Floral familyHeart note
Gardenia
Gardenia is a heart note from the floral family: buttery and tropical, rarely natural in perfume and usually reconstructed from jasmine and tuberose accords.
- 01Family
- Floral
- 02Pyramid
- Heart
- 03Best seasons
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- 04Type
- Note
What does gardenia smell like?
Gardenia: buttery and tropical, rarely natural in perfume and usually reconstructed from jasmine and tuberose accords.
From our page: Floral fragrance familyIs gardenia a top, heart or base note?
Gardenia is a heart note.
- Top15 minutes to 2 hours
- HeartHour 1 to hour 5
- Base4 to 12+ hours
A floral fragrance is defined by a heart dominated by flower notes, with the family classified by whichever bloom leads the dry-down rather than the opening.
From our page: Floral fragrance familyHeart notes are the identity of the fragrance: they emerge as the top fades and carry the perfume from roughly hour one to hour five.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksWhat does gardenia pair with?
Gardenia is rarely natural in perfume and is usually reconstructed from jasmine and tuberose accords.
Named partners
Also in the floral family
- Roseheart note
- Orange blossomheart note
- Ylang-ylangheart note
- Irisheart note
- Peonyheart note
- Magnoliaheart note
The floral family bridges to
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