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Confessions of a Garden Gnome 2016

7.3 / 10 57 Ratings
A perfume by Fort & Manlé for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is floral-green. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Green
Fresh
Woody
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Pink pepperPink pepper CorianderCoriander Sicilian bergamotSicilian bergamot YuzuYuzu
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Lily of the valleyLily of the valley Violet leafViolet leaf MangoMango RoseRose
Base Notes Base Notes
BirchBirch AmberAmber AmbergrisAmbergris Virginia cedarVirginia cedar White muskWhite musk

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.357 Ratings
Longevity
7.147 Ratings
Sillage
6.648 Ratings
Bottle
8.550 Ratings
Submitted by M3000 · last update on 09/18/2025.
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7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Greenfaerie

86 Reviews
Greenfaerie
Greenfaerie
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Average floral
I really expected something different based on the name. I guess I wanted dirt and decay, maybe something more like Vaporacindro, and pictured a gnome running around a garden with flowers and mostly greenery. But what I got out of this was a fairly ordinary floral and not much garden nor greenery. Some sharp-ish lily, and of all things, honey. I don’t see honey in the notes, but it’s the biggest note on me after flowers. I would say this is comparable to Zoologist’s Hummingbird, but Hummingbird is so much more complex and realistic of a garden. This one seems more like a really quiet, deserted spring garden that only grows one or two flowers. No joy here. I also get an odd fruitiness in the heart, perhaps the mango that is mentioned, but it doesn’t make sense to me. The scent just doesn’t fit with the concept of the fragrance. On the whole, it’s a nice fragrance, worth trying if you like floral fragrances. For me, well, I wanted a lot more from it.
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Sanzusair

12 Reviews
Sanzusair
Sanzusair
1  
Strolling with a botanist
Ahh, my first 'niche' scent, many moons ago. Blind bought from a liquidation sale just because I thought the name was cute. Beginner's luck, one might say.

Have you ever walked in the purple meadows during sunset, mist all around you, in the summer months? That's what this scent reminds me of. Nature yes, but not lush or green - no fungi or forest leaves, but rather heather and small flowers, sandy hills and dry grass, insects and lizards, and the blazing sun above it.
I didn't find this particularly floral, for me the lily of the valley is a background player, not the main character.
A whimsical, soft and magical little scent, and a shame that it's been discontinued.
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Mlleghoul

478 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
1  
shy little gnomers at the woodland affair
I don't believe this earnest little gnome's secret to be particularly incendiary but it does present some specific imagery. Shirking garden tasks to sneak into a woodland affair he's heard rumors about, and, expecting an opulent ball, he washes behind his loamy soil-caked ears and spritzes on his little limbs a soft herbal cologne with notes of violet leaf and strange citrus. What he finds upon arrival is a fairy ring rave; intoxicated pixies and sprites flirting and frolicking across pepper moss, under disco balls reflecting the birch and cedar trees... and the guilty face of the gnome who doesn't know how to dance.
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Emorandeira

401 Reviews
Emorandeira
Emorandeira
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Powdery Lilly of the valley
Green floral amazing perfume. Average performance but very nice smell. Flowery, Green, creamy, delicate and very powdery. With a gorgeous Lilly of the ballet un first place and a Woody/musky background. It is unisex and weareable under Hot temperaturas. Suitable for every situación, always that you want some discreción. For everyday use.between the BEST scents of the brand. It is an extrait but very soft and subtle!

Scent: 8.5
Longevity: 7
Sillage: 6
Quality/price: 5
Versatility: 9
Originality: 8
Global: 8.5
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Ovaissaleem

61 Reviews
Ovaissaleem
Ovaissaleem
0  
Four Seasons
Pink Pepper, Coriander, Bergamot, Rose, Lily, Violet Leaf, Mango, Musk, Cedar, Ambergris and Birch

Four Seasons Captured in the bottle ????
An artistic interpretation of a life of a garden gnome. A gorgeous and lovely fragrance. Definitely bottle worthy.

"The garden is all we know and here we shall remain"
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Green & powdery Lilly ot valley scent very soft and subtle. Delicate for being an extrait BuT aceptabl for this type of scent. Amazing smell
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The little hunchbacked garden gnome may be irritating, but his soul is pure, sensitive, and gentle: violet leaf on a complex woody-floral note.
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Dwarf Pepe hides his little birch behind the violet leaf, but the freshly washed lily of the valley is clearly visible.
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No confessions, nothing dark; more clown than gnome-like dwarf. A vibrant bouquet of flowers with a minty lemony freshness.
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It's a gnome making a very flowery confession. Unfortunately, only in short sentences, there's no long interrogation.
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Happy birthday, Mom. Here, instead of flowers....
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Earthy/airy/watery, fruity-floral, sour/citrusy/spicy, matte green-herbaceous, woody. Leather-like violet, indolic lily of the valley; smells lovely.
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Sour-spicy pickled flower potpourri in a dry wooden barrel, covered with violet leaf. The garden gnome has something special.
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Fresh green with dew drops, it's still cold in the morning. The first flowers are opening. Not spectacular, but really beautiful. I like it.
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A very fresh, menthol-minty, authentic, green-spicy gum scent that fades into a fruity-floral finish without being feminine.
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