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Cruel Gardénia

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Guerlain Cruel Gardénia
Scento perfume sample vials in 2ml, 5ml, and 8ml sizes with atomizer
Scento luxury gift box and velvet pouch packaging — premium perfume sample presentation
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Cruel Gardénia stuns the senses with diabolical power. Its notes are sunny, silky smooth, and lingering. Gardenia is a powerful, sensual white flower with fruity accents, yet it stays mute in the world of Perfumery, unable to offer up its fragrance through distillation or extraction. It must be written as an accord. For Cruel Gardénia, notes of rose, neroli, ylang ylang, and peach recreate its trail. The heart bursts with violet and ylang-ylang touched by light musk, while the base settles into warm tonka bean, vanilla, and sandalwood. A less sweet fragrance in the L'Art & la Matière line that is decidedly feminine with a dash of rose and soft powder.

More about Guerlain Cruel Gardénia

Cruel Gardénia stuns the senses with diabolical power. Its notes are sunny, silky smooth, and lingering. Gardenia is a powerful, sensual white flower with fruity accents, yet it stays mute in the world of Perfumery, unable to offer up its fragrance through distillation or extraction. It must be written as an accord. For Cruel Gardénia, notes of rose, neroli, ylang ylang, and peach recreate its trail. The heart bursts with violet and ylang-ylang touched by light musk, while the base settles into warm tonka bean, vanilla, and sandalwood. A less sweet fragrance in the L'Art & la Matière line that is decidedly feminine with a dash of rose and soft powder.

Featured Notes

Cruel Gardénia opens with Peach, Rose, Neroli, a heart of Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Musk, a base of Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Sandalwood.

Top Notes
Peach, Rose, Neroli
Heart Notes
Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Musk
Base Notes
Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Sandalwood

Longevity & Projection

Cruel Gardénia by Guerlain offers long-lasting longevity with moderate projection, best suited to spring and daytime.

What does Cruel Gardénia smell like?

Cruel Gardénia opens with Peach, Rose, Neroli, develops into a heart of Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Musk, and settles into a base of Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Sandalwood. The top notes lead the first impression, the heart defines its character after a few minutes, and the base is what lingers longest on skin and clothing.

How long does Cruel Gardénia last?

Based on aggregated user reviews, Cruel Gardénia has long-lasting longevity with moderate projection. Performance varies with skin chemistry, season and how much you apply, so try a 2 ml or 5 ml decant first to see how it lasts on your skin before committing to a full bottle.

What's similar to Cruel Gardénia?

Browse our collection to discover fragrances that complement Cruel Gardénia. Filtering by shared notes or by brand is the quickest way to find something similar, and every scent is available as a 2 ml or 5 ml decant so you can compare before buying.

Where can I buy Cruel Gardénia samples?

You can buy authentic Cruel Gardénia by Guerlain samples and decants at Scento, hand-decanted from original full-sized bottles sourced through authorised European retailers. Choose from the sizes currently available on this product page, order online, and get tracked delivery to 26 supported European countries — so you can wear the real fragrance before committing to a full bottle. Availability and rates depend on the delivery country and order value.

Cruel Gardénia by Guerlain is a fragrance that opens with top notes of Peach, Rose, Neroli, offers long-lasting longevity, projects with moderate sillage.

Questions & Answers Guerlain Cruel Gardénia

Yes. Scento states that each decant is hand-poured from an original full-sized bottle sourced through authorised European retailers — never a clone, dupe or inspired-by version. Manufacturer batch codes belong to those original bottles and are not printed on Scento decant vials.