Beccah Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Fairy Cake: Gardenia Sensual white gardenia blossoms slathered in hot spun sugar frosting adorn a cupcake base fit for a Fae of our creamiest buttery vanilla oils . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Magickal Meanings of Ingredients: GARDENIA ~ Mood elevator; powerfully 'magnetic' for women, enhances visage, love, passion, peace, healing, spirituality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Sadly this one is not working for me, I think I'm having the same problem as I did with Aloha Pumehana - a sort of plasticky smell to it. I'm guessing that the combination of gardenia and dairy notes has this effect on my skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella15 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I have a body oil spray with gardenia, and I just don't love it. I keep trying though, because it was expensive. I thought maybe if I wore it with this, it would be tolerable. It didn't really help. I think I just am not a fan of gardenia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuTrix Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) I think this may be one of my least favorites so far. I don't think I'm familiar with gardenia. The oddest description is that , while wet, it seems like a pina colada that has gone somehow sour? I know right? After dry down there's the vanilla and the floral note goes somewhat waxy on me. Travel shock? I'll have to revisit after a bit... ETA, it's VERY light and unobtrusive. It really only has that waxy thing going on when I'm close up and huffing my arm, from a distance it reminds me of something beachy actually and is growing on me, hmm.... Edited May 14, 2015 by NuTrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBear Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) This one smells quite nice on me! It's a very true gardenia note and it's dominant, so probably have to be a fan to enjoy it. It's not as sweet as I expected, and I'm getting something almost spicy from it. The background is a rich, butter cake. I'm getting a scent memory of my grandma's old house. Not sure if she had gardenias, because I was very, very young when she lived at this place, but I do remember her delicious butter cookies! Edited May 14, 2015 by BlueBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdarlyncherie Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Arrrgh!!!! Eyes rolling to the back of my head LOVE! I love gardenia in the right blend...there's been some that haven't worked for me but this one is obviously working. It's like buttery gardenia. Luscious. I get that bit of spice too. I am a huge fan of Aloha Pumahana and don't know if they are too close for me to justify getting a FB right now as I still have Aloha. This one is gorgeous layered with the Honey Fairy Cake too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherise Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I don't know where to start w theses reviews but since the florals are a suprise hit in this line (I thought the berry lp's would be and some are..) but this line is made for lighter layered scents so the gardenia doesn't come off too perfumed, same goes for tuberose, lilac and even violet, these are never on my radar but all smell beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) I loved Aloha Pumehana. I'll slather in gardenia cake... Now when I first applied this, I was like YASS BITCH! ITS SOOO GOOD! BUT- then the dry down happened and the gardenia got a little.. Dusty? Or plasticky? It does something weird and I'm not sure about it now. I'll have to retry another time because I usually love gardenia! Edited May 16, 2015 by hearts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyK Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I like gardenia, but I'm also a little picky about it. I was spoiled with real gardenia perfume oils at a young age. On initial application it's a bright full bloom but as it quickly dries down it's not great on me. It just smells off and a bit artificial. I'm not heart broken because there are so many floral winners in this bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Blackthorn Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I too love Gardenia. One of the few florals I can wear well, but it takes a special one to work with my weird PH. So I tried a small bottle of this one to see what would happen. Leave it to me. This went very strange for me. NOT bad, but strange. I sniffed it in the bottle and smelled the sugar and vanilla and a subtle Gardenia scent. I put a generous amount on each wrist, waited about 5 minutes, and sniffed. ( that was SUCH a long 5 minutes!) Well.. according to my nose and my partner's as well, my skin manages to morph this into of all things, either Root Beer or Sasparilla! ( are they actually the same thing btw?) How did I manage this? Pffffft!!! As if I know! Well I do have some straight Gardenia oil which is a bit too floral for me, so I am going to try layering some on with this and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Sarasparilla is a type of root beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Blackthorn Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks Luna. Was not sure. I know that they do smell quite close. Still mystified and unamused by my skin's weird tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethOSP Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Rose, I'm wearing this one tonight and I smelled that odd note right at first. I was alarmed. I couldn't define it--Sarsaparilla says it pretty well for me!--and it stayed there for a couple minutes. I decided that my chemistry had destroyed it. But suddenly the whole thing relaxed, turned into a beautiful Gardenia, and has stayed true to that for the last couple hours. I'm going to test this more. If it continues to shift from root to bloom like it did tonight, I will need more of it. This is gorgeous! Edited June 3, 2015 by ElizabethOSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Blackthorn Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Ohhhh, you have given me hope Elizabeth OSP! Also reassuring to know that my skin isn't alone in it's peculiar abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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