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Jovan

Designer · USA

Island Gardenia

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • bigarade in 11 perfumes
  • monoi oil in 43 perfumes
  • vanilla flower in 121 perfumes
  • Milk in 552 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • lactonic in 1,414 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: white floral, gourmand, lactonic, Orange Blossom, Tonka Bean, Honey, bigarade and Gardenia.

Of the 45 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1968 and 2017.

Eau de Cologne

Concentration

Floral

Family

WomenProfile

1982

Released

Main Accords

white floralgourmandlactonic

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

white floral100%
gourmand59%
lactonic18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
bigaradeGardenia
Heart Notes
GardeniaJasminemonoi oilOrange BlossomTonka Bean
Base Notes
AmberHoneyMilkMuskvanilla flower

The community, and you in it

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Island Girl: Mantra (Bali)

Opus Oils

Island Girl: Mantra (Bali)

Floral
mark Sophistique

Mark

mark Sophistique

Resin
mark Instant Vacation Greek Isles

Mark

mark Instant Vacation Greek Isles

Floral
Agua de Gardenia

Fueguia 1833

Agua de Gardenia

Floral
No. 09

The Fragrance Design Studio

No. 09

Floral
Frangipani

Ava Luxe

Frangipani

Floral

Users Also Like

6

Community favorites — people who enjoy this perfume also rated these highly.

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Gardenia

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Gardenia

Floral
mark Instant Vacation Greek Isles

Mark

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De Tout Coeur

Fragonard

De Tout Coeur

Floral
Gardenia

Suhad Perfumes

Gardenia

Floral

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

Gardenia

H M

Gardenia

Floral
Gardenia

Hové Parfumeur, Ltd.

Gardenia

Floral
Les Garconnes Pompon Gardenia

Crazylibellule and the Poppies

Les Garconnes Pompon Gardenia

Floral
Pleasure Gardenia 79

Krigler

Pleasure Gardenia 79

Floral