Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Gucci 2021 Eau de Parfum

This is so gorgeous straight out of the bottle - like a milky gardenia combined with a sugary amber musk.

Unfortunately on my skin, the pear blossom sticks out like a sore thumb and turns a bit salty (I have pretty acidic skin pH so I guess I'm not surprised by this) - which causes the fragrance to topple out of balance.

Try this - it's not boring like some have said; to me it's understated, classy, and beautiful if you have the right skin chemistry!

I agree with everyone who thinks this smells pretty close to Viva La Juicy. Especially in the opening and heart phase, it's uncanny. Lively, fresh berries with a spritz of mandarin, clean gardenia, glossy light caramel (which is listed as brown sugar here, but smells more like a caramel hard candy). Very girly and easygoing. Ironically I find the original VLJ a bit more floral, but many of the flankers lean more into warmer gourmand territories, and Flora does, too.

At least for a while. In the drydown I can suddenly smell the Patchouli and jasmine, and together with the citrus sparkle of the top notes that still hang on, they remind me of a softer, sweeter Coco Mademoiselle. What a surprise! I like that this perfume is not quite as predictable as I thought, even though I seem to be the only one who gets this aspect of the scent.

In my opinion this would make a good everyday scent or even a gift for someone who likes perfumes, but isn't deep into the hobby. And of course also for someone who is and really likes fruity florals, or sometimes needs a break from the niche-y stuff. Just a pleasant, feminine scent, maybe a bit generic, but nicely done.

Kind of off-topic, but I have to get this off my chest: I really didn't like the frilly-frumpy-flowery aesthetic of Gucci under Alessandro Michele. Always a ruffle too much. It took me years to get used to the "new" Flora bottles and I still hope they will get another makeover.

This scent felt completely "meh" to me. It elicits almost no reaction besides sure, that smells nice. It smells like a very blended fragrance, making it hard to pick out any singular notes. You instead are met with a not unpleasant but completely unremarkable fruity floral that feels like the definition of retail designer fragrance. To top this off, I did not feel this celebrated or centered gardenia at all, as I could barely pick it out from the blend. Sadly this is a skip for me.

I've had this fragrance for just about a year now, and I've been obsessed with it ever since. I originally got a 2ml decant from a discovery set and knew I had to get the full size. This scent is my go-to floral when I need something to wear to class or to work that isn't too offensive or overwhelming. It's a very creamy, sweet, floral scent that complements whatever mood or activity you're doing. The longevity is also amazing, with it lasting close to 8 hours on my skin. I layered this with Lovely Dreamer from BBW today and found that they went together really well. Overall, I would highly recommend this scent to anyone who needs a fragrance for every occasion.

Non-specific fruit and floral float casually on a solid jasmin and sugar base. It certainly does not impress but it is pretty and playful, and there are days I wake up eager to put this on.
It definitely leans youthful but the jasmin really anchors this down in a way to avoid being "juvenile", even though the sugar really does push it this way.
It's very much a mini floral dress sort of perfume. It is fine enough. I also want to add that this has the best atomizer in my entire collection and allows me to spray exactly how little I want to spray.