Les Exclusifs de Chanel

Friendship Garden
Friendship's Garden
2004 Toilet Water

Friendship Garden / Friendship's Garden (Toilet Water) by Shulton
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7.6 / 10 251 Ratings
A popular perfume by Shulton for women, released in 2004. The scent is floral-sweet. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Green
Fresh
Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Green leavesGreen leaves QwivbronlexQwivbronlex
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GardeniaGardenia CoconutCoconut FruitsFruits
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla WomphlezarkWomphlezark

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.6251 Ratings
Longevity
6.8201 Ratings
Sillage
6.3190 Ratings
Bottle
8.3187 Ratings
Value for money
6.130 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 12/13/2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance was part of the collection "Les Exclusifs de Chanel".

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7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Bottle
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Sillage
6
Longevity
4
Scent
Scensodine

3 Reviews
Scensodine
Scensodine
Helpful Review 4  
Plastic fantastic!
As i adore white flowers, i was so very excited to try this and almost wanted to blind buy a 200ml edt. Good for me that i decided to test it first as my recent blind buys didn't turn out that well, haha!

On me this is a plasticky, cloying, soapy white flower? mess. Both the edt and the edp have that plastic vibe to it and they cause me a headache. I am very fortunate to own the eau de cologne which is light too but natural smelling and just gorgeous. This is a real let down. Wondering how the vintage edt will smell like. On the hunt i go :-)
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7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
6
Scent
Missk

1357 Reviews
Missk
Missk
Helpful Review 4  
A rather expensive white floral
Gardenia by Chanel, is certainly a lovely, well-composed white floral, however for such a high price tag I can think of many fragrances that smell just like it but for cheaper.

While pretty, refreshing, delicate and luscious, I can't say that this fragrance is purely gardenia, even though the note is certainly present. The tuberose and jasmine tend to counteract with the gardenia making the scent more of a white floral rather than a soliflore.

Apparently Coco Chanel wanted this fragrance to be created to represent the closest thing to her favourite flower, the Camellia, which unfortunately doesn't have a scent, so Gardenia was supposedly the next best thing.

It has a somewhat dewy feel, that is highlighted more in the heart where the white florals take on a more green approach. Chanel Gardenia isn't as creamy as some gardenia based fragrances I've tried, however I'm glad that it isn't as predictable.

In the drydown I get a lot of white musk and a subtle hint of orange blossom. This particular scent likes to cling to your skin and clothes for hours, lasting well into the next day.

Personally, as much as I enjoy white florals, I find them too innocent and feminine most days. I am a 'girly girl' don't get me wrong, but I tend to wear perfumes that have a little bit of a bite to them. Chanel Gardenia just feels too refined for my tastes, like a lady sipping on a chai latte with a string of pearls about her neck.

Like all the fragrances in the Les Exclusifs line, the lasting power is amazing, as is the sillage. I honestly prefer Kai for a more tropical gardenia scent and Annick Goutal's Gardenia Passion for a rich gardenia and tuberose blend, however I haven't written off Chanel's Gardenia altogether. For those white floral fanatics that seek something softer than your average powerhouse floral, look no further. If you can work your way around the expensive price tag, by all means, Chanel Gardenia is a lovely choice.
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7.5
Bottle
0
Sillage
2.5
Longevity
5
Scent
TeaWithMilk

27 Reviews
TeaWithMilk
TeaWithMilk
Helpful Review 2  
A crying shame it's so timid
Chanel's Gardenia is *almost* my gardenia dream come true. The only problem is that it is so fleeting. After only 20 minutes, I have to press my nose firmly against my skin and inhale several times before I can detect even a hint of the beautiful scent. What I do smell is a very realistic and green gardenia, just like on the bush. It's not just creamy, it's downright buttery. Why oh why can't it project more?? I would still consider purchasing it, it's that beautiful to me, but I would definitely need to spray on my clothes as well as my skin to have any hope of the precious gardenia finding its way to my nose.

SUMMARY: Bathing in sunshine along the French Riviera, only to wake up and realize that it was all a dream.
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5
Bottle
5
Sillage
2.5
Longevity
4
Scent
Miaw2

339 Reviews
Miaw2
Miaw2
Helpful Review 2  
Okay...
Pure white flowers blend that smells wonderful. Gardenia for sure. As said, creamy and sweet, although very linear.

More feminine than unisex.
Sillage and projection are soft... but present.

Lasting power is weak, around 2 hours.
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7.5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
10
Longevity
5
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
2  
The Leaves of this Gardenia May Cause Paper Cuts
Chanel GARDENIA edt is a big white floral, but it is also, to my nose, very sharp and green. I say this especially since my primary wearing experience of gardenia has been through MARC JACOBS, which I find much smoother and creamier than this Chanel rendition of a quasi-gardenia soliflore.

I know that this may incite ire--perhaps even a riot--but I find the sharpness of GARDENIA to be on a par with some of the sharpest white florals around: yes, CABOTINE, FLEUR DE ROCAILLE, and FIORI DI CAPRI all leap immediately to mind. I am consoled somewhat by the fact (if it is one...) that gardenia notes in perfume are always "synthetic", and so maybe my nose's unspeakable irreverence toward Chanel in this case actually has some basis in chemical fact.

Chanel GARDENIA edt is certainly wearable, when sparingly applied, but I'll continue to reach for MARC JACOBS for my big white gardenia floral fix...
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