Island Gardenia 1982

Island Gardenia by Jōvan
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7.9 / 10 11 Ratings
Island Gardenia is a popular perfume by Jōvan for women and was released in 1982. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Fruity
Powdery
Creamy
Ratings
Scent
7.911 Ratings
Longevity
8.49 Ratings
Sillage
7.99 Ratings
Bottle
5.417 Ratings
Submitted by Zoso, last update on 14.06.2023.

Reviews

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Stacia

93 Reviews
Stacia
Stacia
2  
Don't laugh but this is my favorite gardenia
Please don't kick me out of the fancy perfume lovers club. I discovered this when I was still a teen and have yet to find an expensive fancier gardenia that competes. Really. Unfortunately this cheapie is becoming harder to find. A warm creamy gardenia with a hint of nuttiness and musk. It's definitely from the '80s but still quite wearable in this day and age. Smells even better sprayed over sunscreen.
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5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
Scent
Briarthorn

91 Reviews
Briarthorn
Briarthorn
Helpful Review 3  
The cheapie that wears like a queen
My goodness this is so beautiful. It's back up bottle worthy.

It opens with a waxy, creamy, warm gardenia. It's has that coconut-like smell of a real gardenia right off the bush. It' is the truest gardenia scent I have found. There's some stuff going on behind the gardenia that give it some depth. Some florals (rose and violet maybe) and something a little green in there too. I cannot put into words how well blended and crafted this cheapie is.

The drydown still has a stong gardenia flower thing going on, but there is also a clean musk, sweet vanilla and I think, almond.

On me the longevity was excellent. I washed it off after 12 hours but it was still going strong. The sillage is perfect. it's not a skin scent but you need to be sitting or standing near someone for them to catch whiffs of your divine scent.

May
31
2014
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