Notes
Top Notes
Orange
Black Currant
Pink Pepper
Middle Notes
Saffron
Oakmoss
Iris
Roses
Leather
Base Notes
Amber
Oud (Agarwood)
Official Description
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(1 review)
Overall Rating
(1 review)
Me likey! What a pleasant surprise. I would’ve never thought that I would come across a far superior version to Ajmal’s Wisal Layl. While I did enjoy the scent profile to Wisal Layl, the execution was atrocious at best that resulted in a violently discordant, screechy, synthetic and stinky perfume with one of the worst ouds I’ve ever experienced, and I love me some oud. So much so that I tossed it directly into the bin. In fact I was sorely displeased to the maximum with the Ajmal. However, I found Gardenia from Maghribi and wow what a pleasant surprise. Gardenia pulls off perfectly what Wisal Layl wishes it could’ve done. And both scent profiles are strikingly similar. I do understand why this perfume is appropriately named ‘Gardenia’. The opening hour truly does smell of fresh gardenias. But this is short lived because Gardenia soon makes some drastic changes directly into a wonderful oud accord, oak moss, black currant, leather, iris and patchouli. I’ve never experienced a perfume before that has such a wide berth from overtly feminine head notes only to end on the most masculine base notes imaginable that smells like a perfume designed exclusively for men. It is remarkable how the perfumer achieved this feat. The changes are so drastic that one would have a hard time believing that this is even the same perfume that they’re wearing. Gardenia is an awesome perfume. The quality is top and at a stout 44% volume denatured alcohol content, Gardenia is beastly. One only needs a tiny spritz and that’s it because at this concentration, it can become overwhelming to others in the vicinity. Surprisingly, longevity on skin is around 12 hours only.
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