Gardénia Eau de Parfum

8 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• Vistiendo Aromas

  March 17, 2017

  

  Honestly, I expected more… slightly fruity opening followed by a hit of white petals, like a bed of flowers… hmm, I felt synthetic gardenia and neroli, which is why on my skin it smells soapy and like rose cream… nothing special, moderate trail, lasted less than 3 hours, personally I was disappointed…

• LuisPaz

  April 21, 2020

  

  It seemed very natural, without synthetics. The white floral opening gives clarity and peace. On my male skin, it didn’t project much; it lasted about 6 hours: two hours with a one-meter trail and then skin-close, fresh and soapy; that dry-down is what I liked most. On a woman, it must be exquisite and last longer. Chanel has a good reputation, and I give my word.

• teamhanded

  December 27, 2021

  

  I’m a man, and it’s my favorite Chanel perfume, I don’t care what people say 😀

• FranSeatJones.

  May 19, 2022

  

  What a beauty. I love the opening so much I want it to last forever. It’s like a fruit jam spread with ripe gardenias. Its coconut reminds me a lot of Gabrielle Essence. It develops very little, but so what? If it’s already perfect. That gardenia bomb drops quickly and settles right on the skin after 30 minutes to last like that for another 4 hours or so. I’d love to try their extract. As an alternative, Elizabeth Taylor’s Gardenia reminds me a lot of this, but the latter is spicier and a bit more bitter when it dries down, though it’s still gorgeous. Chanel’s Gardenia is super sophisticated and elegant for spring, tender, delicate when it dries down, and very feminine. I like it so much that if I got married, I think it would be my perfect perfume (reapplying constantly). Its flaw is that it doesn’t last long. But it’s so comfortable to wear that it pains me to stop feeling it so soon; I’d think about buying it if I fell in love with florals more. I recommend it 100%. Repeat: it’s a beauty.

• katy1939

  June 4, 2022

  

  Sublime, celestial, and lasts forever!

• Cokorita

  May 18, 2025

  

  The scent is lovely, but wow, it’s a Chanel perfume, so it had to be. The opening is very fresh with white flowers coming through, not just gardenia; I think there’s neroli too. Unfortunately, it lasts only a few minutes and drops off a cliff. In less than half an hour, it’s already skin-scent; if you put it in your hair, you can smell it with movement, very subtle. Which is perfect—not everyone has to be a monster of projection and longevity, obviously—but for the freaking price, I expected so much more.

• Elena79

  June 6, 2025

  

  WHAT DOESN’T SMELL LIKE A GARDENIA: Chanel Gardenia doesn’t smell like a gardenia, and yet, it does. Created in 1925 by Ernest Beaux and reformulated for Les Exclusifs, it doesn’t try to faithfully replicate the scent because, raw and technically speaking, the gardenia is impossible to capture. Its essence can’t be extracted like jasmine or neroli, so perfumers work on an olfactory reconstruction, an echo of its presence rather than its real voice. That’s where the art begins. Instead of the literal flower, it proposes a fantasy: Sambac jasmine, ylang-ylang, tuberose, and a soft cream of musks and lactonic coconut, as if the imagined flower melts into the skin. The result isn’t exotic or tropical; it’s classic, white, and impeccable. A gardenia that has passed through a Chanel mirror: no dust, no sweat, no jungle. What reaches the nose is a solar bouquet, clean and almost ethereal. The jasmine gives body, the ylang adds a golden sheen, the tuberose rounds out the volume, and everything is wrapped in a softness reminiscent of freshly ironed white silk. There are no indoles, no animal greenery, no dirty sun notes. Here, there is no earth, only flower. It’s elegant but leaves no trace, like a lady who enters and leaves silence, not a trail. On skin, the evolution is subtle, almost linear, but there’s something comforting in that constant floral presence that doesn’t mutate: as if Chanel were saying, ‘This is who I am, and I don’t need to change.’ Why call it Gardenia? Because it was Mademoiselle’s favorite flower. It appeared in her clothes, brooches, and hats. It was a symbol, more than a scent. This perfume is that: an idealized idea of femininity, whiteness, and form, not a botanical reproduction. It’s the homage, not the flower. It has the warmth of a well-kept memory, of something beautiful that was never entirely yours. And that, sometimes, hurts more than forgetting. 🍀

• Monty Phyton

  January 13, 2026

  

  Elena, Chanel’s iconic flower is the white camellia, not the gardenia. She chose it for its delicacy, strength, and resilience, drawing inspiration from Dumas’ ‘The Lady of the Camellias.’ The gardenia is similar and was used in this Exclusif for its green, creamy notes. Let’s make it clear: her favorite was the camellia, not the one used in this immaculate perfume that generates so many compliments and well-being. It projects, leaves a trail, and lasts. It doesn’t resemble ET’s; this Gardenia feels more sophisticated, addictive, and complex. 🕯️ 9.5/10.🔥