and sea of emotions while trying and wearing your many wonderful fragrances!
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