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Cruel Gardenia, Guerlain
White Floral · 2008

Cruel Gardenia

by Guerlain
Rating4.1 ★ 1,498 votes
GenderWomen
Year2008
Price$$$$Designer
White FloralPowderyMusky
Best for springDaytime wear
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Rosamor Oscar de la Renta
Rosamor Oscar de la Renta
88% match
Purr Katy Perry
Purr Katy Perry
87% match
Red Jeans Versace
Red Jeans Versace
86% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
10 notes
topfirst impression
NeroliRosePeach
heartthe character
GardeniaVioletYlang-Ylang
basethe foundation
MuskTonka BeanSandalwoodVanille

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
White FloralPowderyMuskySweetVioletWoodyVanillaYellow Floral
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
White Floral
Powdery
Musky
Sweet
Violet
Woody
Vanilla
Yellow Floral
Lactonic
Floral

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
41%
summer
27%
fall
23%
winter
9%
Time of day
day
77%
night
23%

Smells similar

by scent profile
90% match
Rue St Honore OUAI
OUAI
white floralyellow floral
88% match
Rosamor Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
white floralrose
87% match
Purr Katy Perry
Katy Perry
sweetcoconut
86% match
Red Jeans Versace
Versace
fruityviolet

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

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How its notes pair

RoseNeroliPeachYlang-YlangVioletGardeniaMuskVanillaSandalwoodTonka Bean
topheartbase

Signature pair: Peach and Gardenia

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In plain words

The main accords of Cruel Gardenia are white floral and powdery. It opens with Neroli and Rose, reveals Gardenia and Violet at its heart, and dries down to Musk and Tonka Bean. People reach for it in spring, mostly by day.

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