Gardenia
04/19/2015
Drseid
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Perfect Gardenia...
Jardenia is all about one key note, and one note alone, gardenia. The presentation of the white floral gardenia is about as life-like as you will find in the world of perfume. The composition opens with its sharp green, slightly earthy mushroom-like facets in all their glory. As time passes through the dry-down the sharpness gradually dulls and the mushroom-like qualities recede, leaving a sublime, smooth white floral presentation of gardenia through the finish. Projection is excellent and longevity very good at about 10 hours on skin.
Jardenia is a tough composition to evaluate. There really is only one key accord throughout and that is the gardenia. If one is looking for aggressive transitions and various noticeable notes throughout they will be sorely disappointed. That said, if you just evaluate the composition for what it is, things improve exponentially. As a "true to life" rendition of the gardenia, Jardenia is reference caliber stuff. It captures all the various facets of the white floral found in nature including its mushroom-like quality and its sharp green bite, something rather rare in the world of perfume. I can honestly say that I have absolutely enjoyed sampling Jardenia, and while it is probably not something I would wear myself, I can certainly appreciate the effort in recreating the gardenia so realistically that one could mistake the perfume for the real thing. The bottom line is Jardenia is a "one trick" pony, but that one trick is done so well it is impossible to fault it for lacking more, earning an "outstanding" 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 rating. I am not sure I can recommend purchasing the composition to anyone other than the most ardent gardenia lovers despite my absolute awe of its exceptional execution, but sampling Jardenia should be mandatory for all.
Jardenia is a tough composition to evaluate. There really is only one key accord throughout and that is the gardenia. If one is looking for aggressive transitions and various noticeable notes throughout they will be sorely disappointed. That said, if you just evaluate the composition for what it is, things improve exponentially. As a "true to life" rendition of the gardenia, Jardenia is reference caliber stuff. It captures all the various facets of the white floral found in nature including its mushroom-like quality and its sharp green bite, something rather rare in the world of perfume. I can honestly say that I have absolutely enjoyed sampling Jardenia, and while it is probably not something I would wear myself, I can certainly appreciate the effort in recreating the gardenia so realistically that one could mistake the perfume for the real thing. The bottom line is Jardenia is a "one trick" pony, but that one trick is done so well it is impossible to fault it for lacking more, earning an "outstanding" 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 rating. I am not sure I can recommend purchasing the composition to anyone other than the most ardent gardenia lovers despite my absolute awe of its exceptional execution, but sampling Jardenia should be mandatory for all.
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