Cruel Gardénia, Guerlain, Eau de Parfum 

 

A delicate, musky interpretation of gardenia

Cruel Gardénia is a delightful trap. Bewitching and almost hypnotic, the gardenia flower reveals a startling sweetness.

The gardenia accord is imbued with ylang ylang and charmed by enveloping musks. This vaporous aura bestows the fragrance with a tenderness that tugs at the heartstrings.

Gardenia is a powerful, sensual white flower with fruity accents. Yet, paradoxically, it stays mute in the world of Perfumery, unable to offer up its fragrance through the traditional techniques of distillation or extraction.

It must be written as an accord, as if composing a poem. For Cruel Gardénia, notes of rose, neroli, ylang ylang and peach recreate its trail.

Please note, when ordering a decant size, you will receive the original fragrance in a glass vial atomizer, not the bottle pictured above.