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Guerlain Cruel Gardénia vs MDCI Parfums Nuit Andalouse
Cruel Gardénia is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
NeroliRosePeach
Heart
GardeniaVioletYlang-Ylang
Base
MuskTonka BeanSandalwoodVanille
Accords
White floral
100%
Powdery
99%
Musky
87%
Sweet
66%
Violet
65%
Woody
63%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Cruel Gardénia by Guerlain is a Floral fragrance for women. Cruel Gardénia was launched in 2008. Cruel Gardénia was created by Randa Hammami and Sylvaine Delacourte. Top notes are Neroli, Rose and Peach; middle notes are Gardenia, Violet and Ylang-Ylang; base notes are Musk, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood and Vanille. Cruel Gardenija is one of the fragrances of Guerlain\'s L\'Art et La Matière collection, and as the people of the Guerlain house say, it is \'on the verge of cruelty\' and \'stuns with its diabolical power\'.It was launched and presented in 2008 together with fragrance for men, L\'Âme d\'Un Héros. It was created by two noses, Randa Hammami and Sylvaine Delacourte. It is designed in a way that its notes \'sunny, silky, smooth and lingering...can become an obsession\'.Unlike the usual tradition, the creators of this fragrance did not strive towards the richness of notes that gardenia creates when combined with the precious light musk which would give velvety soft aura... In the contrary, Cruel Gardenia is like an arrow that aims directly at the heart and stays there forever.The magic starts with the notes of mouthwatering peach, Damask rose and neroli. The heart of Cruel Gardenia bursts of floral notes, revealing the fusion of violet and wafts of ylang-ylang, touched by light musk. The base notes follow with the accords of Tonka beans, light musk, vanilla and sandal wood.The fragrance comes in luxurious elegant 80ml (2.8 oz.fl) bottle. It is available at four La Maison Guerlain in the world – Bergdorf Goodman in New York-u, Neiman Marcus in San Francisco, The Breakers - Palm Beach, and French Pavilion at Epcot.
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Notes
Top
OrangeVioletGreen Notes
Heart
GardeniaYlang-YlangOrange BlossomRose
Base
VanillaSandalwoodAmyl SalicylateMusk
Accords
White floral
100%
Sweet
74%
Woody
69%
Yellow floral
69%
Powdery
64%
Citrus
62%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Nuit Andalouse by MDCI Parfums is a Floral fragrance for women. Nuit Andalouse was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Cécile Zarokian. Top notes are Orange, Violet and Green Notes; middle notes are Gardenia, Ylang-Ylang, Orange Blossom and Rose; base notes are Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amyl Salicylate and Musk.
Notes in Common
40% sharedShared (6)
RoseGardeniaVioletYlang-YlangMuskSandalwood
Only in Cruel Gardénia
NeroliPeachTonka BeanVanille
Only in Nuit Andalouse
OrangeGreen NotesOrange BlossomVanillaAmyl Salicylate
Rating
4.10vs3.99
Ratings
1,539vs362
Concentration
EDPvs
Launch Year
2008vs2013
Which should I buy?
Cruel Gardénia is the community's favourite of the two.
- Cruel Gardénia is rated higher by the community: 4.10 from 1,539 ratings, against 3.99 from 362.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for spring first.
- MDCI Parfums is a luxury house (typically $250+), while Guerlain is premium (typically $100–250).
Buy Cruel Gardénia if you want the higher-rated option; pick Nuit Andalouse if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.