Let’s chat Gucci fragrance! This is the latest to my perfume collection and it’s really quite beautiful.
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum for Women is a ‘joyful floral perfume’. A delicious potion of joy built around the Gardenia flower blended with solar Jasmine absolute, cheerful Pear Blossom accord and sweet Brown Sugar accord.
This is my first ‘modern’ Gucci fragrance. I think the last Gucci perfumes I owned was the original ‘Gucci’ that launched maybe 2004-ish and then of course, Gucci Rush which was a classic noughties scent. Anytime I get a whiff of that (which is definitely a rarity!) it takes me back to an all-bar-one drinking WKD’s and listening to garage music whilst wearing my Miss Sixty jeans! I love it how fragrance can literally transport you back to a moment in time and can bring you such vivid moments and memories.
The Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is certainly a more modern and beautiful scent : it’s feminine, floral, soft and pretty. It launched in 2021 and is a brand new Gucci fragrance. It was created by Honorine Blanc and Alberto Morillas.
‘A JOYFUL FLORAL SIGNATURE’
With a scent inspired by the believed mystical power of the Gardenia Flower, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is reintroduced as a joyful floral Eau de Parfum. Blended with the solar note of Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute, the signature scent is steeped in with a cheerful Pear Blossom accord and a touch of Brown Sugar.
Top Notes – Pear Blossom
Heart Notes – White Gardenia, Jasmine
Base Notes – Brown Sugar, Patchouli
I have to say: this is one of my favourite perfume bottles that I have! I think it looks SO pretty and I love floral prints and designs anyway so this really is a bit of me. The stunning scent is encased within a new, elongated bottle, with lacquered pink glass and gold cap making it an object of beauty. One notable addition is the House’s distinctive Flora pattern, reimagined with a design inspired by Alessandro Michele’s vision. A core part of the Gucci identity, the motif is a painting of colourful flowers by artist Vittorio Accornero, created for Gucci in 1966. The outer part is made from FSC® certified paper – a system that guarantees products have been harvested responsibly.
The bottle looks delicate, pretty and feminine : and I think it truly reflects what it holds within.
I really do love this fragrance. On paper and just reading the notes I probably wouldn’t think it was one I would like but it’s different to anything else I really have and it’s not overly floral or sweet. It’s delicate, it’s soft, it’s pretty and it’s just really easy and wearable for me. I feel this is more of a fresh, juicy daytime scent as I like to go heavier and more masculine in the evenings. This is definitely a more feminine scent. The only other Gardenia-based scent that I can remember loving this much is the Marc Jacobs ‘Cocktail Splash’ Gardenia : do you remember those in the giant 200ml bottles?! I still have them in my fragrance ‘archives’ and it’s also a really delicious gardenia fragrance.
The stunning Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is available from The Perfume Shop and the prices start from £55 for a 30ml bottle.
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