23 community ratings

Floral Gardenia

2026WomenModern

6.8/ 10

Community score
23 ratings

Essential Garden Floral Gardenia is a fresh, floral and slightly aquatic women's fragrance, led by passion fruit, narcissus and violet.

Compare

Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.

How does it perform?

From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

5.5 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.5 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Value for money

8.5 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

57% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Creamy

What does Floral Gardenia smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are rated moderate, so it leaves a trail that is neither skin-close nor far-reaching. Few people have voted so far, so these ratings are only a rough guide.

A fruity, sweet opening gives way to a creamy floral heart of orange blossom, white blossoms, almond and violet. Sandalwood and amber in the base settle that sweetness onto a soft, warm footing, with a faintly synthetic sheen running through it. Delisea Sea Bloom and Dedcool Mineral Milk have a close profile.