Secret Gardenia is an abundance of gardenia flowers on a misty London morning, their pillowy petals bathed in dewy, pure light. London's secret gardens are locked away, filled with clandestine flowers – and Secret Gardenia captures those beautiful scents in a cool and fresh bouquet. With top notes of bergamot, yuzu, Aqual and Nashi pear; middle notes of gardenia, Egyptian jasmine, ylang-ylang and violet petal; and base notes of driftwood, sandalwood, cedarwood and musk. Secret Gardenia is an eau de parfum, edp.
All Miller Harris fragrances use high levels of natural raw materials, are suitable for vegans, and are free from phthalates, artificial colorants, parabens and formaldehydes.
MILLER HARRIS SECRET GARDENIA REVIEWS
Fashion for Lunch: For me, the scent of a gardenia is the epitome of old time elegance and Miller Harris ‘Secret Gardenia’ has captured the beauty and the spender of the bloom, but softened it slightly to give it a slightly more translucent and ethereal feel. As you might expect, gardenia is very much at the center of this fragrance, but like all good performers, it knows the importance of a beautiful chorus line to support the star. Gardenia is blended with sweet pear, powdery violets, lively jasmine, uplifting bergamot and an orchestra of woods and musk at the base to give the fragrance a long lasting depth and richness. I have a real weakness for classic fragrances and vintage blooms and ‘Secret Gardenia’ is right up my street.
Fragrantica: This is such a pretty, simple, poetic feminine floral, reminiscent of Nina Ricci's now-discontinued Premier Jour. I wear this when I want to wear something that smells natural and pretty, with airy gardenia sillage. This isn't a heady floral, or dated - it's timeless and amiable, and would be equally appropriate on those younger or wiser in years.
Fragrantica: I'm quite surprised by the coldish reviews below. This is such a beautiful scent, a realistic garden of intoxicatingly fragrant white flowers with green stems, on a summer evening. In my mind this is what Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori was supposed to smell like, but it didn't. Secret Gardenia is long lasting and intense but in a fresh way, not heavy. In the drydown it gets a very slightly soapy vibe, and smells absolutely clean, I don't know if I ever smelled another perfume that evoked cleanliness so much, and I use a lot of green, citrus and watery freshies. It's definitely NOT unisex, it's as feminine as perfume can get.
