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Avon Far Away vs Guerlain Cruel Gardénia
Cruel Gardénia for the community favourite, Far Away for the value.
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Notes
Top
CoconutYlang-YlangPeachKaro KaroundeOrange
Heart
JasmineGardeniaVioletFreesiaOsmanthusRose
Base
VanillaSandalwoodAmberMusk
Accords
Vanilla
100%
Powdery
89%
Sweet
83%
White floral
83%
Woody
75%
Coconut
65%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Far Away by Avon is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Far Away was launched in 1994. Far Away was created by René Morgenthaler and Xavier Renard. Top notes are Coconut, Ylang-Ylang, Peach, Karo Karounde and Orange; middle notes are Jasmine, Gardenia, Violet, Freesia, Osmanthus and Rose; base notes are Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amber and Musk.
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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.
Notes in Common
39% sharedShared (7)
Ylang-YlangPeachGardeniaVioletRoseSandalwoodMusk
Only in Far Away
CoconutKaro KaroundeOrangeJasmineFreesiaOsmanthusVanillaAmber
Only in Cruel Gardénia
NeroliTonka BeanVanille
Rating
3.58vs4.10
Ratings
6,352vs1,539
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
1994vs2008
Which should I buy?
Cruel Gardénia for the community favourite, Far Away for the value.
- Cruel Gardénia is rated higher by the community: 4.10 from 1,539 ratings, against 3.58 from 6,352.
- Longevity votes lean "long lasting" for Far Away and "moderate" for Cruel Gardénia.
- Sillage votes lean "strong" for Far Away versus "moderate" for Cruel Gardénia.
- Far Away is voted best for winter; Cruel Gardénia for spring.
- Guerlain is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Avon is budget (typically under $40).
Buy Cruel Gardénia if you want the higher-rated option and the budget allows; buy Far Away if value for money matters most.