“Tahitian Gardenia” is as present as one can expect from only a few “Clean Beauty” fragrances, and the longevity is excellent for this niche, lasting over eight hours on me.
Moreover, it is a very special scent:
“Tahitian Gardenia” is sultry, green, and distinctly floral.
Unlike most other Pacifica fragrances that I own or have tested, a clear scent progression can be observed:
The opening is intensely floral, followed by a citrus component in the heart that smells more like lemon than the stated orange - because this perfume is not really sweet.
The gardenia is, as the name at least suggests, omnipresent.
The (also green) tea is more of a supporting character, lending a calmly ethereal note.
The heaviness makes the scent glamorous, and I immediately associate it with a warm, tropical rainforest, a (in the best sense) “green hell,” where white flowers reach out towards the translucent light on the trunks and shrubs.
It fits quite well that the gardenia is white and grows in the tropical rainforests of East Asia (and even more remarkable, as I didn’t know this before my very first white-flower-in-the-rainforest association). :)
“Tahitian Gardenia” simply has an incredible presence, and the floral heaviness gives the scent a naturally glamorous note, which is rarely found (and almost never in natural fragrances).
Conclusion:
As striking and present as “Tahitian Gardenia” is, its wearer should come across equally effortlessly glamorous and self-assured.
In any case, it is an unusual scent that you don’t have to approach closely to perceive.
