After a long while searching, I've found it -THE gardenia of my dreams: JAR's Jardenia.
It really surprised me, as I was expecting a replay of Velvet Gardenia, and it was quite a different fragrance altogether. All the dire warnings of blue cheese and bad male hygiene failed to come about, and instead I've found a gardenia that avoids all the usual pitfalls of gardenia fragrances ( too synthetic, too cheesy, too tuberosey, or too some other flower ), captures all the subtle details of the flower, yet is far from one-note, and has many beautiful nuances. I've written an in-depth review over here, but I'm writing here to bring attention to this fragrance and see what others think.
As with the whole JAR line, it's all rather mysterious, and I have a number of questions unanswered at this point. Who is the perfumer? What is the price? ( As for the latter, I've read anything from 350$ to 500$ with bottle sizes equally vague ). Who actually owns this?
I can't imagine that I'll be buying this anytime soon due to the price, but ignoring practicality, it really is the best gardenia I've smelled. Now I'm extremely curious about the dirty jasmine of Ferme tes Yeux and the green tuberose of Bolt Of Lightening... JARs seem like dangerous things to love!
If you've tried it, what do you think of Jardenia? ( If you love gardenia and haven't tried it, do - it's totally worth the obscene price for a sample! )
It really surprised me, as I was expecting a replay of Velvet Gardenia, and it was quite a different fragrance altogether. All the dire warnings of blue cheese and bad male hygiene failed to come about, and instead I've found a gardenia that avoids all the usual pitfalls of gardenia fragrances ( too synthetic, too cheesy, too tuberosey, or too some other flower ), captures all the subtle details of the flower, yet is far from one-note, and has many beautiful nuances. I've written an in-depth review over here, but I'm writing here to bring attention to this fragrance and see what others think.
As with the whole JAR line, it's all rather mysterious, and I have a number of questions unanswered at this point. Who is the perfumer? What is the price? ( As for the latter, I've read anything from 350$ to 500$ with bottle sizes equally vague ). Who actually owns this?
I can't imagine that I'll be buying this anytime soon due to the price, but ignoring practicality, it really is the best gardenia I've smelled. Now I'm extremely curious about the dirty jasmine of Ferme tes Yeux and the green tuberose of Bolt Of Lightening... JARs seem like dangerous things to love!
If you've tried it, what do you think of Jardenia? ( If you love gardenia and haven't tried it, do - it's totally worth the obscene price for a sample! )
) and worth every penny. While I know it's all just a marketing gimmick, the fact that it's only available 2 places in the world and you have to work for it and scrimp and save for it makes it even more fun...
