Guerlain
Cruel Gardénia
for women · Launched 2008
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 55 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate43% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate50% of votes
- Season
- summer45% of votes
- Time of day
- day64% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 37 votes
- very weak8%
- weak14%
- moderate43%
- long lasting24%
- eternal11%
Sillage · 38 votes
- intimate26%
- moderate50%
- strong18%
- enormous5%
Season · 55 votes
- winter16%
- spring38%
- summer45%
Time of day · 42 votes
- day64%
- night36%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
Heart notes
Base notes
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About Guerlain Cruel Gardénia
Perfumers: Sylvaine Delacourte, Randa Hammami
Cruel Gardénia, released by Guerlain in 2008 and composed by Sylvaine Delacourte and Randa Hammami, is a soft, powdery floral. Florals lead, sweetness is strong, and woody and musky notes add touches.
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Cruel Gardénia, released by Guerlain in 2008 and composed by Sylvaine Delacourte and Randa Hammami, is a soft, powdery floral. Florals lead, sweetness is strong, and woody and musky notes add touches.
The opening is soft and fruity: rose gives a gentle floral warmth, neroli a clean orange-blossom brightness and peach a velvety sweetness. The heart is powdery and creamy, with violet adding a cosmetic powder, ylang-ylang a rich, sunny warmth and gardenia a creamy, slightly green white floral. The base is vanilla, sandalwood, tonka bean and musk, a smooth, warm and clean finish.
Most wearers report moderate longevity, some long lasting, and a moderate sillage. It is voted for summer and spring and is mostly worn by day. Marketed for women, it suits office days, lunches and warm-weather events, and anyone who likes a soft, powdery gardenia with a creamy vanilla base.
Cruel Gardénia — unisex fragrance by Guerlain (released 2008). Top notes: Neroli, Rose, Peach. Heart notes: Gardenia, Violet, Ylang-Ylang. Base notes: Musk, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Vanille. — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does Guerlain Cruel Gardénia cost in the United States?
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What does it smell like?
Mainly floral, gourmand, woody and musky. It opens with neroli, peach, rose; the heart is gardenia, violet, ylang-ylang; the base is musk, sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla.
Who makes it?
Guerlain (France). Launched in 2008. The perfumers are Sylvaine Delacourte and Randa Hammami. Marketed for women.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 37 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in summer and spring, mostly daytime.
How is it rated?
8.2 out of 10 from 282 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.