Flora by Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Toilette vs No.520 Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum
Flora by Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | U |
| 2012 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
No.520 Gorgeous Gardenia EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
This "Gardenia" is a misnomer, delivering a sweet, fruity floral that's either a vibrant, playful everyday scent or a generic, fleeting disappointment. Folks are divided between finding it utterly gorgeous or underwhelming, especially given its notorious poor longevity.
No.520 leans hard into Gucci's Flora Gorgeous Gardenia - a bright pear-and-berry opening over a sweet gardenia heart. It skips the original's powdery finesse for a louder, simpler fruit-floral, so it reads a size cheerier and a size less sophisticated, but the gardenia-forward character is unmistakably the same idea.
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Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in spring and summer.
Occasions
Its light sillage and generally pleasant, inoffensive fruity-floral profile make it suitable for casual wear and even the office, despite its poor longevity. While some find it flirty for dates, its lack of gravitas and projection limit its suitability for formal events or intense sport.
Seasons
Community season votes for Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and summer.
Occasions
Wearers put Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for the office, date nights and casual wear.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean fruity, floral
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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