Gucci

Flora Gorgeous Gardenia

  • For women
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2012

Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is a generous and sunny floral fragrance signed Gucci. It opens on pear and elderflower, reveals gardenia and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of patchouli and brown sugar.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Pear · Elderflower

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Gardenia · Jasmine

  3. Base Several hours

    Patchouli · Brown sugar

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Elderflower: a niche material, declared by only 2 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Jasmine: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Floral, woody, fruity and gourmand: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

Avoid if…

  • sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.

The success of Flora Gorgeous Gardenia by Gucci comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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