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06/01/2016
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No doubting the gardenia
A whopper of a gardenia entrance with a touch of indolic honey. Big resin wafts playing around the sweetie garden. Reminding me of the largesse of Jungle Gardenia Touvach a little. It might be one for a future side by sider trial one day. Gardenia is not an easy flower to render as a perfume and normally I'm not particularly keen on Mr Fords creations. However here, I make an exception because without a real gardenia here to compare it with, This is pretty spot on to a memory of one. It has a slightly skanky side which is not easy to pull off well. One can even get a genuine feel for the pollen in the centre. As it progresses, the gardenia is morphing gently into an indolic and rather plastic nuanced jasmine. Possibly the labdanum pulling. The sweetness is never overwhelming but the perfume is certainly no shy angel. If you are a fan of floral whoppers like Joy, then wear this and light up a nice fag... this will be right up your smelly street. I'm pleasantly surprised by Mr Ford here. This type of perfume really isn't in the slightest way my cup of tea either.... but gardenias are extremely hard to do... and this certainly is a truly skanky one. I am quite shocked to find that I really quite like it.
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