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Serge Lutens A La Nuit vs Penhaligon's Gardenia
Gardenia is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
White floral
100%
Honey
53%
Floral
51%
Green
48%
Sweet
47%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
A La Nuit by Serge Lutens is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. A La Nuit was launched in 2000. The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake. The fragrance features Egyptian and Indian Jasmine, Honey, Green Notes, Musk, Benzoin, Grenadine and Cloves. A La Nuit is one of the better fragrances with jasmine in the centre of the composition, and by all means it deserves attention of those who love jasmine scent. Inspiration for this fragrance Serge Lutens brought from Egypt. Several variances of jasmine are combined in the composition: Indian, Egyptian and Moroccan. The jasmine blend is accompanied by green branches, honey, clove, benzoin, and musk. The composition starts with intensive jasmine notes, warmed and deepened by benzoin in the base. The base notes are surprising here because they are greener and lighter than the central notes, and thus they emphasize the spring-time floral character of this fragrance. The perfume was created by Christopher Sheldrake in 2000.
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Notes
Top
Green NotesMagnoliaHyacinthRhuburbBergamotViolet
Heart
GardeniaTuberoseLily-of-the-ValleyJasmineOrange BlossomYlang-YlangRoseCinnamonCloves
Base
MuskVanillaBenzoinSandalwood
Accords
White floral
100%
Green
59%
Floral
53%
Tuberose
48%
Animalic
44%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Gardenia by Penhaligon's is a Floral fragrance for women. Gardenia was launched in 1976. Top notes are Green Notes, Magnolia, Hyacinth, Rhuburb, Bergamot and Violet; middle notes are Gardenia, Tuberose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, Cinnamon and Cloves; base notes are Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin and Sandalwood. Gardenia is an English perfume made from the finest ingredients and first launched in 1976. It features the notes of gardenia, tuberose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, spice and vanilla. Additional notes are: violet, rhubarb, bergamot, hyacinth, magnolia, green leaves, rose, orange blossom, clove, cinnamon, lily of the valley, benzoin, sandalwood and musk.it is available as 100 ml EDT.
Notes in Common
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No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in A La Nuit
Only in Gardenia
Green NotesMagnoliaHyacinthRhuburbBergamotVioletGardeniaTuberoseLily-of-the-ValleyJasmineOrange BlossomYlang-Ylang+7 more
Rating
3.94vs4.06
Ratings
2,210vs563
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2000vs1976
Which should I buy?
Gardenia is the community's favourite of the two.
- Gardenia is rated higher by the community: 4.06 from 563 ratings, against 3.94 from 2,210.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for spring first.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Gardenia if you want the higher-rated option; pick A La Nuit if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.