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Gardenia Absolute
Adam Michael has this to say “To smell gardenia absolute is to partake in a truly joyous and heavenly experience. This material opens as a heady, suave floral with lots of white petal and waxy qualities in abundance. As time passes this material becomes sweeter, ever prettier and is supported with the most yummy tropical fruit complexities, comparable perhaps to smelling osmanthus crossed with tiare.
A powerful modifier of floral accords, further improves white floral notes, provides lift when combined with fruity lactones, adds body to tropical bases, imparts warmth to oriental accords and blends especially well with tuberose, ylang ylangs, tiare, jasmines, osmathus and frangipani.”
Gardenia absolute is produced by solvent extracting the fresh flowers, antique yellow in colour, and of a pourable waxy viscosity.
Botanical Name: Gardenia grandiflora
Origin: China
Wholesale weights (all prices excluding vat): 50G = 1000 Euros. 250G = 4300 Euros.
17 reviews for Gardenia Absolute
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Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Wow..the most beautiful..real to the actual flower of Gardenia i ever bought.its not like the indian stuff that is too oily or like a fake perfume..so delicate. But with expansion and strong effect in my blends..will buy more soon
Kristina M (verified owner) –
If you close your eyes and imagine a most beautiful and happy bride entering the church, how would you describe her perfume ?
This was the very first image i saw when i applied this Gardenia absolute on my perfumers strip. Green (wow !), sweet (yes), fresh, intense and exiting notes absolutely hypnotized my heart and my soul.
After a half an our i could notice a hint of a sensual woman, identifying a very light indole presence – “absolutely female” – i said to myself – so dancing females smell that i immediately switched on a song of Elton John “Tiny dancer” listening to those words: “Ballerina” … … …
I would call this Gardenia a Dancing Princess !
If you ask me to rate this essence from 1 to 100, i firmly say 1.000 and not less !
It’s a precious treasure to have in your collection – i would wear it not only every day, but even in my bed during the night to evoke most wonderful dreams.
Thank you Adam and Eleonora for such an amazing selection !
S C (verified owner) –
To experience the scent of Gardenia Absolute is to be transported to somewhere heavenly. It is complex yet delicate, subtle yet powerful.
Angela St John (verified owner) –
One of the singular best things I have ever smelled in the world of naturals. Practically a perfume on its own. While this is a precious, rare and, as a result, pricey material, it is worth every penny. This is a repeat purchase for me and something I hope continues to be offered. Living in the south, we grow a variety of gardenias and enfleurage them. It is a time consuming process but worth the effort to try and capture the exquisite scent of my favorite flower. Having the option to pair the resulting essence with this incredible absolute takes my gardenia perfumes to next level in scent and additional staying power. Straight from the bottle, your eyes will roll back in your head in ecstasy. This is the real deal. Nothing at all like synthetic interpretations of gardenia. It is sweet and creamy and the waxy white petals are captured along with a faint touch of green. Hermitage offers a variety of top quality materials and this gardenia absolute is most definitely in the top tier of finest materials on the market. I agree with Kristina’s enthusiastic rating. It is really a 10/10 material for the serious perfumer who doesn’t wish to skimp on quality ingredients. For professional perfumers: Do it right and charge accordingly. At the very least, get your nose on a sample. If you love gardenia, you won’t be sorry.
KMF (verified owner) –
Straight from the bottle, the heavenly scent is that of my beloved gardenia bush in full bloom. This is a magical scent I do not want to blend since it stands so well alone. I am totally in love with this one!
Whitney Swales (verified owner) –
How to start…I am completely beside myself that this material is out of stock. I cannot find anything as full, rich, tropical and floral as this gardenia. In fact…dare I say I LOVE Gardenia Absolute more than Tiare Flower?? I actually do. Nothing compares. I cannot wait for it to be back in stock as I have a perfume I have drafted a formulation for and it is waiting on the shelf until I can purchase more of this sublime material.
Gabriella C (verified owner) –
This is extremely special, very fruity and heady, a little less creamy for me but very powerful.
Sukumal K (verified owner) –
Heavenly scent!
James (verified owner) –
Out of all the gardenia absolutes I have encountered this is one stands head and shoulders above. So pleased to have some of this oil in my collection. Could be used in very small quantities as a perfume in it’s own right.
Carlos silva (verified owner) –
What heavenly and beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuutiful gardenia odour a garden of white flowers.
So lovely…thank you Hermitage for such gorgeous gardenia absolute.
Gregory C (verified owner) –
Simply one of the most amazing materials ever. Sweet, complex, velvety and green…
It could be what heaven smells like.
Carter M (verified owner) –
JUST TAKE MY MONEY, ALRIGHT?
innasany (verified owner) –
I ordered the gardenia a month ago. When I opened the bottle, I didn’t know what to think about it. I have never smelled such a gardenia in my life, it did not smell like a typical white sweet flower, when you say gardenia – sweetness and intoxication itself. It was not like that. I took the time to understand her. And so it happened. I understood! It sweeps all the gardenias you’ve ever known off the table. It cannot be described in words, you will damage its essence. Do not mix with other gardenia to save money. You screw everything up, she’ll figure it out for you. It will not show the best, but the worst. That’s because you humiliated her and didn’t let her stand out. She is the Queen!
Kai Leon Art Parfumeur (verified owner) –
Joining the universal adulation of this lofty rarity, I can only point that in any significant concentation (especially neat), it does not smell like a living flower of Gardenia – but rather like a lush fantasy garden from the fairytale of H.C. Andersen –
where time and space warp and trap you in a dream-state you’ll never wish to leave, falling under the spell
– of an opulently nuanced, green-fruity bitter-sweet narcotic-euphoric magic-potion, crafted by a white witch which appears as an old crone turning into beautiful maiden turning into angelic fairy…
Once fairly diffused, its glorious exotic-floral nature becomes more apparent. Surprisingly tenacious and peculiarly ‘individualized’ – projects its different facets on skins of different people.
Intoxicating ravishing Gem of scent!
Luis R (verified owner) –
I love this scent, floral and fruity. It’s not exactly the same scent from the gardenia itself to me but wonderful scent though
Rachel B (verified owner) –
This is transcendent!!!
Rémi D (verified owner) –
To die without smelling gardenia is to die without living.
If rose is a queen then this is a goddess. It is a pure generosity of sugary rainbow splash. It’s striking in all places and memories that liked to be tickled. It’s an incredible buzzing erotic material.