Elie Saab
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex
white floral woody · 2014
Longevity
Good
Sillage
Strong
Occasion
professional
Seasonality
fall
Raspberry, almond and blackcurrant build a sweet fruity core, softened by rose and orange blossom over vanilla and patchouli. It is a plush fruity gourmand floral, warm and candied, close-wearing and comforting.
Taste Profile
The Natural
The Easy Choice
Always works, always easy.
The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.
See your own Taste Map →How Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex carries sweetness without letting it define the scent, and sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 79th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 44th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Essence No. 2 Gardenia unisex carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 82nd percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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