What I liked:
- if you like very sweet fruity floral scents, this is for you
- beautiful, elegant bottle
What I didn’t like:
- if you don’t like sickly sweet scents, stay away from this one
- generic and unremarkable scent
- needs to be reapplied throughout the day
- the price
When I asked for samples of Gorgeous Gardenia, Gracious Tuberose and Glamorous Magnolia, three new floral scents that are part of the Flora by Gucci Garden Collection, I knew that I wouldn’t have been particularly impressed (after all, floral scents aren’t really my cup of tea), but I had never expected not to like any of them at all.
I know that fragrance is a very personal thing and I’m sure there are lots of women out there who love one or even all of these scents, but I can’t help but being disappointed by how unremarkable, short-lived and inappropriately named these are. If you’ve read my review of Gorgeous Gardenia, you’ll know that the gardenia in it never shows. The Magnolia in Glamorous Magnolia fares a bit better. It’s quite light and sheer, and a bit hard to detect, but at least it’s there.
After an initial burst of watermelon wrapped in a sickly sweet, sugary bubblegum sprinkled with citrusy accents, the magnolia note makes it appearance. And so do the freesia and peony ones, which are actually stronger and more prominent. I find that odd considering the scent is called Glamorous Magnolia, not Glamorous Freesia and Peony. In the drydown, musk mingles with chocolate which adds a certain creaminess to the scent.
Glamorous Magnolia is a fun and flirty fragrance that will appeal to yonger women who are into very sweet fruity floral scents. But for that, there’s no need to spend 70$. There are lots of similar scents on the market that cost a lot less and last a lot more. Although Glamorous Magnolia is the most longlasting of the three scents in this collection, it still needs to be reapplied after about six hours of wear.