Gardénia

Name: Gardénia Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Chanel

Chanel · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 1925

≈ $210 · 200ml · approx. retail

A 1925 Ernest Beaux white-floral built around a gardenia accord (gardenia itself yields no usable essential oil) layered with jasmine and tuberose, reissued in the Les Exclusifs de Chanel line in 2016.

White Floral Floral Powdery

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Orange Blossom

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Gardenia Jasmine Tuberose Ylang-Ylang

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Musk Sandalwood Vanilla

Best for

SpringSummerDailyEvening

Perfumer

Ernest Beaux

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