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The gardenia, Catherine

 As many of you may already know, some floral notes used in perfumery must be obtained by synthesis because the main characteristic odor of the fresh flower cannot be naturally extracted. These flowers are referred to as muted and this category includes carnation, gardenia, hyacinth, lily, honeysuckle, violet, lily of the valley. They are often recreated as accords parting from other flowers and compounds. My absolute favorite white floral accord is gardenia's and I've been thriving for a long time to find one to make me feel like I'm sticking the nose into an actual flower, like for example Yves Rocher's Pur Désir Gardénia managed to. That one was the perfect reconstruction for gardenia, in my humble opinion, although it's, sadly, long discontinued and difficult to track down. Placed in Le Donne de Masque collection, Catherine by Caroline Dumur for Masque Milano came in as the most beautiful surprise at Esxence and it opened a new door to gardenia for me. Its elega

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