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post #1 of 20
3/15/10 at 9:35pm
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I'm looking for a buttery, almost tropical gardenia + leather.

Is there such a thing? I love the buttery quality of the gardenia in Fracas, but there's another white floral note in there that is a little shrieky/commercial cleaning fluid/metallic on me. I recently found a vintage, used bottle of Lentheric's Gardenia de Tahiti and I'd love something as buttery, rounded and sweet as that with some salty leather in it. What say you? Any advice?
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post #2 of 20
3/15/10 at 10:05pm
Unfortunately, no ideas but I await others' answers with baited breath. Leather and gardenia sounds gorgie!
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post #3 of 20
3/15/10 at 10:25pm
Balmain Ivoire? Not sure it has gardenia, but it has a creamy floral and green leather quality.
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post #4 of 20
3/15/10 at 11:16pm
OOH! I want that too.
You could layer Marc Jacobs over PG Cuir d'Iris?
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post #5 of 20
3/15/10 at 11:31pm
That's a fab idea for a new perfume- creamy gardenia + leather .................
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post #6 of 20
3/15/10 at 11:39pm
Gardenia + Leather =

Azuree by Estee Lauder
Murasaki by Shiseido
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post #7 of 20
3/16/10 at 7:20am
I used to have trouble "getting" the leather note in fragrances and I perceived Balmain's Jolie Madame as nothing but creamy gardenias with a touch of violet. But I worked on expanding my understanding of leather, and now I primarily get lush gardenias along with soft leather in JM. I'm enjoying it so much more now - it's like having a new perfume!

Top notes - artemisia, coriander, gardenia, neroli, bergamot
Middle notes - tuberose, narcissus, orris root, jasmine, rose
Base notes - leather, patchouli, musk, civet, oakmoss and vetiver
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post #8 of 20
3/16/10 at 7:47am
Not sure about leather, Isabey Gardenia is very smooth and buttery to my nose.
I must say layering is a great idea!
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post #9 of 20
3/16/10 at 8:09am
I was going to suggest Jolie Madame but Evangeline beat me to it. Plus, she gave a great description of it. So, two votes for Jolie Madame!
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post #10 of 20
3/16/10 at 8:47am
Vintage Carven - MaGriffe comes close to your description. Of course, it is HTF.
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post #11 of 20
3/16/10 at 10:14am
Make that three votes for Jolie Madame, and another vote for Azuree!
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post #12 of 20
3/16/10 at 10:28am
That's awesome! Jolie Madame is EXACTLY creamy gardenias and leather.
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post #13 of 20
3/16/10 at 11:19am
Jolie Madame Perfume Intelligence; Created by Germaine Cellier of Roure; a crisp woody oriental chypre parfum with top notes of gardenia, artemisia, neroli, bergamot and coriander with heart notes of jasmine, jonquil, orris and rose. Base notes of patchouli, castoreum, moss and leather.

You all are right, This would definitely be the one. I'd go for parfum if it could be found.
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post #14 of 20
3/16/10 at 11:26am
This is exactly why Basenotes is such an awesome place for perfume lovers...!
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post #15 of 20
3/16/10 at 11:52am
Sounds like I should be checking out Jolie Madame too!

Velvet Gardenia is definitely an option if you want "skanky" gardenia, but it's not at all right for me. Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia is my benchmark gardenia fragrance, so far - the only one I've tried that has a nature-perfect gardenia.
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post #16 of 20
3/16/10 at 6:39pm
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Originally Posted by Hillaire View Post

That's awesome! Jolie Madame is EXACTLY creamy gardenias and leather.

I love Jolie Madame and have one of the older cylindrical bottles. Still reformulated, though...

Has anyone tried Aimez Moi by Caron? A beautiful, sweet violet/leather/tobacco scent. Perfect for a dandy, oui?

Aimez Moi and also the N'Aimez Que Moi are described as a sweet, creamy and buttery here:

http://boisdejasmin.typepad.com/_/20..._que_moi_.html
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post #17 of 20
3/16/10 at 7:11pm
Oh, just a thought...what of Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier's Magnolia Pourpre? Jasmine/rose/iris with magnolia and a hint of leather.
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post #18 of 20
3/16/10 at 8:15pm
Oops!
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post #19 of 20
3/16/10 at 9:05pm
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Originally Posted by Galamb_Borong View Post

Sounds like I should be checking out Jolie Madame too!

Velvet Gardenia is definitely an option if you want "skanky" gardenia, but it's not at all right for me. Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia is my benchmark gardenia fragrance, so far - the only one I've tried that has a nature-perfect gardenia.

Galamb, I find that Jolie Madame has unisex potential, as I had started a thread called "Joli Monsieur." LOL! A blend of violets and leather.

http://www.basenotes.net/ID10210315.html
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post #20 of 20
3/19/10 at 9:12am
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OH NO. So many things to try! I think I'm going to have to search for some Jolie Madame. ACK. Another thing to add to my to-sample list. ALSO, I'm about to purchase a bottle of vintage Ma Griffe from my favorite antiques dealer, so we'll see how that goes! Thanks for everyone's recs. I cannot wait to try some of these. I really REALLY want a buttery gardenia/salty leather scent.
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